8th Oct 2007 09:53
Punch Taverns PLC08 October 2007 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company") 8 October 2007 NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING As a result of transactions on 5 October 2007 by the Company's Share IncentivePlan (an Inland Revenue approved all employee share purchase plan), RobertMcDonald and Giles Thorley, directors of the Company, as trustees of the Plan,became the non beneficial owners of 48,890 Ordinary Shares of the Company. The total number of shares in the Plan, of which the trustees are the nonbeneficial owners, is 320,847. Andrew Knight, an executive director and Karen Caddick, a PDMR (PersonDischarging Managerial Responsibility) of the Company also have the followingadditional interests, as a result of their personal participation in the Plan: Partnership Shares Matching Shares awarded on Total number of Partnership purchased on 5 October 07 5 October 2007 at £10.53 and Matching Shares held on at £10.53 per share per share 5 October 2007Karen Caddick 11 11 208Andrew Knight 142 142 284 In accordance with the rules of the Plan, Andrew Knight and Karen Caddick havebeen awarded the Matching Shares on the basis of one Matching Share for eachPartnership Share. The beneficial ownership of the Matching Shares will pass to them in three yearstime, subject to continued employment and the retention of the underlyingPartnership Shares. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Tim KendallAssistant Company Secretary01283 523 556 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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