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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 9214O
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
24 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

23.08.2017

(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"

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:

106,622,157*

1.30%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

106,622,157

1.30%



 

*The change in the holding of 23,246 shares since the last disclosure on 23.08.2017 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

 

167

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

361

£1.8755

Ord 5p

Sales

 

155

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

915

£1.8770

Ord 5p

Sales

 

135

£1.8770

Ord 5p

Sales

 

158

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

171

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

359

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

210

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8770

Ord 5p

Sales

 

519

£1.8755

Ord 5p

Sales

 

312

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

841

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

113

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

122

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

189

£1.8755

Ord 5p

Sales

 

476

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

190

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

452

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,297

£1.8780

Ord 5p

Sales

 

522

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,064

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

702

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,000

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

102

£1.8755

Ord 5p

Sales

 

457

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

102

£1.8780

Ord 5p

Sales

 

25

£1.8795

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£1.8785

Ord 5p

Sales

 

49

£1.8785

Ord 5p

Sales

 

572

£1.8780

Ord 5p

Sales

 

440

£1.8780

Ord 5p

Sales

 

181

£1.8790

Ord 5p

Sales

 

238

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

377

£1.8770

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,912

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

848

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

300

£1.8780

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

249

£1.8795

Ord 5p

Sales

 

268

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

122

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,087

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

104

£1.8770

Ord 5p

Sales

 

187

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

269

£1.8800

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.8785

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,172

£1.8795

Ord 5p

Sales

 

268

£1.8800

Ord 5p

Sales

 

120

£1.8800

Ord 5p

Sales

 

226

£1.8805

Ord 5p

Sales

 

363

£1.8815

Ord 5p

Sales

 

356

£1.8790

Ord 5p

Sales

 

211

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

823

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

230

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

403

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

56

£1.8795

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,205

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

92

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

265

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

314

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

46

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

98

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

107

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

949

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

53

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

814

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

317

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

93

£1.8735

Ord 5p

Sales

 

524

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

408

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

715

£1.8735

Ord 5p

Sales

 

88

£1.8735

Ord 5p

Sales

 

254

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

492

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,267

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

136

£1.8730

Ord 5p

Sales

 

97

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

97

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

305

£1.8705

Ord 5p

Sales

 

140

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

540

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

73

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

204

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

433

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

128

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

222

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

70

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

113

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

402

£1.8635

Ord 5p

Sales

 

125

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

145

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

269

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

21

£1.8705

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

556

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

492

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

295

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

271

£1.8485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

942

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

142

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£1.8395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68,934

£1.8700

 

(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:

24.08.2017

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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