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 07 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 11,294,869 4.24% 889,344 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,302,992 0.49% 95,578 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,597,861 4.73% 984,922 0.37%
(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 18,124 6.3614
Purchase 47,373 6.4747
Purchase 1,100 6.4770
Purchase 18,616 6.3900
Purchase 87,144 6.3922
Purchase 8,847 6.3662
Purchase 41,501 6.4338
Sale 49,876 6.3665
Sale 14,928 6.3774
Sale 34,711 6.4316
Sale 3,200 6.3100
Sale 355 6.3900
Sale 3,546 6.3900
Sale 12,296 6.3919
Sale 9,551 6.3934
Sale 4,599 6.5000
Sale 762 6.3900
Sale 19,200 6.4052
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 18124 6.3613
CFD Short 8847 6.3662
CFD Short 20833 6.3981
CFD Short 20668 6.4697
CFD Short 47373 6.4746
CFD Short 1100 6.477
CFD Long 3200 6.31
CFD Long 49876 6.3664
CFD Long 14928 6.3773
CFD Long 12296 6.3918
CFD Long 9551 6.3933
CFD Long 14000 6.3947
CFD Long 19200 6.4052
CFD Long 20711 6.4564
(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 08 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)