REG - Equiniti Share Plan Tesco PLC - Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC <Origin Href="QuoteRef">TSCO.L</Origin>

TescoAnnouncement

04/10/2017 13:25

RNS Number : 7119S
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
04 October 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
03.10.2017
(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:
104,113,990*
1.27%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
104,113,990
1.27%


*The change in the holding of 9,962 shares since the last disclosure on 03.10.2017 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 
320
1.8970
Ord 5p
Sales 
935
1.8990
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.8990
Ord 5p
Sales 
481
1.8985
Ord 5p
Sales 
51
1.9015
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,275
1.9000
Ord 5p
Sales 
118
1.8955
Ord 5p
Sales 
275
1.8970
Ord 5p
Sales 
335
1.8980
Ord 5p
Sales 
247
1.8985
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,241
1.8975
Ord 5p
Sales 
374
1.8965
Ord 5p
Sales 
84
1.8945
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8950
Ord 5p
Sales 
150
1.8945
Ord 5p
Sales 
516
1.8925
Ord 5p
Sales 
43
1.8910
Ord 5p
Sales 
255
1.8900
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8885
Ord 5p
Sales 
222
1.8875
Ord 5p
Sales 
46
1.8860
Ord 5p
Sales 
169
1.8860
Ord 5p
Sales 
229
1.8865
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
1.8865
Ord 5p
Sales 
364
1.8860
Ord 5p
Sales 
159
1.8845
Ord 5p
Sales 
144
1.8830
Ord 5p
Sales 
196
1.8800
Ord 5p
Sales 
204
1.8800
Ord 5p
Sales 
288
1.8780
Ord 5p
Sales 
174
1.8745
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.8770
Ord 5p
Sales 
236
1.8850
Ord 5p
Sales 
225
1.8855
Ord 5p
Sales 
291
1.8850
Ord 5p
Sales 
376
1.8850
Ord 5p
Sales 
412
1.8870
Ord 5p
Sales 
358
1.8855
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
1.8885
Ord 5p
Sales 
609
1.8870
Ord 5p
Sales 
419
1.8870
Ord 5p
Sales 
131
1.8845
Ord 5p
Sales 
101
1.8855
Ord 5p
Sales 
85
1.8840
Ord 5p
Sales 
275
1.8830
Ord 5p
Sales 
131
1.8830
Ord 5p
Sales 
44
1.8870
Ord 5p
Sales 
269
1.8830
Ord 5p
Sales 
120
1.8830
Ord 5p
Sales 
731
1.8850
Ord 5p
Sales 
173
1.8835
Ord 5p
Sales 
138
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
176
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
407
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
173
1.8820
Ord 5p
Sales 
315
1.8850
Ord 5p
Sales 
240
1.8860
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.8865
Ord 5p
Sales 
49
1.8865
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
1.8820
Ord 5p
Sales 
758
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
333
1.8785
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,978
1.8785
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.8795
Ord 5p
Sales 
105
1.8750
Ord 5p
Sales 
828
1.8750
Ord 5p
Sales 
217
1.8795
Ord 5p
Sales 
214
1.8785
Ord 5p
Sales 
122
1.8785
Ord 5p
Sales 
49
1.8760
Ord 5p
Sales 
510
1.8760
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,121
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
207
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
225
1.8545
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.8545
Ord 5p
Sales 
54
1.8545
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
401
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
173
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
228
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
742
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
27,214
1.8865
(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:
04.10.2017
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.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
  END
RETEAAELEFNXFFF