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 10 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 9,930,772 3.73% 624,560 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 662,740 0.25% 330,058 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,593,512 3.98% 954,618 0.36%
(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 44,858 5.6251
Purchase 1,716 5.6061
Purchase 2,900 5.7436
Purchase 40,531 5.6711
Purchase 40,300 5.6200
Purchase 5,660 5.6763
Sale 46,022 5.7674
Sale 52,252 5.5904
Sale 27,634 5.7022
Sale 5,682 5.5999
Sale 43,362 5.6977
Sale 40,962 5.6802
Sale 26,300 5.6397
Sale 52,914 5.6457
Sale 117,595 5.6911
Sale 1,716 5.6389
Sale 3,297 5.6270
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 52252 5.5904
CFD Long 5682 5.5998
CFD Long 58577 5.617
CFD Long 3297 5.627
CFD Long 1716 5.6389
CFD Long 26300 5.6397
CFD Long 52914 5.6456
CFD Long 40962 5.6801
CFD Long 117595 5.691
CFD Long 43362 5.6977
CFD Long 27634 5.7021
CFD Long 46022 5.7674
CFD Short 1716 5.606
CFD Short 44858 5.625
CFD Short 40531 5.6711
CFD Short 5660 5.6762
CFD Short 2900 5.7436
(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 11 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