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Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc

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RNS Number : 5929R
Citadel Group
22 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:

Citadel Group

(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

21 September, 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"

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:

Common Stock  ISIN  GB0008847096


Interests

Short Positions


Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

0

0.00

100,169

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

90,246,617

1.10

0

0.00

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

357,000

0.00

0

0.00

    TOTAL:

90,603,617

1.11

100,169

0.00

























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

ISIN  GB0008847096

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

Common Stock

Purchase

10,543

1.8265  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

5,900

1.827  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

23,133

1.8275  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

54,069

1.828  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

66,088

1.8285  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

28,408

1.829  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

16,402

1.8295  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

30,023

1.83  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

26,117

1.8305  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

54,852

1.831  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

22,697

1.8315  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

40,913

1.832  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

52,236

1.8325  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

18,080

1.833  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

21,637

1.8335  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

30,489

1.834  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

33,514

1.8345  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

50,663

1.835  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

57,058

1.8355  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

49,625

1.836  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

95,417

1.8365  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

81,053

1.837  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

78,543

1.8375  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

55,922

1.838  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

60,955

1.8385  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

60,581

1.839  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

53,293

1.8395  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

34,998

1.84  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

44,122

1.8405  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

52,084

1.841  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

19,557

1.8415  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

61,002

1.842  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

41,358

1.8425  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

20,237

1.843  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

3,088

1.8435  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

9,656

1.8445  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

950

1.845  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

10,501

1.8455  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,976

1.846  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

5,079

1.8465  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

4,989

1.847  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,069

1.8475  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

12,227

1.848  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

16,668

1.8485  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

10,451

1.849  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

18,014

1.8495  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

12,734

1.8505  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

5,593

1.851  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

3,515

1.8515  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,361

1.853  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

3,791

1.854  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,922

1.855  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

4,169

1.8555  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

3,240

1.856  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,372

1.8565  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,343

1.857  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

6,446

1.86  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

7,338

1.8625  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-3,142

1.8265  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-5,931

1.827  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-29,333

1.8275  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-14,400

1.828  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-21,055

1.8285  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-33,343

1.829  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-30,680

1.8295  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-37,144

1.83  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-48,032

1.8305  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-17,201

1.831  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-11,180

1.8315  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-33,207

1.832  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-41,382

1.8325  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-16,411

1.833  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-31,170

1.8335  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-38,854

1.834  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-61,953

1.8345  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-40,209

1.835  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-82,740

1.8355  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-76,937

1.836  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-46,451

1.8365  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-51,747

1.837  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-30,870

1.8375  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-44,398

1.838  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-54,520

1.8385  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-53,815

1.839  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-42,765

1.8395  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-109,350

1.84  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-53,041

1.8405  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-53,105

1.841  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-16,339

1.8415  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-45,126

1.842  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-40,602

1.8425  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-20,817

1.843  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-10,432

1.8435  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-900

1.844  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-14,072

1.8445  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-1,400

1.845  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-1,131

1.8455  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-4,352

1.8465  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-1,553

1.8475  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-3,923

1.848  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-16,045

1.8485  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-29,658

1.849  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,000

1.8495  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-27,186

1.85  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-7,539

1.8505  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-102

1.851  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-5,053

1.8515  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-3,434

1.852  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-3,869

1.853  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-826

1.855  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-4,022

1.8555  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-8

1.857  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-1,508

1.8585  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-816

1.8595  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-1,150

1.8605  GBP






















(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions




















Class of relevant security

 

ISIN  GB0008847096

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

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

8,393

1.8345  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

227,969

1.835711  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

11,910

1.836396  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

39,675

1.836396  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

197,137

1.837174  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

4,276

1.838427  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-242,508

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-154,798

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-68,310

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-42,786

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-39,254

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-29,657

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-20,411

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-8,627

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-7,149

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-2,905

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-2,721

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-92

1.835831  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-365,208

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-254,007

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-113,313

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-80,044

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-46,069

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-18,513

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-17,746

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-5,100

1.836127  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-5,781

1.849466  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-18,798

1.855894  GBP
























(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying























Class of relevant security

ISIN

GB0008847096

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

Common

Call Option

Purchasing

4,000

1.9 GBP

American

16/03/2018

0.09  GBP
















(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?

YES



















 Date of disclosure:

22 September, 2017

 Contact name:

Alasdair Putt

 Telephone number:

020 7645 9700



















Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  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:

Citadel Group

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

ISIN
GB0008847096

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Common

Call Option

Purchased

1000

1.9 USD

American

15/12/2017

Common

Call Option

Purchased

10000

1.8 USD

American

20/10/2017

Common

Call Option

Purchased

10000

2 USD

American

16/03/2018

Common

Call Option

Purchased

1000

1.9 USD

American

20/10/2017

Common

Call Option

Purchased

331000

1.9 USD

American

17/11/2017

Common

Call Option

Purchased

4000

1.9 USD

American

16/03/2018




















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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