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Punch Taverns PLC

11 March 2013

Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")

11 March 2013

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: 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial 
  instruments which may result in 
  the acquisition of shares already 
  issued to which voting rights are 
  attached: 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments   x 
  with similar economic effect to 
  qualifying financial instruments: 
------------------------------------------ 
 An event changing the breakdown 
  of voting rights: 
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 Other (please specify): 
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Christian Leone

Luxor Management, LLC

Luxor Capital Group, LP

LCG Holdings LLC

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

Luxor Capital Partners, LP

Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Master Fund, LP

Luxor Wavefront, LP

OC19 Master Fund, LP-LCG

Gam Equity Six, Inc

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

7 March 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 March 2013

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

Going below 11% in respect of each of Christian Leone; Luxor Management, LLC; and Luxor Capital Group LP.

8. Notified details:

   A:    Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 Class/type of         Situation previous to the 
  shares if possible    triggering transaction 
  using the ISIN 
  CODE 
--------------------  ----------------------------- 
                       Number of   Number of voting 
                        shares      rights 
--------------------  ----------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering 
  transaction 
------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number       Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  of shares    rights 
-----------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Direct       Direct    Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
-----------  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
   B:    Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering 
  transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/Conversion/Period   Number of            % of voting 
  financial     date         Date                         voting rights        rights 
  instrument                                              that 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 voting 
  financial           price       date          Date                          voting rights        rights 
  instrument                                                                  that may 
                                                                              be acquired 
                                                                              if the instrument 
                                                                              is exercised/ 
                                                                              converted 
------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------------------  -------------------  ----------------- 
                                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
 Christian 
  Leone: 
  Total Return 
  Swap on 
  Common             Market      8 April 
  Stock               Price       2014         N/A                           72,957,302                     10.97% 
------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
 Luxor Management 
  LLC: 
  Total Return 
  Swap on 
  Common             Market      8 April 
  Stock               Price       2014         N/A                           72,957,302                     10.97% 
------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
 Luxor Capital 
  Group, 
  LP: 
  Total Return 
  Swap on 
  Common             Market      8 April 
  Stock               Price       2014         N/A                           72,957,302                     10.97% 
------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
 LCG Holdings 
  LLC: Total 
  Return 
  Swap on 
  Common             Market      8 April 
  Stock               Price       2014         N/A                           70,904,917                     10.66% 
------------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights          % of voting rights 
-------------------------------  ------------------- 
 In respect of each of 
  Christian Leone; Luxor 
  Management, LLC; and 
  Luxor Capital Group, 
  LP                              10.97% 
-------------------------------  ------------------- 
 In respect of LCG Holdings, 
  LLC                             10.66% 
-------------------------------  ------------------- 
 Aggregate voting rights 
  in respect of Christian 
  Leone; Luxor Management 
  , LLC; Luxor Capital 
  Group, LP; and LCG Holdings, 
  LLC                             10.97% 
-------------------------------  ------------------- 
 

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

The shares in which Christian Leone is interested are managed by the following entities each of which is controlled by Christian Leone.

Luxor Management, LLC;

Luxor Capital Group, LP; and

LCG Holdings, LLC

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Ed Bashforth, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

(01283) 502215

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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