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23/08/2017 13:35

RNS Number : 8036O
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
23 August 2017
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY 
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser:
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
The Tesco PLC Share Incentive Plan
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Tesco PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
22.08.2017
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
NO
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:
Ordinary Shares of 5p each
Interests
Short positions

Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
106,753,893*
1.30%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
106,753,893
1.30%


*The change in the holding of 3,177 shares since the last disclosure on 22.08.2017 date is due to the transfer out of a discretionary holding.
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental 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
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
1.8485
Ord 5p
Sales 
440
1.8485
Ord 5p
Sales 
29
1.8455
Ord 5p
Sales 
246
1.8455
Ord 5p
Sales 
213
1.8455
Ord 5p
Sales 
482
1.8460
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,336
1.8450
Ord 5p
Sales 
965
1.8450
Ord 5p
Sales 
519
1.8445
Ord 5p
Sales 
172
1.8450
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,305
1.8410
Ord 5p
Sales 
116
1.8360
Ord 5p
Sales 
209
1.8305
Ord 5p
Sales 
337
1.8340
Ord 5p
Sales 
666
1.8310
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,263
1.8270
Ord 5p
Sales 
353
1.8270
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.8270
Ord 5p
Sales 
30
1.8270
Ord 5p
Sales 
218
1.8295
Ord 5p
Sales 
242
1.8290
Ord 5p
Sales 
45
1.8295
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,000
1.8290
Ord 5p
Sales 
262
1.8285
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8280
Ord 5p
Sales 
500
1.8290
Ord 5p
Sales 
685
1.8285
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.8295
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.8295
Ord 5p
Sales 
386
1.8295
Ord 5p
Sales 
561
1.8265
Ord 5p
Sales 
555
1.8265
Ord 5p
Sales 
717
1.8275
Ord 5p
Sales 
563
1.8225
Ord 5p
Sales 
67
1.8305
Ord 5p
Sales 
631
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
102
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
354
1.8325
Ord 5p
Sales 
104
1.8325
Ord 5p
Sales 
604
1.8325
Ord 5p
Sales 
79
1.8335
Ord 5p
Sales 
119
1.8330
Ord 5p
Sales 
101
1.8335
Ord 5p
Sales 
615
1.8345
Ord 5p
Sales 
190
1.8345
Ord 5p
Sales 
88
1.8345
Ord 5p
Sales 
112
1.8355
Ord 5p
Sales 
131
1.8345
Ord 5p
Sales 
259
1.8335
Ord 5p
Sales 
352
1.8330
Ord 5p
Sales 
202
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,346
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,653
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
974
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
923
1.8335
Ord 5p
Sales 
400
1.8330
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
1.8330
Ord 5p
Sales 
62
1.8310
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
1.8310
Ord 5p
Sales 
118
1.8310
Ord 5p
Sales 
58
1.8310
Ord 5p
Sales 
240
1.8335
Ord 5p
Sales 
147
1.8325
Ord 5p
Sales 
267
1.8310
Ord 5p
Sales 
628
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
266
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
172
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
295
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
297
1.8290
Ord 5p
Sales 
325
1.8255
Ord 5p
Sales 
194
1.8260
Ord 5p
Sales 
40
1.8260
Ord 5p
Sales 
274
1.8260
Ord 5p
Sales 
73
1.8260
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,000
1.8270
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.8270
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8280
Ord 5p
Sales 
329
1.8280
Ord 5p
Sales 
571
1.8275
Ord 5p
Sales 
357
1.8280
Ord 5p
Sales 
86
1.8260
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,130
1.8315
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,913
1.8345
Ord 5p
Sales 
408
1.8370
Ord 5p
Sales 
658
1.8360
Ord 5p
Sales 
121
1.8350
Ord 5p
Sales 
560
1.8330
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,755
1.8240
Ord 5p
Sales 
199
1.8240
Ord 5p
Sales 
435
1.8190
Ord 5p
Sales 
103
1.8190
Ord 5p
Sales 
160
1.8190
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,000
1.8210
Ord 5p
Sales 
233
1.8230
Ord 5p
Sales 
139
1.8235
Ord 5p
Sales 
440
1.8245
Ord 5p
Sales 
172
1.8210
Ord 5p
Sales 
126
1.8210
Ord 5p
Sales 
299
1.8210
Ord 5p
Sales 
205
1.8210
Ord 5p
Sales 
405
1.8205
Ord 5p
Sales 
596
1.8205
Ord 5p
Sales 
84
1.8215
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,397
1.8220
Ord 5p
Sales 
309
1.8215
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8220
Ord 5p
Sales 
236
1.8220
Ord 5p
Sales 
461
1.8180
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,591
1.8120
Ord 5p
Sales 
434
1.8125
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.8115
Ord 5p
Sales 
109
1.8025
Ord 5p
Sales 
809
1.7765
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.7700
Ord 5p
Sales 
46,906
1.8325
(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:
23.08.2017
Contact name:
Wendy Butcher
Telephone number:
01903 833375
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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