Form 8.3 - Restaurant Group plc, The

LONDON, November 08, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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 relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Restaurant Group plc, The
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	07/11/2023
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	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:	10p Ordinary Share
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,844,261	1.02	0	0
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	7,844,261	1.02	0	0

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 e.g. call option	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	39050	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	351	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	15912	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	11040	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	732	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	10340	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	12782	64.2
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	5299	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	377	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	10021	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	6126	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	14484	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2120	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	47	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	522	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	5976	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	6333	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3784	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	27512	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	379	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	1237	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	39004	64.5
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3253	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2232	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	413	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2514	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	13006	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	7293	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	17779	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4326	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	6587	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	18892	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	7999	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	272	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4152	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4789	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4566	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	12429	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	9233	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	9781	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	460	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	175	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	7122	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	8238	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	8504	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2127	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	12894	64.2
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	33734	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	3933	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4215	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	502	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2929	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	18614	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	5159	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	13690	64.2
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	88	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	5022	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2695	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	4647	64.3
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	8119	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	856	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	629	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	2018	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	7442	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	8604	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	increasing a long position	13154	64.4
10p Ordinary Share	Equity swap	decreasing a long position	12394	64.3

(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 e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
0	0	0	0	0

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
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:	08/11/2023
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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