Punch Taverns PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8378L
Punch Taverns PLC
15 January 2008

Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")
15 January 2008

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:

Punch Taverns plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different)

14 January 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 January 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the triggering
the ISIN CODE transaction
Number of Number of voting
shares rights

GB0031552861 31,266,551 31,266,551

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

2,388,958 2,338,958 30,052,472 0.90 11.29

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial date Conversion/ be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument Period Date exercised/ converted rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

32,441,430 12.18%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company / Fund Number of shares % of issued share capital

AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect) 29,460,959 11.07
AXA France (Indirect) 4,513 0.00
AXA General Unit Trust
(Indirect) 175,000 0.07
AXA Insurance UK (Direct) 24,948 0.01
AXA Sun Life plc (formerly AXA
Equity & Law Life Assurance
Sociert plc) (Direct) 68,244 0.03
AXA Sun Life with Profit
Passive (Direct) 93,453 0.04
AXA Sun Life with Profits
Passive (Direct) 181,452 0.07
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme
(Indirect) 190,000 0.07
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK
Equity Income Fund (Indirect) 150,000 0.06
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK
Growth Fund (Indirect) 72,000 0.03
AXA Winterthur (Direct) 69,825 0.03
PPP Healthcare Group plc
(Direct) 5,852 0.00
Sun Life Assurance Society plc 36,000 0.01
Sun Life International (IOM)
Ltd 100,000 0.04
Sun Life Pension Management
LTAV UK Equity (Direct) 332,707 0.12
Sun Life Pensions Management
ABL High Alpha (Direct) 779,350 0.29
Sun Life Pensions Management
FTSE All Share Tracker (Direct) 230,107 0.09
Sun Life Pensions Management
Ltd (Direct) 44,000 0.02
Sun Life Pensions Management
Ltd (Direct) 100,000 0.04
Sun Life Pensions Management
Ltd (Direct) 6,250 0.00
Sun Life Pensions Management
Ltd (Direct) 76,080 0.03
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL
High Alpha (Direct) 131,140 0.05
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
FTSE All Share Tracker Life
(Direct) 45,059 0.02
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
LTAV UK Equity 64,491 0.02
Total Direct 2,388,958 0.90
Total Indirect 30,052,472 11.29
TOTAL 32,441,430 12.18

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Claire Stewart, Assistant Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number

(01283) 501 858

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