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 27 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 11,091,596 4.16% 132,941 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 68,464 0.03% 1,012,343 0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,160,060 4.19% 1,145,284 0.43%
(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 62,047 5.1766
Purchase 3,200 5.1805
Purchase 6,390 5.2234
Purchase 1,330 5.2611
Purchase 1,440 5.1496
Purchase 54,590 5.2103
Purchase 19,600 5.1634
Purchase 6,031 5.1738
Purchase 22,122 5.2036
Purchase 5,400 5.2000
Purchase 2,924 5.2200
Purchase 54,590 5.2109
Purchase 7,799 5.2115
Purchase 4,846 5.1860
Purchase 9,785 5.1951
Purchase 7,200 5.1850
Purchase 3,073 5.1805
Sale 11,900 5.2075
Sale 3,515 5.2345
Sale 13,509 5.2061
Sale 189 5.1800
Sale 54,590 5.2109
Sale 15,490 5.2044
Sale 8,600 5.2312
Sale 305 5.1850
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 189 5.18
CFD Long 15490 5.2043
CFD Long 13509 5.206
CFD Long 11900 5.2075
CFD Long 1707 5.2111
CFD Long 18694 5.2263
CFD Long 8600 5.2311
CFD Long 3515 5.2344
CFD Short 1440 5.1495
CFD Short 19600 5.1634
CFD Short 6031 5.1737
CFD Short 62047 5.1765
CFD Short 3200 5.1805
CFD Short 4846 5.1859
CFD Short 9785 5.195
CFD Short 5400 5.2
CFD Short 22122 5.2036
CFD Short 54590 5.2108
CFD Short 7799 5.2114
CFD Short 21887 5.212
CFD Short 6390 5.2234
CFD Short 1330 5.261
(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 28 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