Pochin's PLC : Public Opening Position Disclosure/Dealing Disclosure by a person with interests in relevant securities representing 1% or more

FORM8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DJSCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 ofthe Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) ldentity ofthe person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed: Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited as Trustee of the Pochin's Pie Employees' Share Trust
(b) Owner or controller of in terests and short positions disclosed, if Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited re 2029854 different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insu.fficient

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separateformfor each offerorlojferee

(d) lf an exempt fu nd manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
Pochin's Pie

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 9 Deeember 2013

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under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?

2.POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) lnterests and short positions in the relevant securities ofthe offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

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Number % Number %

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 440,500 2.12% (2) Derivatives (other than options):

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: TOTAL:

Ali interests andali short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option posilions, or agreements to purchase or sel! relevanl securities, shou/d be given on a

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rigbts to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options) Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature oftbe rights concerned and relevant percentages:

lf there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in l

(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class ofrelevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than optioos)

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Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a longlshort position

Number ofreference Price per securities unit

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. cali option

Writing, Number of purchasing, selling, securities to which

varying etc. option relates

Exercise price per

unit

Type

e.g. Anzerican, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

e.g. call option

(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

The currency of al/ prices and other nzonetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class ofrelevant securities ofthe ofleror or ofleree named in /(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class ofrelevant security dea/t in.

4. OTHER lNFORMATION

(a) lndemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formai or informai, 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:

Jfthere are no such agreements, arrangements or zmderstandings, state "none"

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formai or informai, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of aoy 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:

Jfthere are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c) Attachments

ls a Supplemental Form 8 (Opeo Positions) attached? NO Date of d isclosu re: 9 Decem ber 2013

Contact name:

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Telephone number: 01534 281 883

Public disclosures under Rule 8 o the Code must be nzade to a Regulatory lnformation Service and must a/so be emailed to the Takeover Panel at Il o In · "s · s 1r ·ur .l The Pane!'s Market Surveillance Unii is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at l n nq/tew/..t>tll'i!I"IMI/1'/.

Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited

Source: Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited

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