27th May 2005 15:36
Punch Taverns PLC27 May 2005 Punch Taverns plc27 May 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES1. Name of CompanyPunch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestPrudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies 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 held Registered Holder Holding %Prudential plc 15,553,368 6.15 Total Notifiable Interest Magim HSBC Gis Nom (UK 73,781 ) Sali PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK 13,808,341 ) PAC AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK 1,326,609 ) PPL AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK 37,535 )EQBF AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK 66,662 )MNBF AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK 240,440 )PENE ACThe PrudentialAssurance 15,208,731 6.01Company Limited MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 73,781 SALI PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK 13,808,341 ) PAC AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK 1,326,609 ) PPL AC 6. Percentage of issued class6.15% 7. Class of securityOrdinary shares of 0.04786p each 8. Date of transaction26 May 2005 9. Date company informed27 May 2005 10. Total holding following this notification15,553,368 11. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification6.15% 12. Any additional information 13. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesSusan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 14. Name of company official responsible for making this notificationSusan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 27/05/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLCPrudential