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Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc

Related Companies

By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 7422W
Citadel Group
16 November 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

15 November, 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

1,807,717

0.02

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

81,494,962

0.99

468,538

0.01

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

491,000

0.01

256,000

0.00

    TOTAL:

81,985,962

1.00

2,532,255

0.03

























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

2,100

1.8355  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

29,684

1.8365  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,838

1.8375  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,200

1.838  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

18,404

1.8385  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

19,993

1.839  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

24,671

1.8395  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

49,167

1.84  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

132,737

1.8405  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

58,056

1.841  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

85,962

1.8415  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

38,625

1.842  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

104,047

1.8425  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

145,036

1.843  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

305,711

1.8435  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

142,607

1.844  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

138,053

1.8445  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

191,428

1.845  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

354,348

1.8455  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

121,320

1.846  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

140,934

1.8465  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

56,720

1.847  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

32,991

1.8475  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

14,483

1.848  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

33,535

1.8485  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

20,777

1.849  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

39,281

1.8495  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

131,444

1.85  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

67,875

1.8505  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

87,551

1.851  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

62,078

1.8515  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

43,596

1.852  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

17,213

1.8525  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

4,112

1.85275  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

45,702

1.853  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

175

1.85325  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

31,817

1.8535  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

61,759

1.854  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

102,624

1.8545  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

89,812

1.855  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,265

1.8555  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

12,152

1.856  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

30,214

1.8565  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

30,714

1.857  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

37,350

1.8575  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

36,633

1.858  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

4,005

1.8585  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

9,058

1.859  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

959

1.8595  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

49,061

1.86  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,750

1.8605  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,000

1.8615  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,280

1.8635  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,703

1.864  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

633

1.8645  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,700

1.8655  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

10,721

1.868  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,250

1.8685  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,900

1.8695  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,700

1.87  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,000

1.8705  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

6,100

1.871  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

3,800

1.8725  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

29,816

1.873  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

5,840

1.8735  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

8,715

1.874  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

10,776

1.8745  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

36,219

1.875  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

66,785

1.8755  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,335

1.87575  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

46,274

1.876  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

20,999

1.8765  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,850

1.87675  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

35,518

1.877  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

5,873

1.87725  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

27,209

1.8775  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,450

1.878  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

1,029

1.8785  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

22,379

1.879  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

22,449

1.8795  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

21,952

1.88  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

30,886

1.8805  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

11,255

1.881  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

27,901

1.8815  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

47,439

1.882  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

19,902

1.8825  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

46,403

1.883  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

85,246

1.8835  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

66,944

1.884  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

49,100

1.8845  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

26,127

1.885  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

12,104

1.8855  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

24,411

1.886  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

45,277

1.8865  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

88,197

1.887  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

69,835

1.8875  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

116,101

1.888  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

86,628

1.8885  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

90,577

1.889  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

127,956

1.8895  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

130,674

1.89  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

40,597

1.8905  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

34,513

1.891  GBP

Common Stock

Purchase

2,598

1.8915  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-234

1.8345  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-13,823

1.835  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-5,210

1.8355  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-17,583

1.836  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-439,767

1.8365  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-6,447

1.837  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-1,919

1.8375  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-11,766

1.838  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-24,055

1.8385  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-21,719

1.839  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,400

1.83925  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-108,174

1.8395  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-21,120

1.83975  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-197,699

1.84  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,144

1.84025  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-73,219

1.8405  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-68,261

1.841  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-72,393

1.8415  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-52,276

1.842  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-214,812

1.8425  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-166,809

1.843  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-98,693

1.8435  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-160,957

1.844  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-5,100

1.84425  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-178,391

1.8445  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-202,429

1.845  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-89,650

1.8455  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-59,695

1.846  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-52,874

1.8465  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-45,456

1.847  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-43,940

1.8475  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-67,417

1.848  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-28,006

1.8485  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-126,519

1.849  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-141,814

1.8495  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-12,220

1.84975  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-147,871

1.85  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-61,855

1.8505  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-69,523

1.851  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-56,109

1.8515  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-55,308

1.852  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-24,485

1.8525  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-51,603

1.853  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-7,560

1.85325  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-178,578

1.8535  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-148,640

1.854  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-34,698

1.8545  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-38,384

1.855  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-87,483

1.8555  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-68,408

1.856  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-55,582

1.8565  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,587

1.85675  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-44,917

1.857  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-21,466

1.8575  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-12,993

1.858  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-11,026

1.8585  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-21,575

1.859  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,000

1.863  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,000

1.8635  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,089

1.864  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-19,981

1.8645  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-4,000

1.865  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,234

1.867  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-11,588

1.8685  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-10,815

1.869  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-11,650

1.8695  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-3,916

1.8705  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-16,760

1.8725  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-13,644

1.873  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-20,033

1.8735  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-10,235

1.874  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-59,723

1.8745  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-107,127

1.875  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-60,867

1.8755  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-56,123

1.876  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,062

1.87625  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-18,404

1.8765  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-19,890

1.877  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-24,712

1.8775  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-28,337

1.878  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-16,923

1.8785  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-29,225

1.879  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-45,674

1.8795  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-82,366

1.88  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-64,133

1.8805  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-1,137

1.88075  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-85,523

1.881  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-114,384

1.8815  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-3,336

1.88175  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-160,835

1.882  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-179,496

1.8825  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-71,718

1.883  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-66,420

1.8835  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-2,551

1.88375  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-28,938

1.884  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-4,981

1.8845  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-11,519

1.885  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-10,769

1.8855  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-18,624

1.886  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-59,492

1.8865  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-37,711

1.887  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-4,571

1.88725  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-57,626

1.8875  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-86,267

1.888  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-28,648

1.8885  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-96,029

1.889  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-174,023

1.8895  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-144,229

1.89  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-10,707

1.8905  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-7,495

1.891  GBP

Common Stock

Sale

-10,403

1.8915  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

1,096

1.840137  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

3,470

1.840137  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

4,390

1.840137  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

13,883

1.840137  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

74,564

1.840327  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

235,823

1.840335  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

25,344

1.840889  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

80,152

1.840895  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

93,354

1.841024  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

295,254

1.841024  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

1,003

1.841173  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

3,169

1.841173  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

4,007

1.841173  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

12,674

1.841173  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

26,804

1.842478  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

84,773

1.842478  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

39,890

1.842598  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

19,955

1.844417  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

245,016

1.844417  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

463,784

1.858848  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing long position

589,165

1.863422  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Increasing short position

-718,939

1.861662  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-1,846

1.845272  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-4,711

1.8455  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-30,074

1.846292  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-15,082

1.846292  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-7,460

1.846292  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-672

1.846292  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing long position

-19,868

1.861662  GBP

Common Stock

CFD

Reducing short position

250,401

1.861128  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

Put Option

Purchasing

-35,000

1.6 GBP

American

19/01/2018

0.015  GBP

Common

Put Option

Purchasing

-35,000

1.65 GBP

American

19/01/2018

0.0175  GBP

Common

Call Option

Purchasing

2,000

1.95 GBP

American

19/01/2018

0.04  GBP

Common

Call Option

Purchasing

4,000

1.9 GBP

American

19/01/2018

0.065  GBP

Common

Put Option

Writing

9,000

1.85 GBP

American

17/11/2017

0.0225  GBP

Common

Call Option

Writing

-5,000

1.85 GBP

American

17/11/2017

0.04  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)







































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:

16 November, 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)







































3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.








































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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