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 14 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 9,664,424 3.63% 875,084 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 931,523 0.35% 330,058 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,595,947 3.98% 1,205,142 0.45%
(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 7,020 6.0638
Purchase 23,424 6.0440
Purchase 10,814 6.0565
Purchase 5,993 6.0057
Purchase 2,464 6.1159
Purchase 8,500 5.8800
Purchase 500 6.0160
Purchase 5,026 6.0680
Purchase 155,787 6.0534
Purchase 800 5.9760
Purchase 6,392 5.8800
Purchase 882 5.8700
Purchase 1,237 6.0850
Sale 1,701 6.0850
Sale 2,126 6.0634
Sale 2,430 6.0634
Sale 3,988 6.0593
Sale 154,921 6.0582
Sale 6,392 5.8800
Sale 27,511 6.0350
Sale 2,464 5.9489
Sale 7,610 5.9886
Sale 51,819 6.0841
Sale 57,600 6.1126
Sale 2,439 6.0634
Sale 9,041 6.0024
Sale 12,169 6.0838
Sale 1,326 6.0634
Sale 1,845 6.0634
Sale 1,139 6.0634
Sale 671 6.0634
Sale 2,523 6.0500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2464 5.9488
CFD Long 7610 5.9886
CFD Long 9041 6.0023
CFD Long 27511 6.0349
CFD Long 2523 6.05
CFD Long 154921 6.0582
CFD Long 3988 6.0592
CFD Long 12169 6.0838
CFD Long 51819 6.084
CFD Long 57600 6.1126
CFD Short 800 5.976
CFD Short 5993 6.0056
CFD Short 500 6.016
CFD Short 23424 6.0439
CFD Short 155787 6.0534
CFD Short 10814 6.0565
CFD Short 7020 6.0638
CFD Short 5026 6.0679
CFD Short 2464 6.1159
(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 15 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