31st Mar 2005 15:48
Punch Taverns PLC31 March 2005 Punch Taverns plc31 March 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest AXA 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 18 Persons 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 acquired Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial RegisteredShares Owners Name 59,210 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 551,643 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 610,853 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class 0.24% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners Registered NameShares 5,121 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody Ethical Fund Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Ethical Fund Limited 1,240 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody 20 (Non-Beneficial) Pension Scheme Nominee (UK) Ltd 2,149 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Trustees of the Cobham HSBC Global Custody 29 Pension Plan Nominees (UK) Ltd 467 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody 31 (1997) Pension Scheme Nominee (UK) Ltd 573 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Eldridge Pope Pension HSBC Global Custody 32 Fund Nominee (UK) Limited 4,552 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) (Beneficial) Limited 23,876 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Ltd (Beneficial) 83,827 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Ltd (Beneficial)192,331 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Ltd (Beneficial) 37,817 AXA UK Group Pension AXA UK Group Pension Chase Nominees Scheme Equity Fund Scheme Equity Fund Ltd (Non-Beneficial)351,953 TOTAL 8. Percentage of issued class 0.14% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 29 March 2005 11. Date company informed 30 March 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 30,332,141 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 12.00% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Susan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Susan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 31/03/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC