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Restaurant Group Plc
Samson Rock Capital LLP - Form 8.3 - Restaurant Group Plc
1st December 2023, 14:22
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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:                            SAMSON ROCK CAPITAL LLP
(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       RESTAURANT GROUP PLC
relevant securities this form 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:     For an  30/11/2023
opening position disclosure, state the latest
practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the   No
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"

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:                        ORDINARY 28.125p
                                              Interests      Short positions
                                             Number     %    Number     %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or
controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:              44,720,630  5.81
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including
options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
     TOTAL:                                44,720,630  5.81

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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      Product       Nature of    Number of   Price per unit
relevant  descriptione.g.  dealinge.g.   reference
security        CFD        opening/clos  securities
                              ing a
                            long/short
                            position,
                           increasing/r
                            educing a
                            long/short
                             position
28.125p     Equity Swap     Increasing    532,103      64.60 GBp
Ordinary                      a long
                             position

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of    Product     Writing,    Number of   Exercise  Typee.g.   Expiry
Option
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities   price    American,   date
money
security     e.g.       selling,     to which     per     European
paid/
          call option    varying      option      unit      etc.
received
                          etc.       relates                                 per
unit

(ii)        Exercise

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

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

Class of  Nature of dealinge.g.  Details  Price per unit
relevant      subscription,               (if applicable)
security       conversion

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:  01/12/2023
Contact name:        Trishawna Simpson
Telephone number*:   02039941800

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.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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