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:

17 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:

25,738,957

3.34%

658,836

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

382,170

0.05%

24,993,679

3.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,121,127

3.39%

25,652,515

3.33%

(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

900,000

0.6586 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

325,973

0.6593 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

251,182

0.6650 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

227,670

0.6603 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

225,000

0.6581 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

216,358

0.6555 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

194,359

0.6609 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

97,187

0.6649 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

75,994

0.6595 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

69,106

0.6583 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

45,686

0.6599 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

41,092

0.6580 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

39,190

0.6558 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

33,527

0.6615 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

27,748

0.6604 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

25,062

0.6606 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

21,869

0.6596 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

19,786

0.6610 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

19,729

0.6600 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

19,537

0.6573 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

19,447

0.6585 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

18,042

0.6567 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

13,319

0.6582 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

10,682

0.6560 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

6,780

0.6620 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

5,327

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

4,273

0.6630 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

2,751

0.6564 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

1,073

0.6561 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

11

0.6647 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

216,333

0.6555 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

119,018

0.6650 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

99,714

0.6648 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

23,164

0.6580 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

15,184

0.6621 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

6,486

0.6587 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

5,950

0.6603 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

5,308

0.6560 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

3,949

0.6594 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

2,616

0.6578 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

70

0.6567 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

7,400

0.6590 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,784

0.6650 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,264

0.6605 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,354

0.6603 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

256

0.6583 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

706

0.6630 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,073

0.6562 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,706

0.6601 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,829

0.6588 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,830

0.6590 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,012

0.6584 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,621

0.6578 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,704

0.6589 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,423

0.6610 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,357

0.6612 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,372

0.6597 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,603

0.6604 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,048

0.6598 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,878

0.6599 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,074

0.6596 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

28,916

0.6629 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

35,341

0.6633 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,190

0.6558 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

40,934

0.6609 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

41,907

0.6606 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

47,706

0.6615 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

54,606

0.6594 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

73,712

0.6650 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

73,719

0.6650 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

92,939

0.6606 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

281,101

0.6592 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

566,380

0.6586 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

900,000

0.6585 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:

20 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213