28th Jan 2005 14:12
Punch Taverns PLC28 January 2005 Punch Taverns plc28 January 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of CompanyPunch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestPrudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies 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 18Persons 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 % Prudential plc 10,103,064 4.03 Total Notifiable Interest Magim HSBC Gis Nom (UK) Sali 73,781 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 8,330,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 1,334,609 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC 8,252 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)EQBF AC 37,852 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)MNBF AC 66,935 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PENE AC 251,635 The PrudentialAssurance 9,746,642 3.89Company Limited MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK)SALI 73,781 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 8,330,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 1,334,609 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SAL AC 8,252 6. Percentage of issued class4.03% 7. Class of securityOrdinary shares of 0.04786p each 8. Date of transaction26 January 2005 9. Date company informed27 January 2005 10. Total holding following this notification10,103,064 11. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification4.03% 12. Any additional information 13. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesSusan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 14. Name of company official responsible for making this notificationSusan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 28/01/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLCPrudential