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 08 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 11,366,765 4.27% 922,722 0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,336,370 0.50% 112,489 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,703,135 4.77% 1,035,211 0.39%
(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 46,203 6.3020
Purchase 1,104 6.3100
Purchase 7,596 6.2335
Purchase 34,814 6.4387
Purchase 4,019 6.3150
Purchase 69,049 6.4123
Purchase 14,191 6.3150
Purchase 400 6.4711
Purchase 430 6.3012
Sale 12,644 6.2544
Sale 23,891 6.2444
Sale 3,183 6.2294
Sale 4,505 6.2980
Sale 18,845 6.3070
Sale 25,769 6.3081
Sale 1,161 6.3138
Sale 15,344 6.2541
Sale 430 6.2488
Sale 138 6.2888
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 7596 6.2335
CFD Short 430 6.3011
CFD Short 46203 6.3019
CFD Short 34814 6.4387
CFD Short 400 6.4711
CFD Long 3183 6.2293
CFD Long 23891 6.2444
CFD Long 430 6.2488
CFD Long 15344 6.2541
CFD Long 12644 6.2543
CFD Long 138 6.2888
CFD Long 4505 6.298
CFD Long 18845 6.307
CFD Long 25769 6.3081
CFD Long 1161 6.3138
(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 11 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)