21st Sep 2005 11:11
Punch Taverns PLC21 September 2005 Punch Taverns plc21 September 2005 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 172,866 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase 172,866 Total 6. Percentage of issued class 0.07% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 50,600 FPM Northern Trust 39,100 FPM Bank of New York, Brussels 4,800 FPM Clydesdale Bank PLC 199,700 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 8,200 FPM Mellon Bank 15,800 FIL Bank of New York Brussels 32,500 FISL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 350,700 Total 8. Percentage of issued class 0.14% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10.Date of transaction 20 September 2005 11.Date company informed 20 September 2005 12.Total holding following this notification 17,593,462 13.Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.95% 14.Any additional information 15.Name of contact and telephone number for queries Susan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 16.Name of company official responsible for making this notification Susan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 21/09/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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