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PUNCH TAVERNS PLC

("Punch" or the "Group")

Important reminder: Noteholder certification

Punch reminds holders of notes which are proposed to be exchanged for new notes or ordinary shares as part of the restructuring proposals announced on 18 August 2014 of the need to certify that they are eligible to receive those new notes or ordinary shares. The deadline for submission of instructions in connection with the certification process is 5:00 p.m. London time on 1 October 2014.

Noteholders are reminded that failure to submit an instruction in connection with the certification process will result in that Noteholder being deemed ineligible to receive any new notes or ordinary shares to which they would otherwise be entitled as part of the implementation of the restructuring.

Full details of the process for certification is set out in announcements released by the Issuers under the Punch A and B securitisations today.

Completion of the restructuring remains subject to the consent of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a liquidity facility provider to the Punch A and Punch B securitisations and provider of hedging arrangements to the Punch A securitisation) and Lloyds Bank plc (a liquidity facility provider to the Punch A securitisation). Punch is continuing the process of obtaining the consent of these creditors. 

For assistance with respect to the procedures for participating in the certification process, noteholders are advised to contact the Exchange Agent whose details are set out below.

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch

Winchester House

1 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2N 2DBxchange.offer@db.comTel: +44 (0)20 7547 5000

30 September 2014

Disclaimer

This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposals set out herein or otherwise, nor shall it (or the fact of its distribution) form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefor or be considered a recommendation that any investor should subscribe for or purchase or invest in any securities.

The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Securities Act") or under any U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless any such securities are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state laws is available.

Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser to Punch and for no one else in connection with the capital restructuring and will not be responsible to anyone other than Punch for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs International nor for providing advice in connection with the capital restructuring, the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein.

The Blackstone Group International Partners LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser to Punch and for no one else in connection with the capital restructuring and will not be responsible to anyone other than Punch for providing the protections afforded to clients of The Blackstone Group International Partners LLP nor for providing advice in connection with the capital restructuring, the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein.