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RNS Number : 5311F
JPMorgan Securities Plc
21 February 2018 
 
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) 
 
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY 
 
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                                                                                                                                                        J.P. Morgan Securities Plc  
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                    Tesco PLC                   
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:                                                                                                                         Booker Group Plc            
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                                                                                                                                20 February 2018            
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"  YesBooker Group Plc         
 
 
2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received(GBP)  Lowest price per unit paid/received(GBP)  
 Ordinary Shares             Purchases Sales   3,846,485 3,459,727         2.0721 2.0710                              2.0525 2.0530                             
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position  Number of reference securities                                                                                                                                                                                                        Price per unit (GBP)                                                                                  
 Ordinary Shares             Equity Swaps                 Long                        Short                                                                       3,1166,7249,8171,5719,4116,49833,105101,3413,0501,484115,6952,462221,07222,68648,19725,776140,4553,108176,372398,1174571,5002,3441,394                                                                                                2.05592.05612.05852.06012.06042.06052.06072.06152.06212.06242.06272.06292.06302.06332.06382.06392.0643 
                                                                                                                                                                  113,5229,040190,12339,2464,83931,409130,26119,138439,1036,15611,2716,103233,55990,72815,0007,28821,8349,2002,716                                                                                                                      2.06442.06492.06502.06552.06602.06642.0669                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2.05872.05942.05962.06002.06012.06022.06032.06052.06062.06132.06162.06182.06192.06222.06232.06262.0639 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2.06492.0715                                                                                          
 
 
(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 (GBP)  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit(GBP)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. call option  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit(GBP)  
                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion  Details  Price per unit (if applicable)(GBP)  
                                                                                                                           
 
 
3.         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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
 Date of disclosure:  21 February 2018  
 Contact name:        Alwyn Basch       
 Telephone number:    020 7742 7407     
 
 
Telephone number: 
 
020 7742 7407 
 
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 dealing 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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