30th Oct 2007 15:04
Punch Taverns PLC30 October 2007 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")30 October 2007 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Punch Taverns plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal and General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold if crossed or reached if different): 17 October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% to 4% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction Number of Number of voting shares rightsORD GBP 0.0004786 9,302,295 9,302,295 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionNumber of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsDirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 10,974,963 10,974,963 4.13 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion/ be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period Date exercised/ converted rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 10,974,963 4.13 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (10,974,963 - 4.13% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General InsuranceLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (9,531,667 - 3.58% = Holdings Limited (Direct)PMC) (LGIH)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General AssuranceLimited (PMC) (9,531,667 - 3.58% = PMC) Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 265,994,230 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: Claire Stewart, Assistant Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: (01283) 501 858 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLCLegal & General