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)
Note: this is an amended report as yesterdays 8.3 showed an incorrect holding position for the options, this has now
been corrected.
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 02 April 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 10,553,735 3.96% 244,181 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 200,673 0.08% 657,751 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,754,408 4.04% 901,932 0.34%
(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 1,360 5.6835
Purchase 1,815 5.8100
Purchase 666 5.5400
Purchase 18,255 5.9325
Purchase 2,900 5.3900
Purchase 79,846 5.8982
Purchase 993 5.3605
Purchase 34,337 5.3862
Purchase 3,192 5.4927
Purchase 40,823 5.4518
Purchase 4,120 5.4233
Purchase 700 5.3960
Purchase 67,306 5.3918
Purchase 5,090 5.9501
Purchase 90,609 5.4228
Purchase 2,400 5.4590
Purchase 1,961 5.3900
Purchase 71,317 5.3810
Purchase 2,004 5.3900
Purchase 1,961 5.3900
Purchase 12,979 5.4530
Purchase 4,696 5.3910
Purchase 6,293 5.3655
Purchase 280 5.8753
Purchase 2,490 5.3665
Purchase 6,900 5.4397
Purchase 514 5.3900
Purchase 20,000 5.4293
Sale 7,200 5.1850
Sale 666 5.5400
Sale 4,544 5.5389
Sale 78,731 5.4116
Sale 90,609 5.5392
Sale 1,200 5.4095
Sale 22,300 5.8100
Sale 20,800 5.7177
Sale 18,255 5.8091
Sale 3,847 5.5216
Sale 29,048 5.6572
Sale 13,594 5.9431
Sale 53 5.5191
Sale 520 5.4990
Sale 101,553 5.6001
Sale 800 5.7097
Sale 4,306 5.8089
Sale 14,982 5.6887
Sale 32,631 5.6103
Sale 10,000 5.9300
Sale 1,961 5.3900
Sale 1,960 5.3941
Sale 9,459 5.4558
Sale 13,725 5.4325
Sale 15,924 5.4201
Sale 1,036 5.4622
Sale 64,671 5.4546
Sale 4,000 5.4595
Sale 1,704 5.4176
Sale 62,699 5.9365
Sale 72,030 5.8942
Sale 4,822 5.3642
Sale 6,178 5.9449
Sale 4,500 5.3795
Sale 65,184 5.9294
Sale 64,469 5.9545
Sale 5,390 5.8773
Sale 622 5.9489
Sale 280 5.8397
Sale 3,918 5.3642
Sale 20,027 5.3688
Sale 7,839 5.3898
Sale 1,528 5.3878
Sale 12,979 5.5389
Sale 13,361 5.4458
Sale 107,763 5.9156
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4500 5.3794
CFD Long 1528 5.3878
CFD Long 7839 5.3897
CFD Long 1960 5.394
CFD Long 18764 5.3978
CFD Long 1200 5.4095
CFD Long 78731 5.4116
CFD Long 1704 5.4176
CFD Long 15924 5.4201
CFD Long 13725 5.4325
CFD Long 13361 5.4458
CFD Long 64671 5.4546
CFD Long 9459 5.4557
CFD Long 4000 5.4594
CFD Long 1036 5.4621
CFD Long 520 5.4989
CFD Long 53 5.519
CFD Long 3847 5.5215
CFD Long 17523 5.5389
CFD Long 90609 5.5391
CFD Long 101553 5.6
CFD Long 32631 5.6102
CFD Long 29048 5.6572
CFD Long 14982 5.6887
CFD Long 800 5.7097
CFD Long 20800 5.7176
CFD Long 4306 5.8088
CFD Long 18255 5.8091
CFD Long 280 5.8397
CFD Long 5390 5.8772
CFD Long 72030 5.8941
CFD Long 107763 5.9156
CFD Long 65184 5.9294
CFD Long 62699 5.9364
CFD Long 13594 5.9431
CFD Long 6178 5.9449
CFD Long 622 5.9488
CFD Long 64469 5.9544
CFD Short 993 5.3605
CFD Short 6293 5.3655
CFD Short 2490 5.3665
CFD Short 18867 5.3707
CFD Short 71317 5.381
CFD Short 34337 5.3862
CFD Short 4696 5.391
CFD Short 67306 5.3917
CFD Short 700 5.396
CFD Short 1751 5.4172
CFD Short 90609 5.4228
CFD Short 4120 5.4233
CFD Short 6900 5.4397
CFD Short 40823 5.4518
CFD Short 12979 5.4529
CFD Short 2400 5.459
CFD Short 3192 5.4927
CFD Short 1360 5.6835
CFD Short 2541 5.7267
CFD Short 280 5.8752
CFD Short 79846 5.8981
CFD Short 18255 5.9325
CFD Short 5090 5.95
(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 04 April 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