3 Nov 2023 11:22
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: | 02 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: |  |  | 14,908,263 | 1.94% | 38,820,081 | 5.04% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 480,147 | 0.06% | 14,720,242 | 1.91% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 15,388,410 | 2.00% | 53,540,323 | 6.95% |
(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 | 362,342 | 0.6719 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 62,500 | 0.6735 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 53,502 | 0.6690 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 47,705 | 0.6679 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 43,992 | 0.6680 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 30,146 | 0.6757 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 11,736 | 0.6769 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 9,818 | 0.6755 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 6,695 | 0.6775 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 5,973 | 0.6704 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 0.6720 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 3,362 | 0.6710 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 2,657 | 0.6730 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 2,366 | 0.6770 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 1,262 | 0.6790 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 0.6700 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 351,522 | 0.6718 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 310,308 | 0.6680 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 30,555 | 0.6721 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 30,505 | 0.6738 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 16,929 | 0.6732 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 10,359 | 0.6679 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 9,209 | 0.6731 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 8,696 | 0.6753 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 8,518 | 0.6755 GBP | ||||
28.125p ordinary | Sale | 443 | 0.6710 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 | 2,093 | 0.6771 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,213 | 0.6755 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,209 | 0.6731 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 10,359 | 0.6679 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Long | 13,967 | 0.6680 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 19,800 | 0.6754 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Long | 35,358 | 0.6679 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 150,514 | 0.6724 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 155,669 | 0.6725 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 260,983 | 0.6680 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Short | 3 | 0.6666 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 642 | 0.6752 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,262 | 0.6790 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,068 | 0.6753 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,975 | 0.6794 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,399 | 0.6754 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 4,285 | 0.6750 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,497 | 0.6745 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,702 | 0.6777 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,957 | 0.6780 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,000 | 0.6720 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 8,031 | 0.6775 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,863 | 0.6710 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 10,651 | 0.6755 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,365 | 0.6680 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,729 | 0.6769 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,608 | 0.6751 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,888 | 0.6692 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 18,976 | 0.6693 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 19,638 | 0.6685 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 159,953 | 0.6713 GBP | |||
28.125p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 192,730 | 0.6721 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: | 03 Nov 2023 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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