Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

RESTAURANT GROUP PLC/THE

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

10 Nov 2023

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

28.125p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

21,460,891

2.79%

38,765,980

5.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

431,627

0.06%

21,265,915

2.76%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,892,518

2.84%

60,031,895

7.79%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

220,315

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

39,831

0.6593 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

29,211

0.6562 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

24,181

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

22,507

0.6552 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

18,424

0.6637 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

8,291

0.6572 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

7,319

0.6595 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

4,389

0.6560 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

2,088

0.6554 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

119,780

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

50,944

0.6622 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

7,319

0.6595 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

1,300

0.6570 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Long

507

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

600

0.6564 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,700

0.6590 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

36,057

0.6616 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

52,908

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

79,236

0.6570 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,658

0.6573 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,088

0.6554 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,839

0.6623 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,633

0.6572 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,448

0.6560 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,590

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,982

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,137

0.6552 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

29,211

0.6562 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

32,383

0.6601 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

79,236

0.6570 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

148,664

0.6640 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

13 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213