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RNS Number : 6000V
Artemis Investment Management LLP
31 January 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:
Artemis Investment Management LLP
(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.

(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
30 January 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"
YES - Booker Group Plc
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:
5p ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
110,775,792
1.36


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
110,775,792
1.36


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 Form8 (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
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,171
2.0095GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,869
2.00975GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
343,487
2.01GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,019
2.01025GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
21,532
2.0105GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
14,360
2.01075GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,102
2.011GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
10,779
2.01125GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,135
2.0115GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,062
2.01175GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
29,501
2.012GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,342
2.01225GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
16,086
2.0125GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
19,335
2.01275GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
6,241
2.013GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
15,108
2.01325GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,069
2.0135GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,638
2.014GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
16,486
2.01425GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
23,125
2.0145GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,100
2.015GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
18,849
2.01525GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
18,478
2.0155GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,720
2.016GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,673
2.01625GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
752
2.0165GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
933
2.017GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,068
2.01725GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
12,293
2.018GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,760
2.01825GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
219,961
2.02GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,660
2.022GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,299
2.02225GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
50,498
2.0225GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
411,490
2.02275GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,164
2.023GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
13,466
2.02325GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,385
2.0235GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,320
2.024GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,736
2.02425GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,982
2.0245GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
26,983
2.0255GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,942
2.02625GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,410
2.0265GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,448
2.02675GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,907
2.027GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
6,119
2.02725GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
98,431
2.0275GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,357
2.0285GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
699
2.0295GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,494
2.03GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,839
2.03025GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
13,280
2.0305GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
17,761
2.03075GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
18,438
2.031GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,420
2.03125GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
48,316
2.0315GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
6,348
2.03175GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
79,977
2.032GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
11,329
2.03225GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
86,908
2.0325GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,438
2.03275GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,321
2.033GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,833
2.03325GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
15,339
2.03425GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,758
2.0345GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,618
2.03475GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
13,287
2.035GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
6,860
2.0115GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,273
2.012GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,867
2.013GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
861
2.01325GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,027
2.01375GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,030
2.014GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,319
2.01425GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,709
2.015GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
20,128
2.01525GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
22,811
2.0155GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
33,296
2.01575GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
36,683
2.016GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
126,261
2.01625GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
38,600
2.0165GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
34,621
2.01675GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
61,472
2.017GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
42,277
2.01725GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
39,140
2.0175GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
13,060
2.01775GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
141,166
2.018GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
115,125
2.01825GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
29,171
2.0185GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
29,297
2.01875GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,726
2.019GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,432
2.01925GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
30,462
2.0195GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
73,016
2.01975GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
577,310
2.02GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,256
2.0195GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,039
2.01975GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
129,513
2.02GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
444
1.98925GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
7,577
1.9895GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
14,263
1.98975GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
110,151
1.99GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
17,590
1.9905GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,666
1.99075GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
43,673
1.99125GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,636
1.9915GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
173,190
1.97175GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
118,139
1.9643GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
651
1.9645GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,936
1.9648GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,462
1.965GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
66,684
1.9653GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
41,665
1.9655GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,392
1.9658GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
36,291
1.966GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
11,779
1.9663GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
6,939
1.9665GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,527
1.9668GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
7,131
1.967GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
7,897
1.969GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,404
1.97GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
7,459
1.9705GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
10,889
1.971GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
32,416
1.9713GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
40,131
1.9715GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,573
1.9718GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
22,493
1.972GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
46,698
1.9725GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,021
1.9728GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
265,777
1.973GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
9,398
1.9733GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
42,442
1.9735GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
7,473
1.9738GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
52,836
1.974GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
50,781
1.9743GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
30,004
1.9745GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,130
1.9755GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
24,256
1.9775GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,326
1.978GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
24,858
1.9795GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,444
1.98GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
32,126
1.9805GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
15,765
1.9835GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
6,544
1.984GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
14,489
1.9845GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
11,759
1.985GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,631
1.9725GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
7,414
1.9728GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,045
1.9731GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
13,592
1.9733GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,729
1.9738GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
29,198
1.974GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
25,604
1.9743GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
10,561
1.9745GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
80,425
1.9748GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
21,931
1.975GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,451
1.9753GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
50,372
1.9755GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,023
1.9756GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
28,827
1.9758GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,760
1.9759GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
32,698
1.976GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
24,771
1.9763GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,323
1.9764GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
50,070
1.9765GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
19,353
1.9768GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
76,195
1.977GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,207
1.9774GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
19,608
1.9775GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,143
1.9776GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
13,906
1.9778GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
547,529
1.978GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,213
1.9781GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
34,658
1.9783GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
3,366
1.9784GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
95,770
1.9785GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,502
1.9786GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
71,301
1.9788GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,755
1.9789GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
158,979
1.979GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,143
1.9791GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
12,352
1.9793GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
21,351
1.9795GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
184,247
1.9798GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
51,349
1.98GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
174,944
1.9803GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
22,529
1.9805GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
8,982
1.9808GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
16,284
1.981GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
4,165
1.9815GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
2,175
1.9818GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
5,040
1.982GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
6,859
1.9825GBP
5p ordinary
Purchase
1,155
1.9828GBP
(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:
31 January 2017
Contact name:
Richard Smithson
Telephone number:
0207 399 6063
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.

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