19th Jul 2005 15:30
Punch Taverns PLC19 July 2005 Punch Taverns plc19 July 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 173,700 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global UK Groth Fund Investment Co ICVC UK Custody Nominee (Non-Beneficial) Growth Fund (UK) Limited2,995,214 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 135,052 AXA Financial, Inc Alliance Capital (Non-Beneficial) Management LP 1,400 AXA World Funds British Trustees of AXA World Vidacos Nominees Equities Fund Funds British Equities London (Non-Beneficial) Fund3,305,366 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class1.31% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposedNumber of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners Registered NameShares 5,000 AXA UK Investment Co Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global ICVC Ethical Fund Investment Co ICVC Ethical Custody Nominee (Non-Beneficial) Fund (UK) Limited229,020 AXA France (Registration details (Non-Beneficial) available upon request) 12,700 AXA General Unit Trust HSBC Global Custody Nominee HSBC Global (Non-Beneficial) (UK) Limited as Trustees of Custody Nominee the Trust (UK) Ltd158,758 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial)405,478 TOTAL 8. Percentage of issued class0.16% 9. Class of securityOrdinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction15 July 2005 11. Date company informed18 July 2005 12. Total holding following this notification33,380,881 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification13.19% 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 : 19/07/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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