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 19 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 11,415,920 4.29% 196,168 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 120,736 0.05% 514,109 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,536,656 4.33% 710,277 0.27%
(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 8,690 5.2730
Purchase 4,079 5.0968
Purchase 163,763 5.0869
Purchase 30,702 5.4700
Purchase 4,027 5.1326
Purchase 28,093 5.2651
Purchase 5,672 5.2082
Purchase 2,000 5.0958
Purchase 10,400 5.0893
Purchase 13,260 5.1612
Purchase 61,852 5.0839
Purchase 26,175 5.1397
Purchase 11,072 5.4700
Sale 4,990 5.1343
Sale 5,717 5.1420
Sale 1,000 5.2841
Sale 4,754 5.2690
Sale 8,819 5.1699
Sale 30,702 5.4700
Sale 16,957 5.2767
Sale 3,717 5.2606
Sale 15,684 5.1420
Sale 18,770 5.2738
Sale 1,190 5.2700
Sale 30,699 5.4700
Sale 46,946 5.3659
Sale 124,562 5.1243
Sale 11,072 5.4700
Sale 1,797 5.0700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 61852 5.0838
CFD Short 163763 5.0869
CFD Short 10400 5.0893
CFD Short 2000 5.0958
CFD Short 4079 5.0968
CFD Short 4027 5.1325
CFD Short 26175 5.1396
CFD Short 27032 5.1459
CFD Short 13260 5.1611
CFD Short 8690 5.2729
CFD Long 29856 5.0893
CFD Long 124562 5.1242
CFD Long 4990 5.1343
CFD Long 8819 5.1699
CFD Long 3717 5.2605
CFD Long 4754 5.2689
CFD Long 18770 5.2738
CFD Long 16957 5.2767
CFD Long 1000 5.2841
CFD Long 46946 5.3658
(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 20 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