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RNS Number : 2572V

Punch Taverns PLC

24 October 2014

Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")

24 October 2014

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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments: 
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 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 Spectrum Offshore Master Fund, LP

Luxor Wavefront, LP

OC19 Master Fund, L.P.-LCG

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

21 October 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 October 2014

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

In respect of each of Christian Leone, Luxor Management, LLC and Luxor Capital Group, LP going below 15% in respect of voting rights held as direct or indirect shareholder.

8. Notified details:

   A:    Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the triggering 
  if possible using      transaction 
  the ISIN CODE 
---------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
                        Number of shares   Number of voting rights 
---------------------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 Christian Leone 
  GB00BPXRVT80 
---------------------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 Luxor Management LLC 
  GB00BPXRVT80 
---------------------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 Luxor Capital Group, 
  LP 
  GB00BPXRVT80 
---------------------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 LCG Holdings LLC 
  GB00BPXRVT80 
---------------------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number of      Number of voting rights     % of voting rights 
  shares 
-------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 Direct         Direct          Indirect    Direct    Indirect 
-------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ----------- 
 32,494,645     32,494,645                  14.65% 
-------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ----------- 
 32,494,645     32,494,645                  14.65% 
-------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ----------- 
 32,494,645     32,494,645                  14.65% 
-------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ----------- 
 31,575,771     31,575,771                  14.23% 
-------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ----------- 
 
   B:    Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/Conversion/Period   Number of voting     % of voting 
  financial     date         Date                         rights that          rights 
  instrument                                              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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion/Period   Number of         % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Date                         voting rights     rights 
                                                                           that may be 
                                                                           acquired if 
                                                                           the instrument 
                                                                           is exercised/ 
                                                                           converted 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ---------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                            Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ---------------------------  ----------------  --------  ------ 
 
 

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       14.65% 
---------------------------------  ------------------- 
 In respect of LCG Holdings, 
  LLC                               14.23% 
---------------------------------  ------------------- 
 Aggregate voting rights in 
  respect of Christian Leone; 
  Luxor Management , LLC; Luxor 
  Capital Group, LP; and LCG 
  Holdings, LLC                     14.65% 
---------------------------------  ------------------- 
 

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 501600

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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