REG - Citadel Group Tesco PLC - Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">TSCO.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 8275WCitadel Group17 November 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:
Citadel Group
(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
16 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?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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:
Common Stock ISIN GB0008847096
Interests
Short Positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
0
0.00
815,730
0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
83,022,374
1.01
122,505
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
491,000
0.01
256,000
0.00
TOTAL:
83,513,374
1.02
1,194,235
0.01
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
ISIN GB0008847096
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
Common Stock
Purchase
48,161
1.838 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
31,415
1.8385 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
17,920
1.839 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
33,427
1.8395 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
41,160
1.84 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
65,202
1.8405 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
75,074
1.841 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
67,220
1.8415 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
104,475
1.842 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
122,516
1.8425 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
256,745
1.843 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
414,563
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
104,424
1.844 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
55,975
1.8445 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
83,224
1.845 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
173,950
1.8455 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
102,069
1.846 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
64,137
1.8465 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
134,036
1.847 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
4,561
1.84725 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
50,641
1.8475 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
489
1.84775 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
133,188
1.848 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
62,743
1.8485 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
19,498
1.849 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
64,168
1.8495 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
126,139
1.85 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
104,479
1.8505 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
44,803
1.851 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
34,323
1.8515 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
28,488
1.852 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
70,386
1.8525 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
3,934
1.853 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
24,906
1.8535 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
4,819
1.854 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
458
1.8545 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
10,972
1.855 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
16,959
1.8555 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
31,070
1.856 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
36,321
1.8565 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
4,943
1.857 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
8,976
1.8575 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
18,111
1.858 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
25,519
1.8585 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
88,109
1.859 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
13,560
1.86 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
11,609
1.8605 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
1,113
1.861 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-3,513
1.8375 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-3,508
1.838 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-10,794
1.8385 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-8,407
1.839 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-21,929
1.8395 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-7,100
1.83975 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-55,656
1.84 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-71,562
1.8405 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-74,131
1.841 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-61,157
1.8415 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-113,026
1.842 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-45,917
1.8425 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-40,124
1.843 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-72,702
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-40,368
1.844 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-47,519
1.8445 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-28,588
1.845 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-92,921
1.8455 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-95,274
1.846 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-95,395
1.8465 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-82,460
1.847 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-74,427
1.8475 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-83,893
1.848 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-60,780
1.8485 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-34,687
1.849 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-1,750
1.84925 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-50,563
1.8495 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-88,545
1.85 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-84,819
1.8505 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-70,926
1.851 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-62,256
1.8515 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-59,233
1.852 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-33,776
1.8525 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-20,389
1.854 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-2,760
1.8545 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-9,202
1.855 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-30,040
1.8555 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-36,456
1.856 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-5,961
1.8565 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-19,960
1.857 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-16,343
1.8575 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-19,795
1.858 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-12,426
1.85825 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-34,008
1.8585 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-48,059
1.859 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-15,886
1.86 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security
ISIN GB0008847096
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
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
2,140
1.839 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
2,299
1.842581 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
7,269
1.842581 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
9,193
1.842581 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
29,076
1.842581 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
226,090
1.842641 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
1,270
1.843056 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
24,837
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
27,004
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
72,353
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
78,562
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
85,420
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
228,835
1.8435 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
44,062
1.847024 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
98,414
1.847243 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
311,258
1.847243 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
112,337
1.84731 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
35,520
1.847311 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
43,659
1.847462 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
138,081
1.847462 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
172,530
1.848347 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
54,551
1.848348 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-3,786
1.84699 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,310
1.84699 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-8,355
1.847464 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-13,357
1.848424 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-64,679
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-51,887
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-47,785
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-35,168
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-18,897
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-7,024
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-6,063
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-6,041
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-3,914
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-3,324
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,760
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-1,460
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-538
1.852522 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing short position
346,033
1.846169 GBP
(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
Date of disclosure:
17 November, 2017
Contact name:
Alasdair Putt
Telephone number:
020 7645 9700
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:
Citadel Group
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
ISIN
GB0008847096Product 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
Common
Put Option
Written
16000
1.8 USD
American
17/11/2017
Common
Call Option
Purchased
2000
1.7 USD
American
15/12/2017
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-2000
1.8 USD
American
19/01/2018
Common
Call Option
Purchased
3000
1.9 USD
American
15/12/2017
Common
Call Option
Purchased
20000
1.85 USD
American
15/12/2017
Common
Put Option
Written
3000
2 USD
American
16/03/2018
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-30000
1.6 USD
American
15/12/2017
Common
Call Option
Purchased
10000
2 USD
American
16/03/2018
Common
Call Option
Purchased
5000
1.8 USD
American
15/12/2017
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-35000
1.6 USD
American
19/01/2018
Common
Call Option
Purchased
335000
1.9 USD
American
17/11/2017
Common
Call Option
Purchased
2000
1.95 USD
American
17/11/2017
Common
Call Option
Purchased
7000
1.9 USD
American
19/01/2018
Common
Call Option
Written
-49000
1.95 USD
American
19/01/2018
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-30000
1.85 USD
American
17/11/2017
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-12000
1.7 USD
American
17/11/2017
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-30000
1.7 USD
American
19/01/2018
Common
Call Option
Purchased
132000
1.85 USD
American
17/11/2017
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-6000
1.7 USD
American
16/03/2018
Common
Call Option
Purchased
4000
1.9 USD
American
16/03/2018
Common
Call Option
Purchased
20000
1.95 USD
American
16/03/2018
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-60000
1.75 USD
American
17/11/2017
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-35000
1.5 USD
American
16/03/2018
Common
Put Option
Purchased
-35000
1.65 USD
American
19/01/2018
Common
Call Option
Purchased
500000
75 USD
American
15/12/2017
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.
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