20th Mar 2006 16:40
Punch Taverns PLC20 March 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")20 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (together"Putnam") 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 Registered Holder HoldingPutnam 10,728,152 6. Percentage of issued class 4.08% 7. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 8. Date of transaction 16 March 2006 9. Date company informed 20 March 2006 10. Total holding following this notification 10,728,152 11. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.08% 12. Any additional information 13. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Susan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 14. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Susan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification: 20/3/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC