TIDMPUB 
 
RNS Number : 4003V 
Punch Taverns PLC 
01 November 2010 
 

Punch Taverns plc (the "Company") 
 1 November 2010 
 
                 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:   |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+ 
| An acquisition or disposal of financial        |      | 
| instruments which may result in the            |      | 
| acquisition of shares already issued to which  |      | 
| voting rights are attached:                    |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+ 
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with |  X   | 
| similar economic effect to qualifying          |      | 
| financial instruments:                         |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+ 
| An event changing the breakdown of voting      |      | 
| rights:                                        |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+ 
| Other (please specify):                        |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+ 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
 
Glenview Capital Management, LLC 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 
 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold if crossed or 
reached if different): 
 
28 October 2010 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
1 November 2010 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
16% (aggregate), 14% (swap) 
 
A:    Voting rights attached to shares 
 
+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ 
| Class/type of      | Situation previous to the triggering        | 
| shares if possible | transaction                                 | 
| using the ISIN     |                                             | 
| CODE               |                                             | 
+                    +---------------------------------------------+ 
|                    | Number of shares   | Number of voting     | 
|                    |                    | rights               | 
+--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+ 
| GB0031552861       | 12,852,181           | 12,852,181           | 
+--------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ 
 
+----------+-----------+-------------+----------+-----------+ 
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Number   | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights   | 
| of       |                         |                      | 
| shares   |                         |                      | 
+----------+-------------------------+----------------------+ 
| Direct   | Direct    | Indirect    | Direct   | Indirect  | 
+----------+-----------+-------------+----------+-----------+ 
|          |           | 12,852,181  |          | 2.00%     | 
+----------+-----------+-------------+----------+-----------+ 
 
B:    Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
+------------+------------+----------------------------+--------------+-----------+ 
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration | Exercise/Conversion/Period | Number of    | % of      | 
| financial  | date       | Date                       | voting       | voting    | 
| instrument |            |                            | rights that  | rights    | 
|            |            |                            | may be       |           | 
|            |            |                            | acquired if  |           | 
|            |            |                            | the          |           | 
|            |            |                            | instrument   |           | 
|            |            |                            | is           |           | 
|            |            |                            | exercised/   |           | 
|            |            |                            | converted    |           | 
+------------+------------+----------------------------+--------------+-----------+ 
|            |            |                            |              |           | 
+------------+------------+----------------------------+--------------+-----------+ 
 
C:    Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments 
 
+------------+----------+------------+----------------------------+--------------+---------+-------+ 
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                             | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Type of    | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/Conversion/Period | Number of    | % of            | 
| financial  | price    | date       | Date                       | voting       | voting          | 
| instrument |          |            |                            | rights that  | rights          | 
|            |          |            |                            | may be       |                 | 
|            |          |            |                            | acquired if  |                 | 
|            |          |            |                            | the          |                 | 
|            |          |            |                            | instrument   |                 | 
|            |          |            |                            | is           |                 | 
|            |          |            |                            | exercised/   |                 | 
|            |          |            |                            | converted    |                 | 
+------------+----------+------------+----------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ 
| Total      |          |  2-Nov-12  |                            | 94,956,429   | Nominal | Delta | 
| Return     |          | 25-Jul-11  |                            |              |         |       | 
| Swap       |          | 26-Jul-12  |                            |              |         |       | 
+            +          +            +                            +              +---------+-------+ 
|            |          |            |                            |              | 14.77%  |       | 
+------------+----------+------------+----------------------------+--------------+---------+-------+ 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Number of voting rights       | % of voting rights          | 
+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| 107,808,610                   | 16.77%                      | 
+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
Larry Robbins, the CEO of Glenview Capital Management, LLC ("Glenview"), is the 
ultimate controller of Glenview. 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
Claire Stewart, Deputy Company Secretary 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
(01283) 501 858 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
   END 
 
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