24th Nov 2005 16:25
Punch Taverns PLC24 November 2005 Punch Taverns plc24 November 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest AXA S.A of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group of Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'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, the number of shares held by each of them 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners Registered NameShares 5,181 Sun Life Nominees Ltd a/c Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody 20 (Non-Beneficial) Princes Pension Nominee (UK) Scheme Limited 8,804 Sun Life Nominees Ltd AXA Rosenberg HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 1,888 Sun Life Nominees Ltd Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody Princes (1997) Nominee (UK) Pension Scheme Limited 23,906 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management (Beneficial) Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited 81,000 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management (Beneficial) Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited 358,551 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management (Beneficial) Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited 721,484 Sun Life Pensions Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management (Beneficial) Management Ltd Nominee (UK) Limited 38,353 AXA France (Non-Beneficial) 144,553 AXA Group Pension Scheme AXA UK Group Pension Chase Nominees Equity Fund Scheme Equity Fund Ltd (Non-Beneficial) 51,800 AXA Financial Inc, AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 1,435,520 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class 0.57% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial RegisteredShares Owners Name 4,370 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 51,800 AXA Financial, Inc AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) 56,170 TOTAL 2. Percentage of issued class 0.02% 3. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 4. Date of transaction 22 November 2005 5. Date company informed 23 November 2005 6. Total holding following this notification 40,885,290 7. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 16.15% 8. Any additional information 9. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Susan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 10. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Susan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 24/11/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC