24th Feb 2006 11:52
Punch Taverns PLC24 February 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")24 February 2006 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 acquiredNumber of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners Registered NameShares 380 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody /c 20 (Non-Beneficial) Princes Pension Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c Scheme 777094 4,800 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Ltd, a/c (Beneficial) 867815 5,750 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions Smith & Williamson Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominees Limited a/c S66 (Beneficial) 10,930 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class 0.004 % 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposedNumber of Name of Company/ Beneficial Owners Registered NameShares Fund 380 Sun Life Nominees Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody Ltd a/c 31 (1997) Pension Scheme Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 785078 427,609 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 235,136 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 3,097 AXA Financial, Inc Alliance Capital (Non-Beneficial) Management LP 666,222 TOTAL 8. Percentage of issued class 0.254% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 22 February 2006 11. Date company informed 23 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 45,150,773 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 17.19% 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 : 24/2/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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