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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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RNS Number : 4962X
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
24 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

23.11.2017

(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:

101,155,531*

1.23%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

101,155,531

1.23%



 

*The change in the holding of 16,920 shares since the last disclosure on 23.11.2017 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

 

146

£1.9390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

50

£1.9400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

338

£1.9390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

947

£1.9400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

318

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

168

£1.9390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

156

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

119

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

400

£1.9400

Ord 5p

Sales

 

412

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

298

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

370

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

550

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

523

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

58

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

108

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

308

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

93

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

75

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

641

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

103

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

104

£1.9390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

139

£1.9420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

337

£1.9420

Ord 5p

Sales

 

40

£1.9415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

33

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

145

£1.9380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

83

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

195

£1.9380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,046

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

321

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

56

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

145

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

257

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

82

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

494

£1.9365

Ord 5p

Sales

 

60

£1.9345

Ord 5p

Sales

 

416

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

154

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

434

£1.9380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,177

£1.9390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

212

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

247

£1.9390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.9390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

43

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

64

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

500

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

167

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

684

£1.9380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,414

£1.9415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,027

£1.9415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

200

£1.9415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

600

£1.9410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

869

£1.9380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

551

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

400

£1.9405

Ord 5p

Sales

 

213

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

121

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

104

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

441

£1.9410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

122

£1.9430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

131

£1.9430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

32

£1.9430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,925

£1.9430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

146

£1.9430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

57

£1.9425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

200

£1.9430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

974

£1.9430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

234

£1.9425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

153

£1.9415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

4,778

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

227

£1.9345

Ord 5p

Sales

 

36

£1.9340

Ord 5p

Sales

 

82

£1.9345

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,428

£1.9350

Ord 5p

Sales

 

163

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

157

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

435

£1.9360

Ord 5p

Sales

 

422

£1.9360

Ord 5p

Sales

 

152

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

341

£1.9380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

543

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

156

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.9360

Ord 5p

Sales

 

27

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

124

£1.9415

Ord 5p

Sales

 

207

£1.9410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

189

£1.9410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

286

£1.9410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

103

£1.9410

Ord 5p

Sales

 

32

£1.9395

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

72

£1.9370

Ord 5p

Sales

 

280

£1.9345

Ord 5p

Sales

 

65

£1.9375

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,230

£1.9335

Ord 5p

Sales

 

199

£1.9350

Ord 5p

Sales

 

6

£1.9385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

42,391

£1.9380

 

(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:

24.11.2017

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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