Form 8.3 - RESTAURANT GROUP PLC/THE

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:

01 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:

15,052,318

1.95%

38,836,150

5.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

488,699

0.06%

14,883,737

1.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,541,017

2.02%

53,719,887

6.97%

(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

122,657

0.6780 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

64,310

0.6789 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

58,161

0.6779 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

45,396

0.6812 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

35,558

0.6809 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

10,843

0.6791 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

8,136

0.6782 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

7,692

0.6820 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

5,542

0.6778 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

3,958

0.6794 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

3,127

0.6774 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

2,496

0.6836 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

2,304

0.6825 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

2,225

0.6790 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

676

0.6770 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

33

0.6769 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

15

0.6808 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

126,315

0.6780 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

35,160

0.6810 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

4,108

0.6836 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

2,400

0.6790 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

2,304

0.6825 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

33

0.6770 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

15

0.6809 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

4

0.6788 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

94

0.6900 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

713

0.6812 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,701

0.6818 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28,466

0.6782 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,290

0.6780 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

676

0.6770 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,119

0.6800 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,496

0.6836 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,465

0.6810 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,958

0.6794 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,542

0.6778 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

6,994

0.6786 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,441

0.6777 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,295

0.6820 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

10,496

0.6790 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,843

0.6791 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,460

0.6792 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,183

0.6813 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,094

0.6812 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,215

0.6780 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

33,286

0.6784 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

95,756

0.6780 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:

02 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213