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Punch Taverns PLC06 December 2005 Punch Taverns plc6 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies 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 Holding % HolderPrudential plc 16,012,471 6.32 Total Notifiable Interest Magim HSBC Gis Nom 62,854 (UK) Sali PRUCLT HSBC GIS 14,545,523 NOM(UK) PAC AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS 776,121 NOM(UK) PPL AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS 29,761 NOM(UK)EQBF AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS 50,833 NOM(UK)MNBF AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS 186,171 NOM(UK)PENE AC JP Morgan 361,208 NomineesThe Prudential 15,384,498 6.07Assurance CompanyLimited MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM 62,854 (UK) SALI PRUCLT HSBC GIS 14,545,523 NOM(UK) PAC AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS 776,121 NOM(UK) PPL AC 6. Percentage of issued class 6.32% 7. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 8. Date of transaction 5 December 2005 9. Date company informed 6 December 2005 10. Total holding following this notification 16,012,471 11. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.32% 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 : 6/12/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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