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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:                                                                                     15 (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:                                                       35,425,793  0.4325  23,970,008   0.2926   
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:  25,484,000  0.3111  10,030,000   0.1225   
 TOTAL:                                                                              87,831,902  1.0723  34,000,008   0.4151   

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                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     5,200                     1.84850        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    59,302                     1.84850        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      596                      1.84910        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      336                      1.84950        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    26,927                     1.84910        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    36,745                     1.84910        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      314                      1.84850        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     5,216                     1.84850        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     7,410                     1.84910        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      701                      1.84950        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,279                     1.85130        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    34,823                     1.88560        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    41,276                     1.87830        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    42,309                     1.86760        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    45,277                     1.85460        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    61,035                     1.85190        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    49,057                     1.85200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,888                     1.84950        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    16,394                     1.84600        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     8,863                     1.84040        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    83,735                     1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    171,159                    1.85030        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    15,721                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    78,044                     1.84380        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    131,294                    1.85240        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    131,295                    1.85180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     2,205                     1.84060        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     9,560                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      842                      1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    16,167                     1.84070        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    17,847                     1.84090        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    11,175                     1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    41,086                     1.84180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    202,377                    1.84410        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    92,621                     1.83650        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    227,857                    1.85240        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    227,856                    1.85180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,828                     1.84060        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    16,590                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     1,462                     1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    28,056                     1.84070        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    30,972                     1.84090        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    19,394                     1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    71,304                     1.84180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    351,216                    1.84410        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    160,741                    1.83650        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    27,209                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    135,070                    1.84380        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    294,996                    1.85030        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,389                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    16,828                     1.84380        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    11,973                     1.85030        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    19,974                     1.83650        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    28,311                     1.85240        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    28,311                     1.85180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      475                      1.84060        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     2,061                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      181                      1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,486                     1.84070        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,848                     1.84090        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     2,409                     1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     8,860                     1.84180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    43,642                     1.84410        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    10,736                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    53,304                     1.84380        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     4,910                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    24,378                     1.84380        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    41,020                     1.85240        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    41,020                     1.85180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      688                      1.84060        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     2,986                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      262                      1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     5,050                     1.84070        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     5,576                     1.84090        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,491                     1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    12,837                     1.84180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    63,232                     1.84410        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    28,941                     1.83650        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    53,130                     1.85030        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    18,432                     1.85030        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     1,451                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     7,205                     1.84380        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    11,269                     1.85240        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    11,269                     1.85180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      189                      1.84060        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      820                      1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      72                       1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     1,387                     1.84070        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     1,531                     1.84090        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      959                      1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,527                     1.84180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    17,372                     1.84410        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     7,952                     1.83650        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    45,745                     1.85030        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     4,223                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    20,969                     1.84380        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    35,724                     1.85240        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    35,724                     1.85180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      599                      1.84060        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     2,601                     1.84200        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                      228                      1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     4,398                     1.84070        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     4,856                     1.84090        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     3,040                     1.84050        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    11,180                     1.84180        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    55,069                     1.84410        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    25,205                     1.83650        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    18,191                     1.85030        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                      Opening a short position                                                     10,300                     1.84930        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    23,700                     1.85280        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    11,600                     1.85280        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                      Opening a short position                                                      5,900                     1.84930        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                     7,800                     1.85280        
         5p ordinary                      CFD                                                     Increasing a long position                                                    35,100                     1.85280        

(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?  YES / NO  

 Date of disclosure:  16 (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                                   347                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         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                                   402                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   689                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  1,290                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  2,215                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  2,237                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                  3,847                                      1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   278                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   476                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   371                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   600                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   115                                       1.95                        American               19/01/2018  
         5p ordinary                      Call Option                    Purchased                                   197                                       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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