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:

21 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:

25,162,761

3.27%

485,960

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

367,419

0.05%

24,720,124

3.21%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

25,530,180

3.31%

25,206,084

3.27%

(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

223,325

0.6570 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

200,894

0.6602 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

148,566

0.6630 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

49,632

0.6650 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

37,224

0.6646 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

20,680

0.6644 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

19,946

0.6699 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

6,250

0.6620 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

2,100

0.6640 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

203,684

0.6627 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

156,510

0.6629 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

123,650

0.6635 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

121,043

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

109,357

0.6630 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

85,104

0.6633 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

62,120

0.6618 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

52,462

0.6625 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

29,504

0.6549 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

27,804

0.6641 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

16,544

0.6600 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

7,237

0.6599 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

6,921

0.6687 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

6,250

0.6620 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

6,214

0.6610 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

306

0.6594 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

322

0.6645 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

608

0.6637 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,036

0.6654 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,345

0.6556 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,358

0.6639 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Long

6,921

0.6687 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,237

0.6599 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,809

0.6604 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,848

0.6650 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,248

0.6596 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,249

0.6624 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,446

0.6647 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,504

0.6549 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,669

0.6622 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Long

29,999

0.6619 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,613

0.6550 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

41,627

0.6621 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

46,297

0.6582 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

50,755

0.6638 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

90,283

0.6629 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

94,720

0.6633 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

106,743

0.6613 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

134,270

0.6646 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

162,332

0.6620 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

1

0.6600 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,630

0.6632 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

50,000

0.6630 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

88,496

0.6560 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

126,299

0.6572 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

162,332

0.6620 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

220,000

0.6646 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:

22 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213