RTN.L Regulatory News (RTN)

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:

28 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:

23,183,860

3.01%

338,765

0.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

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:

23,437,256

3.04%

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

251,810

0.6471 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

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

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

(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:

29 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213