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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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RNS Number : 9844P
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
06 September 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

05.09.2017

(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:

105,672,963 *

1.29%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

105,672,963

1.29%



 

*The change in the holding of 42,368 shares since the last disclosure on 05.09.2017 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

 

195

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

146

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

73

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

71

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

404

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

137

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

50

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

174

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

275

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

306

£1.8430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

249

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

132

£1.8420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

91

£1.8420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

287

£1.8420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

57

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

639

£1.8445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

181

£1.8440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

84

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,830

£1.8405

Ord 5p

Sales

 

350

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

185

£1.8440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

129

£1.8440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

232

£1.8430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

191

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

291

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

276

£1.8440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

475

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

149

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

232

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

84

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

53

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

413

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

345

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

209

£1.8430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

776

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

199

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

176

£1.8475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

304

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

550

£1.8475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

209

£1.8475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

4,898

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

562

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

336

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

270

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

853

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

950

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

425

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

301

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

203

£1.8510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

65

£1.8505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

538

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

226

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

392

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

164

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

117

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

353

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

419

£1.8485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

304

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

351

£1.8490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

316

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

200

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

368

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

483

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

251

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

54

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

221

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

220

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

213

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

194

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

417

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

295

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

500

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

209

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

70

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

41

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

142

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

190

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

601

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

558

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

987

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

332

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

636

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75,374

£1.8440

 

(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:

06.09.2017

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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