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Punch Taverns PLC14 March 2005 Punch Taverns plc14 March 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 acquired Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners RegisteredShares Name 229,020 AXA France (Registration details (Non-Beneficial) available upon request) 845,916 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 748,876 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 19,900 AXA Financial, Inc Alliance Capital Management (Non-Beneficial) LP 1,843,712 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class0.73% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners Registered NameShares 26,805 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Ethical Fund Investment Co ICVC Custody Nominee (Non-Beneficial) Ethical Fund (UK) Limited 9,464 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global 20 (Non-Beneficial) Pension Scheme Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd 16,742 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Trustees of the Cobham HSBC Global 29 Pension Plan Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd 3,633 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global 31 (1997) Pension Scheme Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd 4,464 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Eldridge Pope Pension HSBC Global 32 Fund Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 27,374 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Management Ltd Management Ltd Custody Nominee (Beneficial) (UK) Limited 190,497 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Management Ltd Management Ltd Custody Nominee (Beneficial) (UK) Ltd 641,539 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Management Ltd Management Ltd Custody Nominee (Beneficial) (UK) Ltd 1,510,263 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Management Ltd Management Ltd Custody Nominee (Beneficial) (UK) Ltd 298,420 AXA UK Group Pension AXA UK Group Pension Chase Nominees Scheme Equity Fund Scheme Equity Fund Ltd (Non-Beneficial)2,729,201 TOTAL 8. Percentage of issued class1.08% 9. Class of securityOrdinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction10 March 2005 11. Date company informed14 March 2005 12. Total holding following this notification30,073,241 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification11.90% 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 : 14/03/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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