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 12 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 11,307,730 4.25% 867,903 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,252,618 0.47% 85,131 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,560,348 4.72% 953,034 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 1,237 6.4100
Purchase 5,969 6.1661
Purchase 346 6.1606
Purchase 57,936 6.2259
Purchase 16,898 6.1225
Purchase 2,352 6.1950
Purchase 940 6.1557
Purchase 19,743 6.2184
Purchase 2,400 6.2150
Purchase 12,885 6.1487
Purchase 500 6.2150
Sale 14,131 6.2737
Sale 8,575 6.2169
Sale 8,077 6.2169
Sale 3,546 6.4100
Sale 58,343 6.3036
Sale 10,000 6.3800
Sale 22,597 6.2169
Sale 13,724 6.2381
Sale 47,527 6.2169
Sale 5,263 6.3294
Sale 1,180 6.4088
Sale 11,586 6.3739
Sale 52 6.0938
Sale 15,408 6.2169
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 12885 6.1486
CFD Short 940 6.1557
CFD Short 346 6.1606
CFD Short 5969 6.1661
CFD Short 2352 6.195
CFD Short 2900 6.215
CFD Short 19743 6.2184
CFD Short 18933 6.2215
CFD Short 57936 6.2259
CFD Long 52 6.0938
CFD Long 13724 6.2381
CFD Long 14131 6.2737
CFD Long 41248 6.2982
CFD Long 17095 6.3165
CFD Long 5263 6.3293
CFD Long 11586 6.3739
CFD Long 1180 6.4087
(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 13 February 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