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:

14 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:

22,278,644

2.89%

500,244

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

416,935

0.05%

22,067,366

2.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,695,579

2.95%

22,567,610

2.93%

(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

38,253,120

null

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

205,705

0.6570 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

120,427

0.6578 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

107,805

0.6579 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

42,284

0.6580 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

31,930

0.6577 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

26,886

0.6573 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

20,065

0.6553 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

13,376

0.6562 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Purchase

557

0.6569 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

125,245

0.6578 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

120,988

0.6579 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

85,847

0.6580 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

1,670

0.6565 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

1,457

0.6569 GBP

28.125p ordinary

Sale

290

0.6590 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

CFD

Long

290

0.6590 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

600

0.6579 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

900

0.6569 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,900

0.6576 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,260

0.6573 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Long

16,086

0.6580 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Long

46,912

0.6580 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

377

0.6554 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

514

0.6590 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,952

0.6570 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,447

0.6563 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,114

0.6553 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,784

0.6567 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,929

0.6562 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,140

0.6552 GBP

28.125p ordinary

CFD

Short

22,793

0.6570 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,632

0.6580 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,886

0.6573 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31,930

0.6577 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

68,169

0.6572 GBP

28.125p ordinary

SWAP

Short

105,493

0.6569 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:

15 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213