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 26 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 10,927,327 4.10% 187,740 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 112,308 0.04% 895,585 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,039,635 4.15% 1,083,325 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 5,200 5.1577
Purchase 2,274 5.1307
Purchase 59,700 5.0350
Purchase 43,700 5.1900
Purchase 1,050 5.1260
Purchase 25,200 5.0873
Purchase 248 5.1300
Purchase 16,000 5.1300
Purchase 7,459 5.0896
Purchase 10,100 5.1820
Sale 3,197 5.1261
Sale 3,981 5.1061
Sale 7,180 5.1271
Sale 1,213 5.1092
Sale 59,700 5.0350
Sale 28,183 5.1230
Sale 19,978 5.1251
Sale 4,893 5.1290
Sale 17,997 5.1241
Sale 7,014 5.1241
Sale 43,700 5.1900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 25200 5.0873
CFD Short 7459 5.0895
CFD Short 13362 5.1144
CFD Short 1050 5.1259
CFD Short 2274 5.1306
CFD Short 5200 5.1576
CFD Short 10100 5.1819
CFD Long 5077 5.094
CFD Long 3981 5.106
CFD Long 1213 5.1092
CFD Long 28183 5.1229
CFD Long 19978 5.1251
CFD Long 3197 5.126
CFD Long 7180 5.127
CFD Long 4893 5.129
CFD Long 47914 5.1439
(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 27 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