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 13 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 11,478,528 4.31% 717,792 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,060,323 0.40% 102,240 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,538,851 4.71% 820,032 0.31%
(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 4,800 6.3306
Purchase 1,183 6.3562
Purchase 19,977 6.3196
Purchase 6,104 6.3455
Purchase 23,891 6.3305
Purchase 59,555 6.3372
Purchase 50,605 6.3486
Purchase 44,285 6.3339
Purchase 52,261 6.3388
Purchase 475 6.3250
Purchase 5,585 6.3769
Purchase 10,644 6.3233
Sale 27,176 6.3545
Sale 2,526 6.3550
Sale 31,185 6.3104
Sale 3,916 6.3634
Sale 1,502 6.3320
Sale 26,611 6.3581
Sale 15,651 6.3492
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 19977 6.3196
CFD Short 10644 6.3233
CFD Short 475 6.325
CFD Short 23891 6.3305
CFD Short 4800 6.3306
CFD Short 44285 6.3338
CFD Short 59555 6.3372
CFD Short 42184 6.338
CFD Short 52261 6.3387
CFD Short 50605 6.3486
CFD Short 1183 6.3562
CFD Short 5585 6.3768
CFD Long 4505 6.298
CFD Long 31185 6.3103
CFD Long 1502 6.3319
CFD Long 8153 6.3479
CFD Long 15651 6.3492
CFD Long 19023 6.3573
CFD Long 26611 6.3581
CFD Long 3916 6.3634
(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 14 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