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 14 March 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 10,746,660 4.04% 757,545 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 654,020 0.25% 324,919 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,400,680 4.28% 1,082,464 0.41%
(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 400 5.9560
Purchase 30,968 5.8415
Purchase 400 5.7038
Purchase 1,823 5.6950
Purchase 46,869 5.8540
Purchase 4,625 5.8869
Purchase 1,823 5.6950
Purchase 66,013 5.7918
Purchase 96,054 5.9186
Purchase 4,367 5.8997
Sale 5,000 5.7977
Sale 730 5.6950
Sale 11,065 5.6950
Sale 14,930 5.9169
Sale 4,548 5.7855
Sale 7,389 5.6950
Sale 970 5.9347
Sale 1,823 5.6950
Sale 1,093 5.6950
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 400 5.7037
CFD Short 34888 5.755
CFD Short 31125 5.8329
CFD Short 30968 5.8415
CFD Short 5172 5.8474
CFD Short 46869 5.854
CFD Short 4625 5.8868
CFD Short 4367 5.8997
CFD Short 96054 5.9186
CFD Short 400 5.956
CFD Long 4548 5.7855
CFD Long 5000 5.7977
CFD Long 78989 5.8781
CFD Long 14930 5.9168
CFD Long 970 5.9347
(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 17 March 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