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TescoAnnouncement

16/10/2017 12:10

RNS Number : 7100T
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
16 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
13.10.2017
(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:
103,387,537*
1.26%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
103,387,537
1.26%


*The change in the holding of 37,295 shares since the last disclosure on 13.10.2017 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 
638
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
118
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
163
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
226
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
441
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
69
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
83
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
515
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
69
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
188
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
542
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
153
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
423
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
51
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
26
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
115
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
35
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
101
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
960
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
53
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
150
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
479
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
175
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
364
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
107
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
97
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
64
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
198
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
369
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
52
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
30
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
86
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
87
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
131
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
139
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
703
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
119
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
593
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
128
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
48
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
57
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,064
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
320
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
299
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
74
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
638
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
169
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
173
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
408
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
87
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
163
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
365
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
139
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
279
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
598
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
613
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
194
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
170
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
391
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
276
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
68
1.8580
Ord 5p
Sales 
147
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
75
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,482
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
120
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
257
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
56
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
178
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
270
1.8650
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
162
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
123
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
558
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
250
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
153
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
182
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,235
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
723
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
336
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
298
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
150
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
28
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,106
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
200
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
224
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
547
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
400
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
500
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
47
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
255
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
256
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
389
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
385
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
441
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
250
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
129
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
58
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
123
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
66
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
242
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
146
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
828
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
254
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
214
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
120
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
200
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
254
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
174
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
513
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
195
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
442
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
860
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
142
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
124
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
53,484
1.8635
(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:
16.10.2017
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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