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Punch Taverns PLC

17 January 2017

Punch Taverns plc (the "Company")

17 January 2017

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 
  with similar economic effect to 
  qualifying financial instruments: 
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 An event changing the breakdown             X 
  of voting rights: 
------------------------------------------ 
 Other (please specify): 
------------------------------------------ 
 

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

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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

Goldman Sachs International

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

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

12 January 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 January 2017

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

N/A

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 
---------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 GB00BPXRVT80           13,414,572   13,414,572 
---------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering 
  transaction 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number        Number of voting      % of voting rights 
  of shares     rights 
------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
 Direct        Direct    Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
------------  --------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
                         2,120,055              0.96% 
 ---------------------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 
   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 
-------------  ----------  ------------  ----------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swap (Cash)                 16-Feb-17                                   10,000,000                     4.51% 
-------------------------   ------------------------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 Swap (Cash)                 18-Apr-17                                   1,950,000                      0.88% 
-------------------------   ------------------------------------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 14,070,055                6.34% 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 

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

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 14,070,055 shares; 6.34%

Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 14,065,219 shares; 6.34%

Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.); 14,065,219 shares; 6.34%

Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited); 14,065,219 shares; 6.34%

GSAM Holdings LLC (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (Controlled by GSAM 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:

Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.

14. Contact name:

Francesca Appleby, Financial Reporting Manager

15. Contact telephone number:

01283 501 600

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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