14th Dec 2006 15:08
Punch Taverns PLC14 December 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")14 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC 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 acquiredRegistered Holder Number of sharesBarclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 48,997Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 200,557Barclays Global Investors Ltd 1,644,318Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 303,558Barclays Global Fund Advisors 36,185Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 1,611Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 563,404Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 1,136 TOTAL 2,799,766 6. Percentage of issued class 1.056% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Registered Holder Number of sharesBarclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 3,837 TOTAL 3,837 8. Percentage of issued class 0.001% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 8 December 2006 11. Date company informed 14 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 10,869,112 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.101% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Claire Stewart, +44 (0) 1283 501 858 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Claire Stewart, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification: 14/12/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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