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 04 February 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 10,924,742 4.10% 1,056,083 0.40%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,464,772 0.55% 69,936 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,389,514 4.65% 1,126,019 0.42%
(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 50,382 6.6790
Purchase 1,122 6.6763
Purchase 5,312 6.7531
Purchase 1,200 6.5861
Purchase 72,728 6.7774
Purchase 77,745 6.8011
Purchase 1,200 6.5861
Purchase 2,105 6.6750
Purchase 24,526 6.7987
Purchase 107,342 6.7341
Purchase 11,471 6.7826
Sale 24,526 6.7987
Sale 15,132 6.5985
Sale 3,471 6.7935
Sale 50,000 6.6900
Sale 73,144 6.8251
Sale 1,200 6.5861
Sale 24,526 6.7987
Sale 8,928 7.1091
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 1200 6.5861
CFD Short 1122 6.6762
CFD Short 50382 6.679
CFD Short 107342 6.734
CFD Short 5312 6.753
CFD Short 72728 6.7773
CFD Short 67745 6.7778
CFD Short 11471 6.7825
CFD Short 10000 6.9581
CFD Long 15132 6.5984
CFD Long 50000 6.69
CFD Long 3471 6.7934
CFD Long 24526 6.7987
CFD Long 64144 6.8059
CFD Long 9000 6.9615
CFD Long 8928 7.109
(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 05 February 2008
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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)