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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 7519M
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
01 August 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

31.07.2017

(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:

107,729,055*

1.32%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

107,729,055

1.32%



 

*The change in the holding of 27,561 shares since the last disclosure on 31.07.2017 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

 

1,655

£1.7420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

118

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

283

£1.7390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

908

£1.7395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

771

£1.7385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

83

£1.7395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

202

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

704

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

118

£1.7435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

112

£1.7445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

793

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

171

£1.7410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

250

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

73

£1.7405

Ord 5p

Sales

 

93

£1.7410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

107

£1.7410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

66

£1.7415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

112

£1.7415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

185

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,000

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

102

£1.7415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.7425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

401

£1.7425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

135

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

85

£1.7450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

91

£1.7455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.7450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

137

£1.7455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.7445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

613

£1.7445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

212

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

111

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

125

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

92

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

55

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.7430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.7430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

291

£1.7460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.7455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

116

£1.7460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

140

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

86

£1.7440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

215

£1.7425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£1.7420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

448

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

114

£1.7395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

204

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.7390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

262

£1.7390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

222

£1.7405

Ord 5p

Sales

 

33

£1.7390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

400

£1.7390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

302

£1.7370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,114

£1.7365

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£1.7370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

227

£1.7350

Ord 5p

Sales

 

97

£1.7385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

119

£1.7385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

49

£1.7385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

51

£1.7395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,888

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

109

£1.7435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

118

£1.7435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,127

£1.7425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

150

£1.7405

Ord 5p

Sales

 

261

£1.7405

Ord 5p

Sales

 

236

£1.7405

Ord 5p

Sales

 

88

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

67

£1.7400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

369

£1.7385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

133

£1.7365

Ord 5p

Sales

 

157

£1.7370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

22

£1.7365

Ord 5p

Sales

 

84

£1.7375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

189

£1.7375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

55

£1.7375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

223

£1.7415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

286

£1.7415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

155

£1.7380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

200

£1.7380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

24,687

£1.7450

 

(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:

01.08.2017

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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