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09/11/2017 11:25

RNS Number : 0591W
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
09 November 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
08.11.2017
(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:
102,166,811*
1.25%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
102,166,811
1.25%


*The change in the holding of 3,381 shares since the last disclosure on 08.11.2017 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 
170
1.7670
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.7665
Ord 5p
Sales 
16
1.7675
Ord 5p
Sales 
55
1.7670
Ord 5p
Sales 
252
1.7670
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.7655
Ord 5p
Sales 
346
1.7655
Ord 5p
Sales 
163
1.7650
Ord 5p
Sales 
320
1.7640
Ord 5p
Sales 
120
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
150
1.7650
Ord 5p
Sales 
335
1.7650
Ord 5p
Sales 
89
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
310
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
135
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
404
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
183
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
71
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
102
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
97
1.7645
Ord 5p
Sales 
66
1.7635
Ord 5p
Sales 
66
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.7620
Ord 5p
Sales 
118
1.7620
Ord 5p
Sales 
107
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.7620
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
260
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
146
1.7635
Ord 5p
Sales 
144
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
343
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
270
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
87
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
200
1.7630
Ord 5p
Sales 
129
1.7625
Ord 5p
Sales 
273
1.7615
Ord 5p
Sales 
112
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
141
1.7615
Ord 5p
Sales 
901
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
68
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
34
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
152
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
93
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.7600
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
510
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
397
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
329
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
86
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,207
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
84
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
96
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
62
1.7600
Ord 5p
Sales 
850
1.7600
Ord 5p
Sales 
785
1.7600
Ord 5p
Sales 
83
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
248
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
846
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
607
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
186
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
87
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
217
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
305
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
580
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
411
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
160
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
926
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
149
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
141
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
160
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
219
1.7600
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
348
1.7605
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.7600
Ord 5p
Sales 
167
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
93
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
179
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
592
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
152
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
42
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
76
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
151
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
249
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
162
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,076
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
475
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
122
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
419
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
135
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
142
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
200
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
531
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
249
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
200
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
82
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
249
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
391
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
67
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
219
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
127
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
69
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
49
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
57
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
126
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
241
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
109
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
304
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
188
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
748
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
82
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
79
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
437
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
102
1.7545
Ord 5p
Sales 
116
1.7545
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.7545
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.7545
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
1.7545
Ord 5p
Sales 
36
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
187
1.7545
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
262
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
142
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.7545
Ord 5p
Sales 
105
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
55
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
56
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
261
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
35
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
168
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
325
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
44
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
140
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
167
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
138
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
531
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
190
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
191
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,475
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
229
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
247
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
449
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
211
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
79
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
151
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
184
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
68
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
41
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
56
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
231
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
128
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
465
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
152
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
110
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
74
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
364
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
208
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
153
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
50
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
143
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
66
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
126
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
79
1.7550
Ord 5p
Sales 
234
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
310
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
81
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
140
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
96
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
141
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
93
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
57
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
436
1.7600
Ord 5p
Sales 
287
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
158
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
103
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
89
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
187
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
68
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
79
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
159
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
48
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
337
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
85
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
41
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
75
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
250
1.7560
Ord 5p
Sales 
295
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
56
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
180
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
150
1.7555
Ord 5p
Sales 
147
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
697
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
242
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
67
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
369
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
52
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
500
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
107
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
217
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
127
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
170
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
190
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
129
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
406
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
109
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
443
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
99
1.7580
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.7585
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
56
1.7590
Ord 5p
Sales 
325
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
613
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
226
1.7610
Ord 5p
Sales 
47
1.7575
Ord 5p
Sales 
269
1.7595
Ord 5p
Sales 
142
1.7570
Ord 5p
Sales 
433
1.7565
Ord 5p
Sales 
38,409
1.7540
(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:
09.11.2017
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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