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 19 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 11,193,686 4.20% 1,051,915 0.40%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,227,088 0.46% 232,534 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,420,774 4.66% 1,284,449 0.48%
(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 1,200 6.4161
Purchase 600 6.6961
Purchase 2,600 6.4420
Purchase 5,071 6.6799
Purchase 2,102 6.5531
Purchase 69,775 6.5644
Sale 32,907 6.7050
Sale 85,870 6.6695
Sale 16,928 6.7038
Sale 20 6.4545
Sale 1,125 6.7037
Sale 18,699 6.6461
Sale 1,222 6.4138
Sale 39,200 6.6591
Sale 5,600 6.4348
Sale 400 6.4539
Sale 900 6.4500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1200 6.4161
CFD Short 2600 6.4419
CFD Short 9645 6.5256
CFD Short 10535 6.5332
CFD Short 2102 6.5531
CFD Short 69775 6.5644
CFD Short 3009 6.576
CFD Short 5071 6.6798
CFD Short 600 6.6961
CFD Long 1222 6.4137
CFD Long 5600 6.4348
CFD Long 900 6.45
CFD Long 400 6.4539
CFD Long 20 6.4545
CFD Long 13688 6.6386
CFD Long 18699 6.6461
CFD Long 39200 6.6591
CFD Long 72182 6.6753
CFD Long 1125 6.7037
CFD Long 16928 6.7038
(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 20 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