15th Aug 2005 16:44
Punch Taverns PLC15 August 2005 Punch Taverns plc15 August 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of CompanyPunch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestFMR 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 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 acquired 2,300 FPM Northern Trust 12,400 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 1,932,634 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase 85,300 FISL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 145,751 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman 2,178,385 Total 6. Percentage of issued class0.86% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 1,600 FPM Clydesdale Bank PLC 25,800 FIL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 27,400 Total 8. Percentage of issued class0.01% 9. Class of securityOrdinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction15 August 2005 11. Date company informed15 August 2005 12. Total holding following this notification17,771,296 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification7.02% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesSusan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notificationSusan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 15/08/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC