Rule 8.3 - PUNCH TAVERNS
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in PUNCH TAVERNS
Class of relevant security ORD SHS GBP0.0004786
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 20 February 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 11,203,611 4.21% 940,923 0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,184,812 0.44% 250,917 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,388,423 4.65% 1,191,840 0.45%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 1,817 6.5043
Purchase 6,571 6.5137
Purchase 738 6.6011
Purchase 400 6.6261
Purchase 2,500 6.5950
Purchase 10,614 6.5111
Purchase 3,200 6.6450
Purchase 1,263 6.6013
Purchase 61,882 6.5267
Purchase 1,157 6.5112
Purchase 6,100 6.6211
Purchase 16,928 6.5591
Sale 9,625 6.6295
Sale 29,600 6.5677
Sale 6,825 6.5873
Sale 4,728 6.5100
Sale 1,364 6.5100
Sale 17,118 6.5611
Sale 23,800 6.7000
Sale 5,910 6.5100
Sale 4,275 6.5688
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1817 6.5043
CFD Short 10614 6.5111
CFD Short 1157 6.5112
CFD Short 6571 6.5137
CFD Short 38724 6.5167
CFD Short 15930 6.537
CFD Short 7228 6.5571
CFD Short 16928 6.5591
CFD Short 17432 6.5749
CFD Short 738 6.601
CFD Short 1263 6.6012
CFD Short 6100 6.621
CFD Short 400 6.6261
CFD Short 3200 6.645
CFD Long 17118 6.5611
CFD Long 29600 6.5677
CFD Long 4275 6.5687
CFD Long 6825 6.5873
CFD Long 9625 6.6295
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 21 February 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk