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:

24 Oct 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:

11,850,660

1.54%

39,044,324

5.07%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

537,742

0.07%

11,542,265

1.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,388,402

1.61%

50,586,589

6.57%

(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

1,525,225

0.6503 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

713,278

0.6515 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

177,180

0.6538 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

163,655

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

61,137

0.6547 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

50,931

0.6549 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

47,985

0.6544 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

44,459

0.6516 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

34,702

0.6500 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

30,601

0.6536 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

24,639

0.6528 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

20,016

0.6533 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

17,203

0.6530 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

9,633

0.6493 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

8,629

0.6541 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

6,931

0.6510 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

2,795

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

77,478

0.6521 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

59,391

0.6547 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

26,095

0.6551 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

18,757

0.6493 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

8,918

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

8,736

0.6529 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

6,861

0.6530 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

2,795

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

2,109

0.6549 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

300

0.6570 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

32

0.6532 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

300

0.6569 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,492

0.6549 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,736

0.6529 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Long

8,837

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Long

13,060

0.6495 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,953

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,757

0.6493 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

50,165

0.6519 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

626

0.6560 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,931

0.6510 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,633

0.6493 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,368

0.6522 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,919

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,702

0.6500 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

132,736

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

191,774

0.6536 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

198,629

0.6535 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

253,085

0.6507 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

437,199

0.6518 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,525,225

0.6503 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:

25 Oct 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213