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Punch Taverns PLC09 December 2005 Punch Taverns plc8 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest UBS AG 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 Holder Holding %UBS Global Asset Management (Life) Ltd 447,763 0.18UBS AG London Branch 7,143,174 2.82 7,590,937 3.00 6. Percentage of issued class 3.00% 7. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 8. Date of transaction 5 December 2005 9. Date company informed 8 December 2005 10. Total holding following this notification 7,590,937 11. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.00% 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 : 9/12/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC