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Punch Taverns PLC17 January 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")17 January 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 268,600 FII Bank of New York, Europe 42,600 FIL Bank of New York, Brussels 406,400 FISL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 274,200 FPM Bank of New York, Brussels 14,500 FPM Clydesdale Bank Plc 20,200 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 163,800 FPM Mellon Bank 390,700 FPM Northern Trust 123,700 FPM State Street Bank & Trust Co 1,704,700 Total 6. Percentage of issued class 0.65% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 0 8. Percentage of issued class 0% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 16 January 2006 11. Date company informed 17 January 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 22,922,701 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.73% 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 : 17/1/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC