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17 Jun 2005 11:21

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe17 June 2005 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY (Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) Name of purchaser/vendor * Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Company dealt in Regent Inns Plc Relevant security dealt in Ordinary Shares If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror N/Awith which connected If a connected EFM, nature of connection # N/A Date of dealing 16/06/05 DEALINGS + Amount bought Price per unit (currency must be stated) 150,000 0.7900 Amount sold Price per unit (currency must be stated) 150,000 0.785393 Resultant total amount and percentage of the 11,316,666 10.06%same relevant security owned or controlled IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES Date of disclosure 17/06/05 Contact name Claire Swaby Telephone number 020 7894 7990 * Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. Thenaming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case ofdisclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, theclients need not be named. # See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in theDefinitions Section of the Code. + If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attachSupplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), asappropriate. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE) DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate) Description of all derivative products disclosed on this Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is the beneficial owner ofform 11,316,666 Regent Inns Plc ordinary shares. These shares are held to hedge Contract for Differences ("CFD") for clients. A Long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can realise a gain if the price of the underlying securities rises above the reference price. A purchaser of CFD contract will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes up. A seller of a CFD contract will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down.Full details of any agreement, arrangement orunderstanding between the person disclosing and any otherperson relating to the voting rights or future Noneacquisition or disposal of any relevant securities towhich any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE Product name Transaction Writing/entering into Number of securities to Reference price Maturity date (indicate as which the derivative is (currency must dateeg long CFD applicable) referenced be stated) CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE Product name Transaction Number of securities to which the Reference price Closing out price date derivative is referenced (currency must be (currency must beeg long CFD stated) stated) DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above) Product name Transaction Written/entered into Number of securities to Reference price Maturity date (indicate as which the derivative is (pence) dateeg long CFD applicable) referencedRegent Inns Plc, 19/06/2003 Written 50,000 72 Dec 31,2010Long CFDRegent Inns Plc, 5/12/2003 Written 16,666 83 Dec 31,2010Long CFDRegent Inns Plc, 20/12/2004 Written 16,666 75.25 Dec 31,2010Short CFDRegent Inns Plc, 20/12/2004 Written 16,666 75.25 Dec 31,2010Long CFDRegent Inns Plc, 21/12/2005 Written 50,000 75 Dec 31,2010Short CFDRegent Inns Plc, 21/12/2004 Written 50,000 75 Dec 31,2010Long CFDRegent Inns Plc, 26/05/2005 Written 500,000 77 Dec 31,2010Long CFDRegent Inns Plc, 08/06/2005 Written 6,650,000 77.5 Dec 31,2010Long CFDRegent Inns Plc, 14/06/05 Written 4,100,000 78.5 Dec 31,2010Long CFD For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange