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17/10/2017 13:11

RNS Number : 8412T
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
17 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
16.10.2017
(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:
103,299,295*
1.26%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
103,299,295
1.26%


*The change in the holding of 11,282 shares since the last disclosure on 16.10.2017 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 
64
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
82
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
121
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
173
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
209
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
58
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
192
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
27
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
163
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
349
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
349
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
366
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
281
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,002
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
449
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
367
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
71
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
123
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
258
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
142
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
60
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
60
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
140
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
201
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
336
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
778
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
172
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
312
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
157
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
982
1.8685
Ord 5p
Sales 
93
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
123
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
129
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
312
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
169
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
162
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
63
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
766
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
181
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
70
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
79
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
147
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
207
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
93
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
300
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
64
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
218
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
435
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
41
1.8725
Ord 5p
Sales 
76
1.8730
Ord 5p
Sales 
669
1.8735
Ord 5p
Sales 
57
1.8730
Ord 5p
Sales 
265
1.8735
Ord 5p
Sales 
160
1.8735
Ord 5p
Sales 
93
1.8735
Ord 5p
Sales 
146
1.8725
Ord 5p
Sales 
237
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
71
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
116
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
259
1.8725
Ord 5p
Sales 
108
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
197
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
167
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
727
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
281
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
190
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
209
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
55
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.8675
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,728
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
549
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
221
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
75
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
273
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
609
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
175
1.8665
Ord 5p
Sales 
110
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
104
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
501
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,288
1.8725
Ord 5p
Sales 
883
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
128
1.8685
Ord 5p
Sales 
137
1.8640
Ord 5p
Sales 
60
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
170
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
284
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
143
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
145
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
297
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
63
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
161
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
252
1.8585
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,016
1.8585
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.8580
Ord 5p
Sales 
149
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
166
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
123
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
72
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.8585
Ord 5p
Sales 
116
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
572
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
71
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
10
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
47,883
1.8710
(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:
17.10.2017
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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