6 Nov 2023 11:56
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: | Â | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
 | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 03 Nov 2023 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | Â | Â | |||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 14,963,997 | 1.94% | 38,824,915 | 5.04% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 470,885 | 0.06% | 14,760,318 | 1.92% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 15,434,882 | 2.00% | 53,585,233 | 6.96% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Â | |||||
 | options) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
which subscription right exists | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 273,855 | 0.6734 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 94,109 | 0.6723 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 93,541 | 0.6726 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 73,786 | 0.6738 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 65,594 | 0.6712 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 29,037 | 0.6729 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 22,624 | 0.6710 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 15,153 | 0.6740 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 10,397 | 0.6720 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 8,800 | 0.6725 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 8,334 | 0.6724 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 5,824 | 0.6732 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 2,459 | 0.6700 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 1,778 | 0.6730 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 339,855 | 0.6735 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 131,892 | 0.6710 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 54,167 | 0.6717 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 48,555 | 0.6725 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 30,203 | 0.6726 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 21,429 | 0.6724 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 12,841 | 0.6730 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 6,864 | 0.6709 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 4,584 | 0.6740 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 2,905 | 0.6720 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 1,096 | 0.6708 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Â | reference | unit | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1 | 0.6780 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3 | 0.6700 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,096 | 0.6708 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,138 | 0.6729 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,500 | 0.6728 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 6,864 | 0.6709 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Long | 12,288 | 0.6710 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 12,300 | 0.6748 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Long | 17,002 | 0.6709 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Long | 23,958 | 0.6728 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 35,306 | 0.6720 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 35,436 | 0.6717 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 51,381 | 0.6710 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1 | 0.6726 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Short | 3 | 0.6700 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,183 | 0.6730 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,241 | 0.6731 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,665 | 0.6710 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,728 | 0.6720 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,023 | 0.6725 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,875 | 0.6721 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 15,153 | 0.6740 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 20,613 | 0.6729 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 66,071 | 0.6727 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 96,055 | 0.6724 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Â | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Â | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Â | date | money |
relevant | Â | selling, | securities | per unit | Â | Â | paid/ |
security | Â | varying etc | to which | Â | Â | Â | received |
 |  |  | option |  |  |  | per unit |
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  |  |
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(ii) | Exercising | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Â | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Â | Â | applicable) | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Â | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Â | Â | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Â | Â | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Â | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Â | Â | Â | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Â | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Â | Â | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Â | Â | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Â | Â | Â | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Â | Â | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 06 Nov 2023 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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