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:

02 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:

14,908,263

1.94%

38,820,081

5.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

480,147

0.06%

14,720,242

1.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

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

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

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

(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

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

(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:

03 Nov 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213