REG - Equiniti Share Plan Tesco PLC - Form 8.3 - TESCO PLC <Origin Href="QuoteRef">TSCO.L</Origin>

TescoAnnouncement

19/02/2018 13:05

RNS Number : 2931F
Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd
19 February 2018
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
16.02.2018
(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:
97,938,748*
1.20%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
97,938,748
1.20%


*The change in the holding of 4,179 shares since the last disclosure on 16.02.2018 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
226
2.0450
Ord 5p
Sales
111
2.0430
Ord 5p
Sales
550
2.0370
Ord 5p
Sales
220
2.0430
Ord 5p
Sales
197
2.0430
Ord 5p
Sales
131
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales
594
2.0380
Ord 5p
Sales
94
2.0400
Ord 5p
Sales
221
2.0380
Ord 5p
Sales
185
2.0380
Ord 5p
Sales
264
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales
400
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales
216
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales
144
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales
242
2.0370
Ord 5p
Sales
280
2.0390
Ord 5p
Sales
80
2.0370
Ord 5p
Sales
49
2.0400
Ord 5p
Sales
74
2.0410
Ord 5p
Sales
459
2.0380
Ord 5p
Sales
436
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales
111
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales
156
2.0320
Ord 5p
Sales
360
2.0340
Ord 5p
Sales
100
2.0360
Ord 5p
Sales
400
2.0450
Ord 5p
Sales
57
2.0440
Ord 5p
Sales
730
2.0450
Ord 5p
Sales
358
2.0460
Ord 5p
Sales
587
2.0460
Ord 5p
Sales
93
2.0440
Ord 5p
Sales
170
2.0440
Ord 5p
Sales
130
2.0450
Ord 5p
Sales
731
2.0490
Ord 5p
Sales
114
2.0460
Ord 5p
Sales
61
2.0470
Ord 5p
Sales
739
2.0460
Ord 5p
Sales
653
2.0470
Ord 5p
Sales
351
2.0490
Ord 5p
Sales
454
2.0480
Ord 5p
Sales
57
2.0540
Ord 5p
Sales
243
2.0480
Ord 5p
Sales
452
2.0460
Ord 5p
Sales
377
2.0450
Ord 5p
Sales
473
2.0420
Ord 5p
Sales
161
2.0450
Ord 5p
Sales
56
2.0450
Ord 5p
Sales
409
2.0420
Ord 5p
Sales
607
2.0380
Ord 5p
Sales
162
2.0420
Ord 5p
Sales
17,476
2.0450
(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:
19.02.2018
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.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
RETEADANFEDPEFF