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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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RNS Number : 9655S
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
06 October 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

05.10.2017

(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:

103,875,973*

1.27%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

103,875,973

1.27%



 

*The change in the holding of 40,864 shares since the last disclosure on 05.10.2017 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

 

132

£1.8685

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68

£1.8720

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,373

£1.8720

Ord 5p

Sales

 

142

£1.8720

Ord 5p

Sales

 

487

£1.8700

Ord 5p

Sales

 

138

£1.8705

Ord 5p

Sales

 

300

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

65

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

522

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

168

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

164

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

39

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

262

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

173

£1.8695

Ord 5p

Sales

 

320

£1.8730

Ord 5p

Sales

 

595

£1.8685

Ord 5p

Sales

 

189

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

34

£1.8700

Ord 5p

Sales

 

181

£1.8705

Ord 5p

Sales

 

140

£1.8700

Ord 5p

Sales

 

178

£1.8695

Ord 5p

Sales

 

85

£1.8675

Ord 5p

Sales

 

83

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

78

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

125

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

295

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

69

£1.8745

Ord 5p

Sales

 

275

£1.8730

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,328

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

79

£1.8815

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8800

Ord 5p

Sales

 

137

£1.8800

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.8770

Ord 5p

Sales

 

52

£1.8785

Ord 5p

Sales

 

672

£1.8795

Ord 5p

Sales

 

151

£1.8820

Ord 5p

Sales

 

131

£1.8815

Ord 5p

Sales

 

85

£1.8810

Ord 5p

Sales

 

91

£1.8820

Ord 5p

Sales

 

45

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

61

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.8845

Ord 5p

Sales

 

112

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

200

£1.8825

Ord 5p

Sales

 

71

£1.8815

Ord 5p

Sales

 

37

£1.8855

Ord 5p

Sales

 

234

£1.8855

Ord 5p

Sales

 

165

£1.8845

Ord 5p

Sales

 

178

£1.8845

Ord 5p

Sales

 

84

£1.8865

Ord 5p

Sales

 

226

£1.8805

Ord 5p

Sales

 

193

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

132

£1.8760

Ord 5p

Sales

 

290

£1.8750

Ord 5p

Sales

 

97

£1.8735

Ord 5p

Sales

 

539

£1.8720

Ord 5p

Sales

 

24

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

66

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

88

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

554

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

158

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

432

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

433

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

335

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

225

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

153

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

180

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

226

£1.8525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

47,082

£1.8745

 

(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:

06.10.2017

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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