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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:
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
SPIRIT PUB CO PLC
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:
18 June 2015
(f)
In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
GREENE KING PLC

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:
ORD
Interests
Short Positions
Number
(%)
Number
(%)
(1)
Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:
10,564,378
1.58%
225,857
0.03%
(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
79,921
0.01%
8,792,449
1.32%
(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
(4)
TOTAL:
10,644,299
1.60%
9,018,306
1.35%

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 Form8 (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
Purchase/sale
Number of
Price per unit
security
securities
ORD
Purchase
700
1.1500 GBP
ORD
Purchase
880
1.1507 GBP
ORD
Purchase
2,256
1.1501 GBP
ORD
Purchase
7,064
1.1454 GBP
ORD
Purchase
20,130
1.1463 GBP
ORD
Sale
222
1.1350 GBP
ORD
Sale
475
1.1360 GBP
ORD
Sale
1,068
1.1378 GBP
ORD
Sale
1,922
1.1461 GBP
ORD
Sale
3,657
1.1358 GBP
ORD
Sale
4,855
1.1446 GBP
ORD
Sale
49,180
1.1450 GBP
ORD
Sale
74,254
1.1434 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of
Product
Nature of dealing
Number of
Price per
relevant
description
reference
unit
security
securities
ORD
CFD
Long
1,068
1.1378 GBP
ORD
SWAP
Long
1,673
1.1367 GBP
ORD
SWAP
Long
8,094
1.1475 GBP
ORD
CFD
Long
41,310
1.1450 GBP
ORD
CFD
Long
74,921
1.1427 GBP
ORD
SWAP
Short
111
1.1350 GBP
ORD
CFD
Short
880
1.1507 GBP
ORD
SWAP
Short
4,164
1.1502 GBP
ORD
SWAP
Short
11,743
1.1468 GBP

(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

(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)

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'

(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'

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
NO
Date of disclosure:
19 Jun 2015
Contact name:
Jay Supaya
Telephone number:
020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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