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Punch Taverns PLC19 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 Giles Thorley and Phil Dutton jointly in their1) 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 Ordinary shares of 0.04786 pencewhich the dealings beingdisclosed 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 of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevantsecurities 342,494(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 342,494 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of Date Details Price per unit (iftransaction applicable) (Note 5)(Note 8)Transfer 18 1,492 shares transferred out of N/A March the trust to participating 2008 employees 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 19 March 2008Contact name Claire StewartTelephone number 01283 501 858Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Punch Taverns plcSpecify category and nature of associate status Category (6) - employee benefit(Note 10) 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