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06/12/2017 12:36

RNS Number : 5755Y
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
06 December 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
05.12.2017
(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:
100,935,797*
1.23%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
100,935,797
1.23%


*The change in the holding of 8,593 shares since the last disclosure on 05.12.2017 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 
130
2.0155
Ord 5p
Sales 
167
2.0160
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,680
2.0160
Ord 5p
Sales 
47
2.0170
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,193
2.0185
Ord 5p
Sales 
671
2.0185
Ord 5p
Sales 
219
2.0205
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,598
2.0185
Ord 5p
Sales 
112
2.0200
Ord 5p
Sales 
80
2.0215
Ord 5p
Sales 
900
2.0240
Ord 5p
Sales 
790
2.0235
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,283
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
135
2.0280
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,104
2.0300
Ord 5p
Sales 
304
2.0310
Ord 5p
Sales 
177
2.0325
Ord 5p
Sales 
200
2.0360
Ord 5p
Sales 
338
2.0360
Ord 5p
Sales 
42
2.0360
Ord 5p
Sales 
702
2.0365
Ord 5p
Sales 
22
2.0360
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
2.0375
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
2.0405
Ord 5p
Sales 
432
2.0395
Ord 5p
Sales 
65
2.0395
Ord 5p
Sales 
259
2.0395
Ord 5p
Sales 
684
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales 
126
2.0395
Ord 5p
Sales 
112
2.0385
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,097
2.0365
Ord 5p
Sales 
62
2.0365
Ord 5p
Sales 
151
2.0345
Ord 5p
Sales 
268
2.0365
Ord 5p
Sales 
598
2.0355
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,739
2.0370
Ord 5p
Sales 
679
2.0365
Ord 5p
Sales 
259
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales 
270
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales 
176
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales 
400
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales 
138
2.0335
Ord 5p
Sales 
105
2.0325
Ord 5p
Sales 
65
2.0350
Ord 5p
Sales 
96
2.0350
Ord 5p
Sales 
193
2.0370
Ord 5p
Sales 
188
2.0375
Ord 5p
Sales 
276
2.0375
Ord 5p
Sales 
104
2.0380
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
2.0365
Ord 5p
Sales 
574
2.0360
Ord 5p
Sales 
224
2.0350
Ord 5p
Sales 
477
2.0355
Ord 5p
Sales 
309
2.0320
Ord 5p
Sales 
374
2.0310
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,585
2.0345
Ord 5p
Sales 
256
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales 
302
2.0385
Ord 5p
Sales 
348
2.0345
Ord 5p
Sales 
87
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales 
164
2.0275
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,766
2.0275
Ord 5p
Sales 
105
2.0250
Ord 5p
Sales 
346
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,247
2.0255
Ord 5p
Sales 
226
2.0255
Ord 5p
Sales 
59
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
148
2.0265
Ord 5p
Sales 
251
2.0265
Ord 5p
Sales 
600
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
537
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,217
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
417
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
161
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
307
2.0265
Ord 5p
Sales 
214
2.0255
Ord 5p
Sales 
113
2.0245
Ord 5p
Sales 
300
2.0240
Ord 5p
Sales 
398
2.0240
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,014
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
404
2.0275
Ord 5p
Sales 
242
2.0300
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,011
2.0300
Ord 5p
Sales 
439
2.0280
Ord 5p
Sales 
359
2.0235
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,006
2.0240
Ord 5p
Sales 
89
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
385
2.0275
Ord 5p
Sales 
240
2.0280
Ord 5p
Sales 
489
2.0275
Ord 5p
Sales 
43
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
125
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
115
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
198
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
202
2.0275
Ord 5p
Sales 
85
2.0255
Ord 5p
Sales 
97
2.0270
Ord 5p
Sales 
168
2.0265
Ord 5p
Sales 
318
2.0275
Ord 5p
Sales 
237
2.0260
Ord 5p
Sales 
2,969
2.0310
Ord 5p
Sales 
630
2.0240
Ord 5p
Sales 
159
2.0205
Ord 5p
Sales 
104
2.0215
Ord 5p
Sales 
108
2.0210
Ord 5p
Sales 
510
2.0115
Ord 5p
Sales 
337
2.0100
Ord 5p
Sales 
598
2.0110
Ord 5p
Sales 
88
2.0125
Ord 5p
Sales 
162
2.0115
Ord 5p
Sales 
169
2.0125
Ord 5p
Sales 
98
2.0145
Ord 5p
Sales 
648
2.0160
Ord 5p
Sales 
262
2.0160
Ord 5p
Sales 
285
2.0145
Ord 5p
Sales 
928
2.0125
Ord 5p
Sales 
264
2.0120
Ord 5p
Sales 
1,875
2.0135
Ord 5p
Sales 
154
2.0150
Ord 5p
Sales 
127
2.0165
Ord 5p
Sales 
71
2.0165
Ord 5p
Sales 
103
2.0150
Ord 5p
Sales 
550
2.0150
Ord 5p
Sales 
354
2.0140
Ord 5p
Sales 
790
2.0140
Ord 5p
Sales 
94
2.0140
Ord 5p
Sales 
389
2.0315
Ord 5p
Sales 
454
2.0195
Ord 5p
Sales 
130
2.0105
Ord 5p
Sales 
91
2.0095
Ord 5p
Sales 
116
2.0165
Ord 5p
Sales 
220
2.0140
Ord 5p
Sales 
25
2.0255
Ord 5p
Sales 
28,228
2.0260
(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:
06.12.2017
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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