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 17 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 11,193,369 4.20% 892,280 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 337,543 0.13% 450,999 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,530,912 4.33% 1,343,279 0.50%
(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 240 5.7250
Purchase 1,014 5.3950
Purchase 91,900 5.1472
Purchase 213 5.0750
Purchase 31,860 5.2821
Purchase 1,800 5.2842
Purchase 2,666 5.3304
Purchase 165,648 5.2809
Purchase 77,034 5.1705
Purchase 1,270 5.2753
Purchase 423 5.7415
Purchase 80,044 5.2430
Purchase 56,618 5.1516
Purchase 7,743 5.8458
Purchase 1,652 5.2906
Purchase 3,400 5.1459
Purchase 7,509 5.3171
Purchase 8,406 5.8372
Sale 15,754 5.2807
Sale 2,666 5.3303
Sale 489 5.2250
Sale 191 5.2248
Sale 1,757 5.2438
Sale 21,365 5.2106
Sale 8,406 5.8371
Sale 31,623 5.2223
Sale 10,480 5.5520
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3400 5.1459
CFD Short 91900 5.1471
CFD Short 56618 5.1515
CFD Short 77034 5.1704
CFD Short 80044 5.243
CFD Short 13388 5.2448
CFD Short 1270 5.2752
CFD Short 165648 5.2809
CFD Short 31860 5.2821
CFD Short 1800 5.2842
CFD Short 7509 5.3171
CFD Long 31623 5.2222
CFD Long 191 5.2247
CFD Long 1757 5.2438
CFD Long 45320 5.2702
CFD Long 15754 5.2806
CFD Long 10480 5.552
(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 18 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