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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to Purchase

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 relevant securities this form relates:

RESTAURANT GROUP PLC/THE

(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:

28 Nov 2023

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

24,522,997

3.18%

338,765

0.04%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

253,396

0.03%

22,894,570

2.97%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

24,776,393

3.22%

23,233,335

3.02%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

669,738

0.6481 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

586,136

0.6471 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

335,073

0.6465 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

118,237

0.6473 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

113,522

0.6467 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

95,750

0.6460 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

56,615

0.6468 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

46,777

0.6477 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

20,252

0.6466 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

18,751

0.6480 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

18,749

0.6459 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

12,867

0.6464 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

9,046

0.6470 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

286,185

0.6467 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

164,599

0.6461 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

118,237

0.6474 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

70,312

0.6460 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

45,661

0.6476 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

43,782

0.6459 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

41,330

0.6470 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

37,682

0.6466 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

13,405

0.6475 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

8,966

0.6480 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,231

0.6480 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,216

0.6470 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,951

0.6467 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

35,430

0.6475 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

37,682

0.6466 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

43,782

0.6459 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

176,000

0.6460 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

612

0.6470 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,084

0.6467 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,822

0.6460 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

28,674

0.6464 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

35,046

0.6465 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

83,506

0.6490 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

146,786

0.6462 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

334,326

0.6471 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

335,073

0.6465 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

669,738

0.6481 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

01 Dec 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213