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Punch Taverns PLC30 November 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")30 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp., holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMRCO");Fidelity International Limited ("FIL"), holding company of Fidelity InvestmentServices Limited ("FISL") and Fidelity Pension Management ("FPM"); Mr Edward C.Johnson 3rd. 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 acquired 189,400 FPM Jp Morgan, Bournemouth 189,400 Total 6. Percentage of issued class 0.07% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 61,000 FPM Bank of New York Brussels 496,147 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 88,100 FPM Mellon Bank 110,400 FPM Northern Trust 67,300 FPM State Street Bank & Trust Co London 47,800 FPM Bankers Trust London 22,300 FPM Midland Security Services 373,110 FISL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 52,900 FIL Bank of New York Brussels 1,330,138 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman 161,300 FIL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 9,100 FIL Northern Trust London 2,819,595 Total 8. Percentage of issued class 1.06% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 29 November 2006 11. Date company informed 29 November 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 18,453,422 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.96% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Claire Stewart, +44 (0) 1283 501858 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Claire Stewart, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification : 30/11/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC