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Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC

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RNS Number : 9796Y
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
11 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

08.12.2017

(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:

100,681,402*

1.23%



(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 





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





 

     TOTAL:

100,681,402

1.23%



 

*The change in the holding of 26,940 shares since the last disclosure on 08.12.2017 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

 

100

£2.0545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

82

£2.0530

Ord 5p

Sales

 

185

£2.0530

Ord 5p

Sales

 

162

£2.0545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

175

£2.0540

Ord 5p

Sales

 

127

£2.0525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

156

£2.0530

Ord 5p

Sales

 

382

£2.0505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

305

£2.0505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

192

£2.0515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

193

£2.0510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,160

£2.0500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

447

£2.0510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

321

£2.0460

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£2.0475

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,104

£2.0485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

164

£2.0495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,967

£2.0510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

226

£2.0550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

95

£2.0545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

94

£2.0545

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£2.0550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

172

£2.0550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

493

£2.0550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

253

£2.0550

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,634

£2.0505

Ord 5p

Sales

 

616

£2.0515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

251

£2.0520

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,197

£2.0525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

500

£2.0525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

373

£2.0480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

990

£2.0470

Ord 5p

Sales

 

390

£2.0440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£2.0440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

174

£2.0450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

187

£2.0480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

282

£2.0480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

237

£2.0500

Ord 5p

Sales

 

128

£2.0510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

43

£2.0510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

981

£2.0495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

834

£2.0495

Ord 5p

Sales

 

111

£2.0510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

174

£2.0535

Ord 5p

Sales

 

187

£2.0525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

134

£2.0525

Ord 5p

Sales

 

116

£2.0515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

286

£2.0515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

84

£2.0510

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,500

£2.0480

Ord 5p

Sales

 

54

£2.0485

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,133

£2.0445

Ord 5p

Sales

 

64

£2.0425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

309

£2.0455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

150

£2.0440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

350

£2.0435

Ord 5p

Sales

 

116

£2.0425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

100

£2.0430

Ord 5p

Sales

 

215

£2.0440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

85

£2.0440

Ord 5p

Sales

 

433

£2.0450

Ord 5p

Sales

 

107

£2.0455

Ord 5p

Sales

 

115

£2.0425

Ord 5p

Sales

 

54

£2.0390

Ord 5p

Sales

 

97

£2.0385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

128

£2.0385

Ord 5p

Sales

 

1,026

£2.0380

Ord 5p

Sales

 

259

£2.0305

Ord 5p

Sales

 

118

£2.0305

Ord 5p

Sales

 

152

£2.0310

Ord 5p

Sales

 

111

£2.0300

Ord 5p

Sales

 

51

£2.0300

Ord 5p

Sales

 

179

£2.0315

Ord 5p

Sales

 

824

£2.0325

Ord 5p

Sales

 

61

£2.0325

Ord 5p

Sales

 

355

£2.0335

Ord 5p

Sales

 

109

£2.0335

Ord 5p

Sales

 

152

£2.0330

Ord 5p

Sales

 

228

£2.0345

Ord 5p

Sales

 

25,948

£2.0515

Ord 5p

Sales

 

110

£2.0515

 

(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:

11.12.2017

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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