19th Jul 2005 13:19
Punch Taverns PLC19 July 2005 Punch Taverns plc19 July 2005 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 52,900 FPM Northern Trust 63,700 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 33,850 FIL Northern Trust London 49,000 FIL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 229,300 FISL J P Morgan, Bournemouth 385,550 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman 110,000 FII Bank of New York, Europe 924,300 Total 6. Percentage of issued class 0.37% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 11,300 FPM Clydesdale Bank PLC 18,800 FIL Bank of New York Brussels 31,450 FIL Northern Trust 61,550 Total 8. Percentage of issued class 0.02% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 10. Date of transaction 18 July 2005 11. Date company informed 19 July 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 15,620,311 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.17% 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 notificationSusan Rudd, Deputy Company Secretary Date of notification : 19/07/05 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC