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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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RNS Number : 8570W
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
17 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:

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

16.11.2017

(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:

101,541,319*

1.24%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

101,541,319

1.24%



 

*The change in the holding of 27,013 shares since the last disclosure on 16.11.2017 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

 

100

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

122

£1.8505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

69

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

189

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68

£1.8520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

381

£1.8505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

260

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

97

£1.8485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

198

£1.8490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

62

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

106

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

250

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

139

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

283

£1.8415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

123

£1.8420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

230

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

205

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

539

£1.8400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

186

£1.8430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

171

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

217

£1.8395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

131

£1.8400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

178

£1.8380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

170

£1.8380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,196

£1.8410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,131

£1.8420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

206

£1.8420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

326

£1.8420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

717

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

227

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

833

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

205

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

487

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

149

£1.8475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

122

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

491

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

184

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,765

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

151

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

105

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

127

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

69

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

116

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

34

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

285

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

90

£1.8425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

68

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

28

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.8440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

381

£1.8460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

128

£1.8455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

333

£1.8445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

190

£1.8470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,316

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.8450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

223

£1.8490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.8485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

279

£1.8495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.8490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

501

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

251

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

309

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

235

£1.8520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

600

£1.8510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

152

£1.8525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

59

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,159

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

148

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

83

£1.8595

Ord 5p

Sales

 

497

£1.8585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

89

£1.8550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

562

£1.8545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.8515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

120

£1.8515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

63

£1.8520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

518

£1.8510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

457

£1.8505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.8500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

604

£1.8510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

340

£1.8510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

123

£1.8480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,638

£1.8475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

86

£1.8430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

165

£1.8415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

318

£1.8435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

145

£1.8440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

296

£1.8440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

78

£1.8430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£1.8430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

3

£1.8465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

50,181

£1.8465

 

(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:

17.11.2017

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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