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 15 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 9,561,881 3.59% 943,719 0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,000,158 0.38% 330,058 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,562,039 3.97% 1,273,777 0.48%
(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 200 5.9903
Purchase 7,230 6.0118
Purchase 1,800 6.0250
Purchase 51,819 6.0393
Sale 33,908 6.0650
Sale 26,689 6.0271
Sale 16,512 6.0215
Sale 4,686 6.0383
Sale 9,000 6.0729
Sale 19,053 6.0602
Sale 500 6.0240
Sale 47,914 6.0353
Sale 5,330 6.0052
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5330 6.0051
CFD Long 16512 6.0214
CFD Long 500 6.024
CFD Long 26689 6.0271
CFD Long 47914 6.0352
CFD Long 4686 6.0383
CFD Long 19053 6.0602
CFD Long 9000 6.0728
CFD Short 200 5.9903
CFD Short 7230 6.0117
CFD Short 1800 6.025
CFD Short 51819 6.0393
(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 16 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