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15/11/2017 13:30

RNS Number : 6013W
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
15 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
14.11.2017
(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:
101,736,185*
1.24%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
101,736,185
1.24%


*The change in the holding of 16,937 shares since the last disclosure on 14.11.2017 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 
491
1.8820
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
43
1.8815
Ord 5p
Sales 
251
1.8800
Ord 5p
Sales 
442
1.8800
Ord 5p
Sales 
124
1.8805
Ord 5p
Sales 
201
1.8780
Ord 5p
Sales 
54
1.8790
Ord 5p
Sales 
350
1.8760
Ord 5p
Sales 
321
1.8775
Ord 5p
Sales 
558
1.8815
Ord 5p
Sales 
350
1.8805
Ord 5p
Sales 
134
1.8850
Ord 5p
Sales 
224
1.8895
Ord 5p
Sales 
613
1.8900
Ord 5p
Sales 
421
1.8930
Ord 5p
Sales 
756
1.8910
Ord 5p
Sales 
82
1.8995
Ord 5p
Sales 
122
1.9005
Ord 5p
Sales 
314
1.9040
Ord 5p
Sales 
363
1.8950
Ord 5p
Sales 
641
1.8950
Ord 5p
Sales 
52
1.8930
Ord 5p
Sales 
5,205
1.8925
Ord 5p
Sales 
549
1.8930
Ord 5p
Sales 
138
1.8910
Ord 5p
Sales 
19
1.8940
Ord 5p
Sales 
63
1.8900
Ord 5p
Sales 
420
1.9020
Ord 5p
Sales 
321
1.9000
Ord 5p
Sales 
118
1.9005
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8900
Ord 5p
Sales 
53
1.8900
Ord 5p
Sales 
996
1.8855
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.8875
Ord 5p
Sales 
394
1.8860
Ord 5p
Sales 
678
1.8845
Ord 5p
Sales 
92
1.8845
Ord 5p
Sales 
401
1.8820
Ord 5p
Sales 
241
1.8820
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,031
1.8815
Ord 5p
Sales 
262
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
491
1.8810
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,314
1.8800
Ord 5p
Sales 
83
1.8765
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.8750
Ord 5p
Sales 
166
1.8750
Ord 5p
Sales 
126
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
66
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
850
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
472
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
137
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
85
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
570
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
75
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
184
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
726
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
167
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
147
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
815
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
99
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,504
1.8715
Ord 5p
Sales 
243
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
103
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
330
1.8710
Ord 5p
Sales 
64
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
97
1.8700
Ord 5p
Sales 
362
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
169
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
107
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
250
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
201
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
300
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
248
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
99
1.8690
Ord 5p
Sales 
76
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
176
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
388
1.8695
Ord 5p
Sales 
229
1.8720
Ord 5p
Sales 
78
1.8680
Ord 5p
Sales 
101
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
249
1.8670
Ord 5p
Sales 
110
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
385
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
135
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
388
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
224
1.8655
Ord 5p
Sales 
213
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
231
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,583
1.8620
Ord 5p
Sales 
779
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
63
1.8685
Ord 5p
Sales 
198
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
208
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
109
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
356
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
515
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
257
1.8645
Ord 5p
Sales 
175
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
186
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
594
1.8660
Ord 5p
Sales 
543
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
396
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
270
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
163
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
235
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
101
1.8615
Ord 5p
Sales 
3,731
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.8625
Ord 5p
Sales 
122
1.8635
Ord 5p
Sales 
309
1.8630
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,272
1.8595
Ord 5p
Sales 
53
1.8560
Ord 5p
Sales 
248
1.8560
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.8555
Ord 5p
Sales 
687
1.8495
Ord 5p
Sales 
244
1.8495
Ord 5p
Sales 
174
1.8520
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,092
1.8550
Ord 5p
Sales 
142
1.8570
Ord 5p
Sales 
447
1.8565
Ord 5p
Sales 
313
1.8560
Ord 5p
Sales 
107
1.8560
Ord 5p
Sales 
222
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
287
1.8605
Ord 5p
Sales 
936
1.8590
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.8610
Ord 5p
Sales 
227
1.8600
Ord 5p
Sales 
133
1.8525
Ord 5p
Sales 
106
1.8500
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.8515
Ord 5p
Sales 
137
1.8540
Ord 5p
Sales 
359
1.8540
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
1.8475
Ord 5p
Sales 
112
1.8470
Ord 5p
Sales 
275
1.8570
Ord 5p
Sales 
102
1.8230
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
1.8200
Ord 5p
Sales 
83
1.8705
Ord 5p
Sales 
38,712
1.8700
(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:
15.11.2017
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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