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Punch Taverns PLC28 December 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")28 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR 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 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 shares Management Company Registered Holder 60,700 FPM State Street Bank & Trust Co London 60,700 Total 6. Percentage of issued class 0.02% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Number of shares Management Company Registered Holder 101,600 FPM Bank of New York Brussels 564,500 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 54,200 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 196,600 FPM Mellon Bank 572,800 FPM Northern Trust 500,000 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase 378,960 FISL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 131,930 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman 738,650 FIL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 3,239,240 Total 8. Percentage of issued class 1.22% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 27 December 2006 11. Date company informed 27 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 15,274,882 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.76% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Claire Stewart, +44 (0) 1283 501858 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Claire Stewart, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification : 28/12/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC