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Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - TESCO PLC

By Business Wire

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)   Name of exempt principal trader:   BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose TESCO PLC
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt TESCO PLC
  principal trader is connected  
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 23 August 2017
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal YES:
  trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? BOOKER GROUP PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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:       5p ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 57,760,897 0.71% 48,278,104 0.59%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
37,073,853 0.45% 44,594,941 0.54%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 94,834,750 1.16% 92,873,045 1.13%

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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   Purchase/sale   Total number of   Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit
security   securities paid/received paid/received
5p ordinary Purchase 5,822,868 1.8803 GBP 1.8475 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 4,584,159 1.8800 GBP 1.8428 GBP
ADR Purchase 8,595 7.3067 USD 7.2993 USD
ADR Sale 8,595 7.3067 USD 7.2993 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
5p ordinary SWAP Long 8 1.8457 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 75 1.8445 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 351 1.8578 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 951 1.8798 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 962 1.8575 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 1,180 1.8561 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 1,265 1.8428 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 1,869 1.8541 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 1,899 1.8446 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 1,963 1.8593 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 2,124 1.8763 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,650 1.8603 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 4,043 1.8478 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 5,969 1.8552 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 7,231 1.8545 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 11,728 1.8523 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 15,520 1.8602 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 18,119 1.8525 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 31,929 1.8762 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 33,554 1.8734 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 41,768 1.8728 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 41,768 1.8728 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 73,528 1.8695 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 95,561 1.8738 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 108,204 1.8780 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 185,160 1.8688 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 186,253 1.8729 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 204,137 1.8671 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 255,804 1.8756 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 317,496 1.8748 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 427,152 1.8708 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 452,320 1.8726 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 971,920 1.8725 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 1,864 1.8780 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,363 1.8803 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 2,655 1.8491 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 4,175 1.8566 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 4,800 1.8505 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 8,296 1.8771 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 9,624 1.8795 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 25,314 1.8711 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 27,503 1.8773 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 36,393 1.8492 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 59,362 1.8755 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 166,759 1.8710 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 254,680 1.8786 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 315,294 1.8783 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 357,150 1.8712 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 365,575 1.8774 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 947,322 1.8779 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,052,124 1.8709 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

(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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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: 24 Aug 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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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