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Punch Taverns PLC27 March 2008 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Giles Thorley and Phil Dutton jointly in their capacity as trustees of an employee benefit trust established for Punch Taverns plc's Share Incentive Plan This Form 8.1 does not address holdings or dealings of either Giles Thorley or Phil Dutton in their personal capacities. Company dealt in Punch Taverns plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares of 0.04786 pencedealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing See section 3 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 340,728 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 340,728 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Date Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale 26 March 2008 379 507.5 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Date Details Price per unit (if(Note 8) applicable) (Note 5) Transfer 26 March 2008 1,387 shares transferred out of N/A the trust to particpating employees 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 27 March 2008 Contact name Tim Kendall Telephone number 01283 523 556 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Punch Taverns plc Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Category (6) - employee benefit trust Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Punch Taverns PLC