Holding(s) in Company

11th Nov 2005 15:41

Punch Taverns PLC11 November 2005 Punch Taverns plc11 November 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of CompanyPunch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestAXA S.A of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group of Companies who aredeemed to have an interest in these shares. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18Persons in 2 above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquiredNumber of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners Registered NameShares 15,000 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Ethical Fund Investment Co ICVC Custody Nominee (Non-Beneficial) Ethical Fund (UK) Limited 8,400 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 1,375,439 AXA Financial, Inc Alliance Capital (Non-Beneficial) Management LP 1,398,839 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class0.55% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposedNumber of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners RegisteredShares Name 10,000 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global UK Opportunities Fund Investment Co ICVC UK Custody Nominee (Non-Beneficial) Opportunities Fund (UK) Limited 2,647,121 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 2,657,121 TOTAL 8. Percentage of issued class1.05% 9. Class of securityOrdinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction9 November 2005 11. Date company informed11 November 2005 12. Total holding following this notification39,466,131 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification15.59% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesSusan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notificationSusan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 11/11/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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