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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 7373U
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
26 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

25.10.2017

(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:

102,620,476*

1.25%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

102,620,476

1.25%



 

*The change in the holding of 832 shares since the last disclosure on 25.10.2017 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

 

362

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

117

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

478

£1.8575

Ord 5p

Sales

 

114

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

164

£1.8600

Ord 5p

Sales

 

679

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.8575

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,876

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

228

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

300

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

178

£1.8590

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,159

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

273

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

31

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

217

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

297

£1.8640

Ord 5p

Sales

 

172

£1.8635

Ord 5p

Sales

 

146

£1.8630

Ord 5p

Sales

 

350

£1.8620

Ord 5p

Sales

 

135

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

428

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

557

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

127

£1.8540

Ord 5p

Sales

 

678

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

84

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

194

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

553

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

174

£1.8530

Ord 5p

Sales

 

328

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

420

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

149

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

311

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

284

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

176

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

165

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

332

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

249

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

436

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

512

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

88

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

167

£1.8580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

307

£1.8575

Ord 5p

Sales

 

122

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

155

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

711

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

62

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

92

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

62

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

93

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

310

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

64

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

352

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

493

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

629

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

133

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

139

£1.8555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

209

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

57

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

215

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

147

£1.8560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

225

£1.8565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

341

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

224

£1.8570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.8530

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,842

£1.8615

Ord 5p

Sales

 

48,652

£1.8535

 

(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:

26.10.2017

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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