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Form 8.3 - Restaurant Group PLC
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: Qube Research & Technologies Limited
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the
trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form Restaurant Group plc, The
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 15/11/2023
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to
the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making N/A
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(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 Share
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 0 0 0 0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 9,633,855 1.25 0 0
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0 0 0
purchase/sell:
9,633,855 1.25 0 0
TOTAL:
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other
employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: 0
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 0
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 370 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 491 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 711 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 4694 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 3896 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 7737 65.5
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 7650 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 150 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 13544 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1909 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1277 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 3747 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 9500 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 24781 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 8756 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 346 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 206 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 6206 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1023 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 3996 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1428 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 175 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2837 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 4252 66
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1181 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 7563 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5933 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2667 65.8
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 14974 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1273 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2928 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 4925 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2154 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2265 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 15167 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1826 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 10299 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 112 66.3
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1919 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5644 65.8
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1557 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 7198 65.75
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1709 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 7215 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1136 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 13954 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2438 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 4939 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5718 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 547 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5454 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 328 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 34298 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1918 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1292 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2060 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 6880 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 717 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 8842 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 3437 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1914 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2449 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 8519 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 4297 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 345 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 10201 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2110 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2044 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 677 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 6399 65.65
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1869 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 4884 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1109 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 809 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2597 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5770 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 3884 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 9500 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5010 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 21846 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 11435 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 8253 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 6694 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 638 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 1969 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 13193 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5010 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 7036 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 29675 65.6
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 6742 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2136 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 10584 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2840 65.7
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 2008 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap increasing a long position 5618 66
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3 66.3
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1826 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 232 66.4
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2597 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2 66.3
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2 66.3
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1891 65.8
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 232 65.8
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1228 65.8
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 232 66.4
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2831 66.1
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 1514 65.9
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2 66.3
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 3309 65.8
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 907 66.4
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2 66.3
28.125p Ordinary Share Equity swap decreasing a long position 2 66.3
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
0 0 0 0
0
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
0 0 0
0
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 person
making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in
concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there
are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state
“none”
None
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 16/11/2023
Contact name: Stuart Brown
Telephone number: 00442070722969
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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