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27/11/2017 13:20

RNS Number : 6195X
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
27 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
24.11.2017
(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:
101,356,252*
1.24%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
101,356,252
1.24%


*The change in the holding of 16,802 shares since the last disclosure on 24.11.2017 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 
84
1.9280
Ord 5p
Sales 
75
1.9285
Ord 5p
Sales 
143
1.9265
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.9270
Ord 5p
Sales 
230
1.9280
Ord 5p
Sales 
463
1.9290
Ord 5p
Sales 
300
1.9290
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.9275
Ord 5p
Sales 
317
1.9280
Ord 5p
Sales 
166
1.9285
Ord 5p
Sales 
124
1.9285
Ord 5p
Sales 
145
1.9275
Ord 5p
Sales 
176
1.9270
Ord 5p
Sales 
155
1.9265
Ord 5p
Sales 
363
1.9255
Ord 5p
Sales 
96
1.9255
Ord 5p
Sales 
75
1.9245
Ord 5p
Sales 
207
1.9245
Ord 5p
Sales 
580
1.9230
Ord 5p
Sales 
276
1.9220
Ord 5p
Sales 
131
1.9220
Ord 5p
Sales 
176
1.9230
Ord 5p
Sales 
149
1.9245
Ord 5p
Sales 
342
1.9245
Ord 5p
Sales 
148
1.9245
Ord 5p
Sales 
208
1.9250
Ord 5p
Sales 
58
1.9245
Ord 5p
Sales 
110
1.9260
Ord 5p
Sales 
235
1.9250
Ord 5p
Sales 
30
1.9275
Ord 5p
Sales 
43
1.9275
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.9275
Ord 5p
Sales 
119
1.9265
Ord 5p
Sales 
88
1.9270
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,571
1.9270
Ord 5p
Sales 
172
1.9275
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.9290
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.9300
Ord 5p
Sales 
111
1.9300
Ord 5p
Sales 
223
1.9325
Ord 5p
Sales 
127
1.9325
Ord 5p
Sales 
370
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
182
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
116
1.9355
Ord 5p
Sales 
418
1.9355
Ord 5p
Sales 
171
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
301
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
1.9335
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.9330
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
95
1.9335
Ord 5p
Sales 
225
1.9335
Ord 5p
Sales 
85
1.9335
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
181
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
40
1.9335
Ord 5p
Sales 
168
1.9370
Ord 5p
Sales 
218
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
82
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
81
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
276
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
239
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
57
1.9365
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
191
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
217
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
500
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
69
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
117
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
90
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
161
1.9315
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.9320
Ord 5p
Sales 
104
1.9320
Ord 5p
Sales 
575
1.9320
Ord 5p
Sales 
143
1.9320
Ord 5p
Sales 
200
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
970
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
65
1.9355
Ord 5p
Sales 
122
1.9355
Ord 5p
Sales 
135
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
72
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
120
1.9340
Ord 5p
Sales 
150
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
109
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
60
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
76
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
716
1.9335
Ord 5p
Sales 
183
1.9355
Ord 5p
Sales 
67
1.9365
Ord 5p
Sales 
175
1.9355
Ord 5p
Sales 
126
1.9360
Ord 5p
Sales 
250
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
59
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
84
1.9345
Ord 5p
Sales 
129
1.9360
Ord 5p
Sales 
407
1.9360
Ord 5p
Sales 
897
1.9380
Ord 5p
Sales 
109
1.9380
Ord 5p
Sales 
59
1.9380
Ord 5p
Sales 
474
1.9375
Ord 5p
Sales 
136
1.9355
Ord 5p
Sales 
328
1.9415
Ord 5p
Sales 
807
1.9425
Ord 5p
Sales 
77
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
35
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
106
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
89
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
61
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
96
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
949
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
304
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
211
1.9385
Ord 5p
Sales 
48
1.9400
Ord 5p
Sales 
88
1.9410
Ord 5p
Sales 
64
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
156
1.9375
Ord 5p
Sales 
514
1.9375
Ord 5p
Sales 
190
1.9350
Ord 5p
Sales 
57
1.9360
Ord 5p
Sales 
124
1.9380
Ord 5p
Sales 
22
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
70
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
559
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
87
1.9385
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
1.9385
Ord 5p
Sales 
632
1.9385
Ord 5p
Sales 
326
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
100
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
53
1.9400
Ord 5p
Sales 
267
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
879
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
76
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
58
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
29
1.9385
Ord 5p
Sales 
97
1.9375
Ord 5p
Sales 
102
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
121
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
48
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
86
1.9395
Ord 5p
Sales 
749
1.9375
Ord 5p
Sales 
170
1.9385
Ord 5p
Sales 
102
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
241
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
158
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
176
1.9380
Ord 5p
Sales 
67
1.9390
Ord 5p
Sales 
74
1.9385
Ord 5p
Sales 
163
1.9410
Ord 5p
Sales 
14
1.9405
Ord 5p
Sales 
56,634
1.9350
Ord 5p
Purchases 
305,707
1.9428
(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:
27.11.2017
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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