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10/10/2017 12:07

RNS Number : 2106T
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
10 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
09.10.2017
(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:
103,878,141*
1.27%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
103,878,141
1.27%


*The change in the holding of 9,635 shares since the last disclosure on 09.10.2017 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 
318
1.8580
Ord 5p
Sales 
520
1.8580
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.8580
Ord 5p
Sales 
81
1.8585
Ord 5p
Sales 
794
1.8585
Ord 5p
Sales 
213
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
88
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
552
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
147
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
50
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
3,045
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
151
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
223
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
114
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
395
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
174
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
86
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
40
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
215
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
347
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
89
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
178
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
198
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
303
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.8570
Ord 5p
Sales 
183
1.8580
Ord 5p
Sales 
106
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
99
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
82
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
291
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
103
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
284
1.8580
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
128
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
120
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
280
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
71
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
120
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
55
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
700
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
155
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
170
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
428
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
199
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
72
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
146
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
165
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
172
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
272
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
427
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
152
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
76
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
183
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
43
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
820
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
228
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
645
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
135
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
178
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
296
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
72
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
204
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
36
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
25
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
115
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
533
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
81
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
108
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
135
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
68
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
167
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
559
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
70
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,116
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
71
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
84
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
99
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
283
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
305
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
186
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
366
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
86
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
630
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
222
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
70
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
129
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
73
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
197
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
69
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
114
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
74
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
67
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
121
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
81
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
322
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
145
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
119
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
72
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
66
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
81
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
420
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
51
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
158
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
75
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
26
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
16
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
49
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
239
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
256
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
500
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
217
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
89
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
102
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
137
1.8685
Ord 5p
Sales 
140
1.8685
Ord 5p
Sales 
66
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
65
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
242
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
159
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
70
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
185
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
150
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
268
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
145
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
187
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
304
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
210
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
226
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
124
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
202
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
85
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
213
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
279
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
104
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
229
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
189
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,440
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
253
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
31
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
546
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
646
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
806
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
210
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
109
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
64
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
134
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
343
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
103
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
97
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
207
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
246
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
223
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
74
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
65
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
134
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
118
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
202
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
68
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
373
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
276
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
42
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
252
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
140
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
187
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
176
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
219
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
106
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
92
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
786
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
344
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
118
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8685
Ord 5p
Sales 
152
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
119
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
48
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
196
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
203
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
227
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
187
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
175
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
161
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
237
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
160
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
158
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
229
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
139
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
215
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
155
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
442
1.8685
Ord 5p
Sales 
246
1.8730
Ord 5p
Sales 
479
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
86
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
115
1.8725
Ord 5p
Sales 
285
1.8755
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,208
1.8765
Ord 5p
Sales 
211
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
266
1.8850
Ord 5p
Sales 
195
1.8855
Ord 5p
Sales 
104,244
1.8600
(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:
10.10.2017
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.

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