22nd Nov 2006 15:23
Punch Taverns PLC22 November 2006 Further to an announcement released to the London Stock Exchange on 21 November2006 at 10.15am under RNS number 4175M, AXA S.A. have advised that their section198 notification to the Company was incorrect. The following announcement givesthe correct position as at 21 November 2006. Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")22 November 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 held Holding Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners Registered Name 25,000 AXA UK Investment Co Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody ICVC Ethical Fund Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Ethical Fund Limited a/c 845042 50,000 AXA UK Investment Co Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody ICVC UK Growth Fund Investment Co ICVC UK Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Growth Fund Limited a/c 845005 175,000 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Ltd, a (Beneficial) /c 867815 27,727 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions Smith & Williamson Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominees Limited a/ (Beneficial) c S66 427,552 AXA France (Non-Beneficial) 210,000 AXA General Unit HSBC Global Custody HSBC Global Custody Trust Nominee (UK) Limited as Nominee (UK) Ltd, a (Non-Beneficial) Trustees of the Trust /c 880868 200,000 AXA UK Group Pension AXA UK Group Pension Chase Nominees Ltd, Scheme Equity Fund Scheme Equity Fund 00994 (Non-Beneficial) 22,809,412 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 1,743,344 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 267,632 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 224,553 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 15,477,089 AXA Financial, Inc Alliance Capital (Non-Beneficial) Management LP 64,491 LLXCB1 (Beneficial) 285,240 LLXCB2 (Beneficial) 44,775 LLXCB3 (Beneficial) 326,707 LPXCB1 (Beneficial) 1,375,610 LPXCB1 (Beneficial) 217,979 LPXCB1 (Beneficial) 43,952,111 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class 16.59% 7. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 8. Date of transaction 20 November 2006 9. Date company informed 22 November 2006 10. Total holding following this notification 43,952,111 11. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 16.59% 12. Any additional information 13. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Claire Stewart, +44 (0) 1283 501 858 14. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Claire Stewart, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification: 22/11/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC