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RNS Number : 3264B
Punch Taverns PLC
13 April 2012
Punch Taverns plc (the "Company") 13 April 2012
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:
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, LLC
Luxor Spectrum 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):
11 April 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 April 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Going below 12% 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 shares Situation previous to the triggering
if possible using transaction
the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting rights
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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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
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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 voting % of voting
instrument price date Date rights that rights
may be acquired
if the instrument
is exercised/
converted
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Nominal Delta
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Christian
Leone: Total
Return Swap
on Common Market 3 April
Stock Price 2014 N/A 78,333,960 11.80%
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Luxor Management
LLC:
Total Return
Swap on Common Market 3 April
Stock Price 2014 N/A 78,333,960 11.80%
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Luxor Capital
Group, LP:
Total Return
Swap on Common Market 3 April
Stock Price 2014 N/A 78,333,960 11.80%
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LCG Holdings
LLC: Total
Return Swap
on Common Market 3 April
Stock Price 2014 N/A 73,361,971 11.05%
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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 11.80%
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In respect of LCG Holdings,
LLC 11.05%
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Aggregate voting rights in
respect of Christian Leone;
Luxor Management , LLC; Luxor
Capital Group, LP; and LCG
Holdings, LLC 11.80%
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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
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