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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 2106T
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
10 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

09.10.2017

(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:

103,878,141*

1.27%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

103,878,141

1.27%



 

*The change in the holding of 9,635 shares since the last disclosure on 09.10.2017 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

 

318

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

520

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

81

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

794

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

213

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

88

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

552

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

147

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

50

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

3,045

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

151

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

223

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

114

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

154

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

395

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

174

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

177

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

86

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

40

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

215

£1.8710

Ord 5p

Sales

 

347

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

125

£1.8700

Ord 5p

Sales

 

89

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8675

Ord 5p

Sales

 

178

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

198

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

303

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

117

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

183

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

106

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

99

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

82

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

291

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

103

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

177

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

284

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

128

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

120

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

280

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

71

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

120

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

55

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

700

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

155

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

117

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

170

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

428

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

199

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

146

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

165

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

91

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

172

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

272

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

427

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

152

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

183

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.8610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

43

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

820

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

228

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

645

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

135

£1.8605

Ord 5p

Sales

 

178

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

296

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

204

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

36

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

25

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

533

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

81

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

108

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

135

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

167

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

220

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

559

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

70

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,116

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

71

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

84

£1.8635

Ord 5p

Sales

 

99

£1.8635

Ord 5p

Sales

 

283

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

305

£1.8635

Ord 5p

Sales

 

186

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

366

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

91

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

86

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

630

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

113

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

222

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

70

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

129

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

73

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

197

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

69

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

114

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

74

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

67

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

121

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

81

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

322

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

145

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

119

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

66

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

81

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

420

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

51

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

158

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

26

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

16

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

49

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

239

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

256

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

125

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

500

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

217

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

89

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

102

£1.8675

Ord 5p

Sales

 

137

£1.8685

Ord 5p

Sales

 

140

£1.8685

Ord 5p

Sales

 

66

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

65

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

136

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

242

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

159

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

70

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

185

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

150

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

268

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

145

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

187

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

304

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

210

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

226

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

202

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

85

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

213

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

279

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

104

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

229

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

189

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,440

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

253

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

31

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

546

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

646

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

806

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

210

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

78

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

109

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

64

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

343

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

103

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

97

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

207

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

164

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

246

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

223

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

125

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

74

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

65

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

118

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

202

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68

£1.8645

Ord 5p

Sales

 

373

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

276

£1.8650

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

42

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

77

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

252

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

140

£1.8635

Ord 5p

Sales

 

187

£1.8625

Ord 5p

Sales

 

176

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

219

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

106

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

92

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

786

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

136

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

98

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

344

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

118

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8685

Ord 5p

Sales

 

152

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

61

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

119

£1.8695

Ord 5p

Sales

 

48

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

196

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

203

£1.8675

Ord 5p

Sales

 

227

£1.8690

Ord 5p

Sales

 

133

£1.8695

Ord 5p

Sales

 

187

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

175

£1.8660

Ord 5p

Sales

 

161

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

113

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

237

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

160

£1.8675

Ord 5p

Sales

 

158

£1.8675

Ord 5p

Sales

 

78

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

229

£1.8705

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

98

£1.8665

Ord 5p

Sales

 

139

£1.8670

Ord 5p

Sales

 

215

£1.8680

Ord 5p

Sales

 

155

£1.8655

Ord 5p

Sales

 

442

£1.8685

Ord 5p

Sales

 

246

£1.8730

Ord 5p

Sales

 

479

£1.8715

Ord 5p

Sales

 

86

£1.8715

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£1.8725

Ord 5p

Sales

 

285

£1.8755

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,208

£1.8765

Ord 5p

Sales

 

211

£1.8810

Ord 5p

Sales

 

98

£1.8810

Ord 5p

Sales

 

266

£1.8850

Ord 5p

Sales

 

195

£1.8855

Ord 5p

Sales

 

104,244

£1.8600

 

(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:

10.10.2017

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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