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REG-Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - [Tesco plc] <Origin Href="QuoteRef">EMG.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">TSCO.L</Origin>

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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:                                                                                                    Man Group Plc                                           
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                    N/A                                                     
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:                                        Tesco plc                                               
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:           N/A                                                     
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                                                     13 (th)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?  YES / NO / N/A If YES, specify which: Booker Group plc  

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:                                                                        5p ordinary                
                                                                                          Interests         Short positions    
                                                                                       Number       %      Number        %     
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                    26,922,109  0.3287       0          0     
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                       39,161,435  0.4781  24,463,065   0.2987   
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:  25,064,000  0.3060  10,030,000   0.1225   
 TOTAL:                                                                              91,147,544  1.1128  34,493,065   0.4211   

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  

(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 (GBP)  
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         39,626               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                      1,044,786               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                          3,205               1.76630 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                          2,563               1.76630 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         62,711               1.76630 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         56,163               1.76630 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                          2,027               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         39,751               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         21,568               1.76630 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                          5,350               1.76630 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                          9,304               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                          8,997               1.76460 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         20,461               1.76910 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         12,914               1.76690 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         21,533               1.76580 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         23,171               1.75920 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         21,296               1.75740 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         18,082               1.75810 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         44,920               1.76540 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         36,068               1.77060 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         15,179               1.76560 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         18,609               1.76490 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         41,649               1.76720 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a short position                                                                                                         29,627               1.76630 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,535               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,535               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,535               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          27,351               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           5,006               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          10,745               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          50,699               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          23,622               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          11,964               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          11,964               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          11,964               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                         129,068               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                        16,598               1.76540 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                       152,718               1.76450 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          62,508               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           5,795               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           5,794               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           5,794               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          11,440               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          24,553               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          12,425               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           5,789               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,931               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          31,627               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,931               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,931               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                       264,273               1.76450 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                        27,119               1.76540 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                        32,923               1.76450 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                         3,398               1.76540 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          39,765               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          18,530               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           9,386               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           9,386               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           9,385               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                         101,243               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                         175,615               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          16,280               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          16,280               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          16,280               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          32,141               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          68,973               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                         4,842               1.76540 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                        47,697               1.76450 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                        13,725               1.76450 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           8,578               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           3,996               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,023               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,023               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          21,831               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,023               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,521               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,521               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           4,980               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          27,204               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           2,521               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          10,688               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                            12               1.76540 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          62,246               1.75820 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          53,834               1.76610 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                             580               1.76050 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                             843               1.76400 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                             843               1.76680 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           9,096               1.76150 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                             843               1.76550 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           1,665               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           3,574               1.77000 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           3,574               1.76700 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           3,574               1.75760 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                        41,037               1.76450 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Increasing a long position                                                                                                           586               1.76540 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          17,600               1.76580 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           8,600               1.76580 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                           5,700               1.76580 
         5p ordinary                      CFD              Reducing a long position                                                                                                          19,800               1.76580 

(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  
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                       11                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0125                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                       25                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0150                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                       19                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0125                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                       45                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0150                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                        5                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0150                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                        2                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0125                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                        3                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0125                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                        7                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0150                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                        2                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0150                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                                Selling                                        37                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0125                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                        2                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0125                 
         5p ordinary                      Call option                              Purchasing                                        6                                 1.95                        American               19/01/2018                 0.0150                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Selling                                        10                                 1.7                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0075                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Selling                                        39                                 1.7                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0050                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         6                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                        14                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                        24                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                        11                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         3                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         1                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         1                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         4                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         1                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Selling                                        49                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         4                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 
         5p ordinary                      Put option                                 Writing                                         1                                 1.8                         American               17/11/2017                 0.0400                 

(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?  YES / NO  

 Date of disclosure:  14 (th)November 2017  
 Contact name:        Matthew Irwin         
 Telephone number:    02071447255           

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:                                                    Man Group Plc  
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:  Tesco plc      

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Written or purchased  Number of securities to which option or derivative relates  Exercise price per unit  Type e.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  1,654                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   806                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  1,290                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  2,098                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  2,237                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  3,643                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   278                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   452                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   402                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   654                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   347                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   115                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   188                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   371                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   569                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                     Purchased                                  2,747                                      1.7                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                     Purchased                                  4,769                                      1.7                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                     Purchased                                   592                                       1.7                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                     Purchased                                   858                                       1.7                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                     Purchased                                   247                                       1.7                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                     Purchased                                   747                                       1.7                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                      Written                                   2,767                                      1.8                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                      Written                                   4,804                                      1.8                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                      Written                                    596                                       1.8                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                      Written                                    863                                       1.8                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                      Written                                    248                                       1.8                         American               17/11/2017  
         5p ordinary                      Put Option                      Written                                    752                                       1.8                         American               17/11/2017  

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:  
                                                                                                       

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.
This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf of
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for
the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Man Group PLC via Globenewswire

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