Form 8 (OPD) Individual Restaurant (3971F)

TIDMZZZZ TIDMIRC

RNS Number : 3971F

W2D2 Limited

21 April 2011

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Identity of the party to the    W2D2 Limited 
     offer making the disclosure: 
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     (b) Owner or controller of          Malcolm Walker, Tarsem Dhaliwal, 
     interests and short positions       Steven Walker and Paul Dawes 
     disclosed, if different from 
     1(a): The naming of nominee or 
     vehicle companies is 
     insufficient 
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     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in      Individual Restaurant Company Plc 
     relation to whose relevant 
     securities this form relates: Use 
     a separate form for each party to 
     the offer 
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     (d) Is the party to the offer       OFFEROR 
     making the disclosure the offeror 
     or the offeree? 
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     (e) Date position held:             20 April 2011 
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     (f) Has the party previously        NO 
     disclosed, or is it today 
     disclosing, under the Code in 
     respect of any other party to 
     this offer? 
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 
 Class of relevant             Ordinary shares of 5 pence in the capital of 
 security:                           Individual Restaurant Company plc 
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                                    Interests              Short positions 
--------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
                               Number         %          Number          % 
--------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ---------- 
     (1) Relevant               Nil          N/A           N/A          N/A 
     securities owned 
     and/or controlled: 
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     (2) Derivatives            Nil          N/A           N/A          N/A 
     (other than 
     options): 
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     (3) Options and            Nil          N/A           N/A          N/A 
     agreements to 
     purchase/sell: 
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     TOTAL:                     Nil          N/A           N/A          N/A 
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities

 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription   N/A 
  right exists: 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned              N/A 
  and relevant percentages: 
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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.

(c) Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent

 
 Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters 
  of intent procured by the party to the offer making 
  the disclosure or any person acting in concert with 
  it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code): 
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 None 
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3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights 
  to subscribe of any person acting in concert with 
  the party to the offer making the disclosure: 
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                                           Percentage of issued 
 Name of shareholder    Number of shares    share capital 
---------------------  -----------------  --------------------- 
 Steven Walker          8.81m              14.77% 
---------------------  -----------------  --------------------- 
 Tarsem Dhaliwal        1.98m              3.31% 
---------------------  -----------------  --------------------- 
 Malcolm Walker         12.97m             21.75% 
---------------------  -----------------  --------------------- 
 Paul Dawes             8.23m              13.80% 
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 TOTAL:                 31.99m             53.63% 
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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 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

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 
  party to the offer making the disclosure or any person 
  acting in concert with it: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
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 None 
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
     Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
      formal or informal, between the party to the offer 
      making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert 
      with it, 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" 
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 None 
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(c) Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    21 April 2011 
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 Contact name:          Keith Hann 
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 Telephone number:      [phone] 
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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 [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit 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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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