18th Jun 2007 10:23
Punch Taverns PLC18 June 2007 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")18 June 2007Immediate Release NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING As a result of transactions on 15 June 2007 by the Punch Taverns PLC ShareIncentive Plan (an Inland Revenue approved all employee share purchase plan),Robert McDonald and Giles Thorley, directors of the Company, as trustees of thePlan, became the non beneficial owners of 35,584 Ordinary Shares of the Company. The executive directors and PDMRs of the Company have the following additionalinterests as a result of their personal participation in the Plan:- Partnership Shares Matching Shares awarded on Total number of purchased on 15 June 07 15 June 2007 at £13.15704 Partnership, Matching and at £13.15704 per share per share Dividend Shares held on 15 June 2007 Giles Thorley 114 114 1,627 Robert McDonald 114 114 1,627 Jonathan Paveley 114 114 1,627 Neil Preston 114 114 1,627 Karen Caddick 59 59 118 Francis Patton 114 114 1,627 Neil Griffiths 114 114 1,627 Deborah Kemp 114 114 1,627 In accordance with the rules of the Plan these directors have been awarded theMatching Shares on the basis of one Matching Share for each Partnership Share. The beneficial ownership of the Matching Shares will pass to the directors inthree years time subject to continued employment and the retention of theunderlying Partnership Shares. The total number of shares in the Plan, of which the trustees are the nonbeneficial owners, is 286,401. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:- Tim KendallAssistant Company Secretary01283 523556 -ends- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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