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RNS Number : 5255N
Societe Generale SA
09 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:

Société Générale S.A.

(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.


(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

08/08/2017

(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"

YES: Booker Group 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:

 

Ordinary shares: 21,993,501 Shares Interests and 37,885,796 short position

ADR (referencing the ordinary): 1,500 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position

Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)

 

 

Interests

Short positions


Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

21,995,001

0.27

37,885,796

0.46

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

31,263,361

0.38

1,717,790

0.02

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

7,940,000

0.10

14,829,000

0.18

 

     TOTAL:

61,198,362

0.75

54,432,586

0.66

 

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

GBP

Ordinary

Purchase

994

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

4,079

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

3,398

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

3,398

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

3,398

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,322

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

3,399

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,683

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

4,079

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

3,399

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

2,077

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

4,079

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

4,079

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

907

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

1,624

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

2,530

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

119

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

10,342

1.792

Ordinary

Purchase

1,346

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,124

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,383

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

2,526

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

1,278

1.782

Ordinary

Purchase

1,268

1.782

Ordinary

Purchase

4,274

1.7815

Ordinary

Purchase

4,330

1.8005

Ordinary

Purchase

4,604

1.8

Ordinary

Purchase

4,667

1.801

Ordinary

Purchase

4,322

1.795

Ordinary

Purchase

1,682

1.7855

Ordinary

Purchase

2,152

1.7855

Ordinary

Purchase

3,410

1.786

Ordinary

Purchase

176

1.7915

Ordinary

Purchase

2,353

1.7915

Ordinary

Purchase

5,055

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

5,119

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

3,632

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

5,043

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

1,344

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

2,626

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

2,524

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

584

1.7855

Ordinary

Purchase

1,958

1.7855

Ordinary

Purchase

3,200

1.781

Ordinary

Purchase

2,702

1.7975

Ordinary

Purchase

1,339

1.7975

Ordinary

Purchase

4,718

1.7965

Ordinary

Purchase

2,544

1.784

Ordinary

Purchase

2,054

1.794

Ordinary

Purchase

469

1.794

Ordinary

Purchase

140

1.794

Ordinary

Purchase

2,385

1.794

Ordinary

Purchase

2,908

1.7955

Ordinary

Purchase

2,209

1.7955

Ordinary

Purchase

927

1.7965

Ordinary

Purchase

2,200

1.7975

Ordinary

Purchase

319

1.7975

Ordinary

Purchase

4

1.7975

Ordinary

Purchase

1,667

1.7965

Ordinary

Purchase

2,531

1.7905

Ordinary

Purchase

3,879

1.7845

Ordinary

Purchase

2,543

1.784

Ordinary

Purchase

1,306

1.782

Ordinary

Purchase

1,275

1.798

Ordinary

Purchase

1,275

1.798

Ordinary

Purchase

2,527

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

3,170

1.784

Ordinary

Purchase

3,671

1.784

Ordinary

Purchase

2,543

1.7855

Ordinary

Purchase

2,508

1.782

Ordinary

Purchase

1,335

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

1,392

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

4,547

1.7965

Ordinary

Purchase

3,146

1.7795

Ordinary

Purchase

4,628

1.792

Ordinary

Purchase

4,899

1.8015

Ordinary

Purchase

2,048

1.803

Ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.803

Ordinary

Purchase

736

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

1,791

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

3,417

1.7995

Ordinary

Purchase

195

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

2,332

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

124

1.794

Ordinary

Purchase

2,404

1.794

Ordinary

Purchase

1,242

1.7935

Ordinary

Purchase

1,283

1.7935

Ordinary

Purchase

2,350

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

175

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

1,352

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

3,910

1.8015

Ordinary

Purchase

3,543

1.8015

Ordinary

Purchase

3,551

1.801

Ordinary

Purchase

4,049

1.8005

Ordinary

Purchase

3,876

1.801

Ordinary

Purchase

2,547

1.7825

Ordinary

Purchase

700

1.801

Ordinary

Purchase

4,171

1.801

Ordinary

Purchase

2,531

1.792

Ordinary

Purchase

12,688

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

4,229

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

574

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

39,007

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

28,636

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

4,867

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

28,636

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

9,936

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

514

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

872

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

6,422

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

28,636

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

2,045

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

4,448

1.792

Ordinary

Purchase

3,116

1.792

Ordinary

Purchase

45,968

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

40,009

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

2,449

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,009

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,282

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,426

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

2,195

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

776

1.7855

Ordinary

Purchase

1,346

1.7855

Ordinary

Purchase

1,856

1.7825

Ordinary

Purchase

1,856

1.7825

Ordinary

Purchase

1,695

1.7915

Ordinary

Purchase

1,920

1.7975

Ordinary

Purchase

1,696

1.792

Ordinary

Purchase

1,878

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

1,507

1.7885

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000

1.789

Ordinary

Purchase

64

1.79775

Ordinary

Purchase

445

1.798

Ordinary

Purchase

396

1.798

Ordinary

Purchase

2,429

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

3,347

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

2,432

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

3,691

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

1,557

1.7865

Ordinary

Purchase

1,801

1.803

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000

1.803

Ordinary

Purchase

1,534

1.7885

Ordinary

Purchase

1,534

1.788

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000

1.7885

Ordinary

Purchase

1,628

1.7915

Ordinary

Purchase

1,667

1.7825

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

1.7825

Ordinary

Purchase

667

1.7825

Ordinary

Purchase

1,275

1.798

Ordinary

Purchase

59

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

654

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

2,172

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

355

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

113

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

1,615

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,009

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

807

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

1,322

1.8005

Ordinary

Purchase

1,436

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

68

1.7865

Ordinary

Purchase

193

1.791

Ordinary

Purchase

1,202

1.791

Ordinary

Purchase

1,871

1.7915

Ordinary

Purchase

908

1.7895

Ordinary

Purchase

1,270

1.79

Ordinary

Purchase

58

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

2,052

1.7925

Ordinary

Purchase

426

1.7945

Ordinary

Purchase

69

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

1,248

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

161

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

1,049

1.793

Ordinary

Purchase

107

1.7925

Ordinary

Sale

3,878

1.7895

Ordinary

Sale

8,166

1.787

Ordinary

Sale

3,126

1.787

Ordinary

Sale

3,326

1.797

Ordinary

Sale

1,560

1.797

Ordinary

Sale

3,032

1.7895

Ordinary

Sale

1,682

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

1,579

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

1,025

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

900

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

513

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

3,016

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

5,170

1.7995

Ordinary

Sale

3,106

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

2,628

1.787

Ordinary

Sale

2,637

1.787

Ordinary

Sale

3,229

1.787

Ordinary

Sale

3,938

1.787

Ordinary

Sale

257

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

544

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

3,223

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

400

1.7995

Ordinary

Sale

3,070

1.7995

Ordinary

Sale

5,912

1.7895

Ordinary

Sale

2,865

1.7895

Ordinary

Sale

4,799

1.783

Ordinary

Sale

244

1.802

Ordinary

Sale

2,742

1.78

Ordinary

Sale

3,052

1.802

Ordinary

Sale

1,398

1.7955

Ordinary

Sale

1,489

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

1,496

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

4,793

1.792

Ordinary

Sale

3,700

1.7865

Ordinary

Sale

628

1.7865

Ordinary

Sale

4,050

1.786

Ordinary

Sale

164

1.786

Ordinary

Sale

7,950

1.7945

Ordinary

Sale

3,180

1.796

Ordinary

Sale

320

1.796

Ordinary

Sale

1,270

1.796

Ordinary

Sale

3,020

1.789

Ordinary

Sale

160

1.789

Ordinary

Sale

15,901

1.7945

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.79

Ordinary

Sale

1,862

1.7895

Ordinary

Sale

1,942

1.7895

Ordinary

Sale

1,682

1.7925

Ordinary

Sale

119

1.7925

Ordinary

Sale

2,855

1.792500876

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.79

Ordinary

Sale

1,851

1.791

Ordinary

Sale

1,489

1.791

Ordinary

Sale

16,158

1.7945

Ordinary

Sale

27,280

1.7945


Total Purchases

589,658



Total Sales

188,376


 

                                                                                                      

(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 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 GBP









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP





 

 

 

(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) GBP


 

 



 

 

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?

YES

 

 

Date of disclosure:

09/08/2017
Contact name:

Olivier Vero
Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6821 / 6969

 

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.

 

     SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Full name of person making disclosure:

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

Tesco Plc

 

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

EUR

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

1,000

2.200

American options

19/01/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

5,000,000

2.600

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

2,750,000

1.800

American options

21/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

3,000,000

1.200

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

8,000

1.4

American options

15/06/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

79,000

1.65

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

1,000

1.600

American options

19/01/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

30,000

1.600

American options

15/06/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

15,000

1.950

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

500,000

2.400

American options

21/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

5,000

1.400

American options

16/03/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

500,000

1.900

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Sale

2,250,000

1

American options

18/09/2020

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Sale

2,750,000

1.800

American options

21/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

OTC call-option

Sale

2,940,000

1.700

American options

15/09/2017

Ordinary Shares

OTC put-option

Sale

2,940,000

1.700

American options

15/09/2017

 

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

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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