Result of GM

26 July 2011

Punch Taverns plcResult of General Meeting

Punch Taverns plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that at a General Meeting of the Company, held today at One Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YY at 9.30 a.m. all resolutions, as set out in the Notice of General Meeting dated 7 July 2011, were passed by the Company's shareholders, including the resolution to approve the demerger of the Company's "Spirit" business (the "Demerger").

Accordingly, it is expected that the Demerger will become effective on Monday, 1 August 2011 and that dealings in the shares of Spirit Pub Company plc will commence at 8.00 a.m. on that day.

Details of the number of shares in respect of which proxy appointments have been made and the proxy votes cast for, against and withheld for each resolution will shortly be available on the website www.punchtaverns.com.

Copies of the resolutions passed by shareholders will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Enquiries:

Punch Taverns plc Tel: 01283 502215Ed Bashforth, Company SecretaryBrunswick Group LLP Tel: 020 7404 5959Mike Smith, Catherine Hicks, Natalia Marisova