Quattro Global Cap - Rule 8.3- (Punch Taverns Plc)

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:04pm EDT

RNS Number:1275S
Quattro Global Capital LLC
10 April 2008


                                    FORM 8.3
    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
                        (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)      Quattro Global Capital, LLC

Company dealt in                     Punch Taverns Plc

Class of relevant security to which  Punch Taverns Plc 0.04786p ordinary
the dealings being disclosed relate  (GB0031552861)
(Note 2)                             Punch Taverns (Redwood Jerseyco) Ltd (an
                                     indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Punch)
                                     (XS0237580591)

Date of dealing                      April 10, 2008


2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                                       Long          Short
Punch Taverns Plc 0.04786p ordinary (GB0031552861)  Number (%)   Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities
(2)
Derivatives
(other than
options)                                                         170,310 0.06%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
                                            Total

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

               Class of relevant security:                     Long      Short
Punch Taverns (Redwood Jerseyco) Ltd (an indirect wholly     Number (%)  Number
owned subsidiary of Punch) (XS0237580591)                                (%)
(1) Relevant securities                                   7,900,000
                                                             2.87%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
                                                     Total

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                                  Details



3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale     Number of securities          Price per unit (Note 5)


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short (Note   Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,        6)                 7)                         5)
e.g. CFD
CFD          Short                  14,000                       GBP 5.74

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product  Writing,     Number of         Exercise   Type, e.g. Expiry   Option
name,    selling,     securities to                American,           money
         purchasing,  which the option             European
         varying      relates (Note 7)             etc.
         etc.
e.g.                                    price                 date     paid/
call                                                                   received
option                                                                 per unit
                                                                       (Note 5)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call      Number of            Exercise price per unit (Note
option                       securities           5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details   Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)








4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure                                        April 10, 2008

Contact name                                              Patrick Criscillo

                                                          Chief Financial
                                                          Officer
Telephone number                                                  212.201.8780

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which    N/A
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)  N/A



Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk




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