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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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RNS Number : 5262Q
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
12 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

11.09.2017

(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:

105,561,411*

1.29%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

105,561,411

1.29%



 

*The change in the holding of 39,210 shares since the last disclosure on 11.09.2017 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

 

1,129

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

184

£1.8540

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

240

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

67

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

229

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

284

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

481

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,010

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

591

£1.8705

Ord 5p

Sales

 

119

£1.8705

Ord 5p

Sales

 

27

£1.8695

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

299

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

198

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

201

£1.8685

Ord 5p

Sales

 

309

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.8710

Ord 5p

Sales

 

362

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

181

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

403

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

628

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

280

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

300

£1.8755

Ord 5p

Sales

 

626

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

285

£1.8720

Ord 5p

Sales

 

262

£1.8730

Ord 5p

Sales

 

308

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

55

£1.8735

Ord 5p

Sales

 

163

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,346

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

163

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

489

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

42

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

123

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

138

£1.8775

Ord 5p

Sales

 

287

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

125

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

74

£1.8740

Ord 5p

Sales

 

216

£1.8865

Ord 5p

Sales

 

99

£1.8860

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£1.8865

Ord 5p

Sales

 

230

£1.8805

Ord 5p

Sales

 

150

£1.8805

Ord 5p

Sales

 

47

£1.8805

Ord 5p

Sales

 

271

£1.8810

Ord 5p

Sales

 

602

£1.8815

Ord 5p

Sales

 

287

£1.8840

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8860

Ord 5p

Sales

 

182

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.8865

Ord 5p

Sales

 

135

£1.8875

Ord 5p

Sales

 

206

£1.8910

Ord 5p

Sales

 

632

£1.8890

Ord 5p

Sales

 

38

£1.8890

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,598

£1.8855

Ord 5p

Sales

 

93

£1.8855

Ord 5p

Sales

 

131

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

459

£1.8840

Ord 5p

Sales

 

88

£1.8860

Ord 5p

Sales

 

455

£1.8860

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.8880

Ord 5p

Sales

 

249

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,075

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

223

£1.8815

Ord 5p

Sales

 

600

£1.8815

Ord 5p

Sales

 

112

£1.8845

Ord 5p

Sales

 

160

£1.8890

Ord 5p

Sales

 

211

£1.8875

Ord 5p

Sales

 

446

£1.8875

Ord 5p

Sales

 

350

£1.8875

Ord 5p

Sales

 

199

£1.8880

Ord 5p

Sales

 

166

£1.8900

Ord 5p

Sales

 

246

£1.8885

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,130

£1.8820

Ord 5p

Sales

 

228

£1.8795

Ord 5p

Sales

 

178

£1.8820

Ord 5p

Sales

 

82

£1.8820

Ord 5p

Sales

 

111

£1.8820

Ord 5p

Sales

 

677

£1.8820

Ord 5p

Sales

 

249

£1.8830

Ord 5p

Sales

 

479

£1.8800

Ord 5p

Sales

 

239

£1.8830

Ord 5p

Sales

 

107

£1.8840

Ord 5p

Sales

 

357

£1.8835

Ord 5p

Sales

 

137

£1.8875

Ord 5p

Sales

 

34,767

£1.8735

 

(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:

12.09.2017

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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