17th Aug 2006 10:20
Punch Taverns PLC17 August 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")17 August 2006 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 aredeemed to have an interest in these shares. 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 Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial Owners RegisteredShares Name 35,905 AXA Financial, Inc Alliance Capital (Non-Beneficial) Management LP 35,905 TOTAL 6. Percentage of issued class 0.01% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Number of Name of Company/Fund Beneficial RegisteredShares Owners Name 1,185,201 AXA Financial, Inc Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) 1,185,201 TOTAL 8. Percentage of issued class 0.45% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 16 August 2006 11. Date company informed 17 August 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 38,847,556 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 14.68% 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: 17/8/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC