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 06 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 11,225,188 4.22% 862,023 0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,275,671 0.48% 95,074 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,500,859 4.69% 957,097 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 16,627 6.3449
Purchase 2,997 6.4650
Purchase 5,444 6.3398
Purchase 4,952 6.4306
Purchase 37 6.4514
Purchase 5,242 6.3400
Purchase 140,784 6.4146
Purchase 93,651 6.4096
Purchase 46,135 6.4037
Purchase 2,526 6.4650
Sale 1,900 6.4500
Sale 3,472 6.4371
Sale 13,821 6.4149
Sale 24,835 6.3306
Sale 1,161 6.4638
Sale 15,773 6.4626
Sale 3,058 6.4650
Sale 59,937 6.4379
Sale 37 6.3641
Sale 500 6.2990
Sale 7,553 6.4613
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 5444 6.3398
CFD Short 16627 6.3449
CFD Short 46135 6.4036
CFD Short 93651 6.4095
CFD Short 140784 6.4146
CFD Short 4952 6.4306
CFD Short 37 6.4513
CFD Long 500 6.299
CFD Long 24835 6.3306
CFD Long 37 6.364
CFD Long 4959 6.4017
CFD Long 13821 6.4148
CFD Long 3472 6.437
CFD Long 59937 6.4379
CFD Long 1900 6.45
CFD Long 7553 6.4613
CFD Long 1161 6.4637
(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 07 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)