21st Nov 2006 10:23
Punch Taverns PLC21 November 2006 Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")21 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company Punch Taverns plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of a holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Persons in 2 above. 3. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them 4. Number of shares/amount of stock held Registered Holder Holding Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 50,811Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 300,535Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 465Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 41,673Barclays Global Investors Ltd 2,825,919Gerrard Ltd 5,700Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 827,285Barclays Global Fund Advisors 961,587Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 305,130Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 2,229,335Barclays Capital Inc 504,542Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 20,181 TOTAL 8,073,163 5. Percentage of issued class 3.05% 6. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.04786p each 7. Date of transaction 15 November 2006 8. Date company informed 20 November 2006 9. Total holding following this notification 8,073,163 10. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.05% 11. Any additional information 12. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Tim Kendall, +44 (0) 1283 523556 13. Name of company official responsible for making this notification Tim Kendall, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification: 21/11/06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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