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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 0430M
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
25 July 2017
 

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:

Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited

(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.

The Tesco PLC Share Incentive Plan

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

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Tesco PLC

(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 opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

24.07.2017

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the 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"

NO

 

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 Shares of 5p each

 

 

Interests

Short positions


Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

108,055,464*

1.32%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:





 

     TOTAL:

108,055,464

1.32%



 

*The change in the holding of 9,821 shares since the last disclosure on 24.07.2017 date is due to the transfer out of a discretionary holding.

 

 

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

Ord 5p

Sales

 

144

£1.7250

Ord 5p

Sales

 

428

£1.7250

Ord 5p

Sales

 

198

£1.7260

Ord 5p

Sales

 

79

£1.7250

Ord 5p

Sales

 

342

£1.7250

Ord 5p

Sales

 

177

£1.7250

Ord 5p

Sales

 

199

£1.7300

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.7300

Ord 5p

Sales

 

26

£1.7300

Ord 5p

Sales

 

372

£1.7260

Ord 5p

Sales

 

406

£1.7295

Ord 5p

Sales

 

119

£1.7295

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68

£1.7365

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,355

£1.7430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

348

£1.7465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

139

£1.7510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

147

£1.7480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

194

£1.7510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

120

£1.7510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

318

£1.7490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

151

£1.7500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

227

£1.7510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

35

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

586

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

316

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

137

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

103

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

371

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

506

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

82

£1.7465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

770

£1.7465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

488

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

74

£1.7520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

302

£1.7485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,191

£1.7490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

319

£1.7495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

161

£1.7510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

22

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

101

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

438

£1.7495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

156

£1.7510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.7520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

377

£1.7535

Ord 5p

Sales

 

417

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

286

£1.7520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

67

£1.7500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

99

£1.7485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

131

£1.7475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

287

£1.7475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,861

£1.7485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

821

£1.7510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,218

£1.7455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

53

£1.7455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

102

£1.7485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

245

£1.7520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

468

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

197

£1.7515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

25

£1.7500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

366

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

264

£1.7530

Ord 5p

Sales

 

56

£1.7540

Ord 5p

Sales

 

536

£1.7545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

600

£1.7545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

216

£1.7535

Ord 5p

Sales

 

348

£1.7560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

194

£1.7505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

190

£1.7500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.7480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

24,394

£1.7485





 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

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

Number of reference securities

Price per unit


 

 




 

(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"

 

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:

25.07.2017

Contact name:

Wendy Butcher

Telephone number:

01903 833375

 

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.

 

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


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