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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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RNS Number : 4451Y
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
05 December 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

04.12.2017

(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:

101,029,954*

1.23%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

101,029,954

1.23%



 

*The change in the holding of 3,202 shares since the last disclosure on 04.12.2017 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

 

121

£1.9545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

263

£1.9520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

89

£1.9550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

147

£1.9540

Ord 5p

Sales

 

627

£1.9560

Ord 5p

Sales

 

154

£1.9570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,285

£1.9550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

608

£1.9550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

106

£1.9565

Ord 5p

Sales

 

133

£1.9575

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,851

£1.9530

Ord 5p

Sales

 

676

£1.9535

Ord 5p

Sales

 

538

£1.9525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

279

£1.9580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

74

£1.9610

Ord 5p

Sales

 

220

£1.9580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.9585

Ord 5p

Sales

 

268

£1.9535

Ord 5p

Sales

 

146

£1.9555

Ord 5p

Sales

 

130

£1.9545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

58

£1.9515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

92

£1.9505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

268

£1.9505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

241

£1.9510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

444

£1.9510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

194

£1.9495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

283

£1.9485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

270

£1.9490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

50

£1.9475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,157

£1.9475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

274

£1.9475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

2,960

£1.9500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

133

£1.9505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

131

£1.9500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

156

£1.9510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

92

£1.9490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,996

£1.9480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

107

£1.9465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

116

£1.9465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

76

£1.9465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

184

£1.9475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

50

£1.9475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£1.9490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,144

£1.9445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

404

£1.9450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

126

£1.9455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

600

£1.9450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

104

£1.9455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£1.9460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

96

£1.9455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

57

£1.9460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

89

£1.9465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

63

£1.9465

Ord 5p

Sales

 

61

£1.9455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

671

£1.9440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

119

£1.9440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

113

£1.9450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

658

£1.9445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

108

£1.9455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

92

£1.9455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

297

£1.9455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

122

£1.9450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

114

£1.9445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

547

£1.9445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

348

£1.9450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£1.9460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

322

£1.9470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,012

£1.9470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£1.9480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

270

£1.9460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

168

£1.9460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

500

£1.9470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

231

£1.9470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

268

£1.9490

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£1.9505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

51

£1.9495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

179

£1.9475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

733

£1.9540

Ord 5p

Sales

 

57

£1.9495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

132

£1.9500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

167

£1.9480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

270

£1.9515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

80

£1.9545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

293

£1.9545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

70

£1.9570

Ord 5p

Sales

 

96

£1.9510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

202

£1.9580

Ord 5p

Sales

 

89

£1.9575

Ord 5p

Sales

 

47,101

£1.9455

 

(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:

05.12.2017

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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