26th Jan 2005 12:02
Punch Taverns PLC26 January 2005 Punch Taverns plc26 January 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Prudential 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 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 held Registered Holder Holding %Prudential plc 9,403,064 3.75 Total Notifiable Interest Magim HSBC Gis Nom (UK) 73,781 Sali PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 7,630,000 PAC AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 1,334,609 PPL AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 8,252 SAL AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 37,852 EQBF AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 66,935 MNBF AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 251,635 PENE ACThe PrudentialAssurance 9,046,642 3.61Company Limited MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 73,781 SALI PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 7,630,000 PAC AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 1,334,609 PPL AC PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) 8,252 SAL AC 6. Percentage of issued class 3.75% 7. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 8. Date of transaction 21 January 2005 9. Date company informed 25 January 2005 10. Total holding following this notification 9,403,064 11. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.75% 12. Any additional information 13. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Susan Rudd, +44 (0) 1283 501750 14. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Susan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 26/01/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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