23rd Mar 2006 15:47
Punch Taverns PLC23 March 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")23 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding ofthe shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 Persons in 2 above. 3. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them 4. Number of shares/amount of stock heldRegistered Holder HoldingBarclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 111,017Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 382,216Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 83Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 61,713Barclays Global Investors Ltd 3,295,109Gerrard Ltd 6,330Barclyas Capital Securities Ltd 208,509Barclays Global Fund Advisors 812,672Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 300,761Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 2,877,243 TOTAL 8,055,653 5. Percentage of issued class 3.07% 6. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 7. Date of transaction 20 March 2006 8. Date company informed 23 March 2006 9. Total holding following this notification 8,055,653 10. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.07% 11. Any additional information 12. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Susan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 13. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Susan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification: 23/3/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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