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 09 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 10,207,380 3.83% 379,616 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 359,219 0.13% 402,022 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,566,599 3.97% 781,638 0.29%
(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 38,848 5.5893
Purchase 247 5.7300
Purchase 15,902 5.6200
Purchase 9,048 5.6200
Purchase 1,490 5.7961
Purchase 7,043 5.6600
Purchase 11,143 5.6200
Purchase 14,762 5.6311
Purchase 32,205 5.6961
Purchase 9,122 5.5840
Purchase 5,803 5.6273
Sale 920 5.7839
Sale 15,097 5.7644
Sale 16,322 5.6658
Sale 51,275 5.6959
Sale 73,889 5.7549
Sale 2,700 5.7444
Sale 5,163 5.6179
Sale 40,531 5.6192
Sale 2,000 5.7041
Sale 5,163 5.6179
Sale 33,449 5.6944
Sale 2,098 5.5994
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2098 5.5994
CFD Long 10326 5.6178
CFD Long 40531 5.6191
CFD Long 16322 5.6657
CFD Long 33449 5.6943
CFD Long 51275 5.6959
CFD Long 2000 5.7041
CFD Long 14026 5.7106
CFD Long 2700 5.7444
CFD Long 73889 5.7548
CFD Long 15097 5.7644
CFD Long 920 5.7839
CFD Short 9122 5.584
CFD Short 38848 5.5892
CFD Short 5803 5.6273
CFD Short 14762 5.6311
CFD Short 7043 5.66
CFD Short 32205 5.696
CFD Short 1490 5.7961
(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 10 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