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TescoAnnouncement

14/02/2017 10:05

RNS Number : 8281W
Societe Generale SA
14 February 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:
Socit Gnrale S.A.
(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.

(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
13/02/2017
(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"
YES: Booker Group Plc
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: 10,421,291 Shares interests and 34,316,872 short position
ADR (referencing the ordinary): 1,500 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position 
Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
Interests
Short positions

Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
10,422,791
0.13
34,316,872
0.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
28,399,718
0.35
10,298,859
0.13
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
2,250,000
0.03
9,819,000
0.12
 TOTAL:
41,072,509
0.50
54,434,731
0.67
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
GBP
Ordinary
Purchase
550
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
449
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
1,151
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
1,192
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
276
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
551
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
76
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
28
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,436
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
868
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
1,282
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
683
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,469
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,376
1.973
Ordinary
Purchase
742
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
500
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,152
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
1,483
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,151
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
906
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
2,149
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
2,149
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
2,150
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
126
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,028
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
115
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,154
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
657
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
1,500
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,147
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,149
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
300
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
2,149
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
721
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
840
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
4,460
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
4,751
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
3,531
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
1,740
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
1,911
1.9755
Ordinary
Purchase
2,026
1.97225
Ordinary
Purchase
948
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
992
1.96
Ordinary
Purchase
2,364
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
511
1.975
Ordinary
Purchase
3,026
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,597
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
570
1.973
Ordinary
Purchase
2,149
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
297
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
137,120
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
289
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
297
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
3,541
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
1,584
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
400
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
100
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,150
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,856
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
719
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
2,148
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
105,960
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
2,594
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
115
1.973
Ordinary
Purchase
1,456
1.973
Ordinary
Purchase
227
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
1,337
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
1,564
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
1,069
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
674
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
3,844
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,645
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,481
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,147
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
2,153
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
109
1.971
Ordinary
Purchase
2,146
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
34
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
2,159
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
2,159
1.965
Ordinary
Purchase
2,159
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
1,407
1.973
Ordinary
Purchase
10,781
1.973
Ordinary
Purchase
2,165
1.96
Ordinary
Purchase
514
1.972
Ordinary
Purchase
1,200
1.9605
Ordinary
Purchase
966
1.9605
Ordinary
Purchase
2,737
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
2,614
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
100
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
782
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
1,531
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
1,700
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
465
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
2,165
1.961
Ordinary
Purchase
2,055
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
105
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
1,288
1.9755
Ordinary
Purchase
2,171
1.958
Ordinary
Purchase
2,170
1.9585
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,721
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
290
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
149
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
2,160
1.965
Ordinary
Purchase
76
1.965
Ordinary
Purchase
2,160
1.965
Ordinary
Purchase
2,161
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
2,623
1.9775
Ordinary
Purchase
2,169
1.959
Ordinary
Purchase
70,720
1.97059
Ordinary
Sale
1,285
1.976498054
Ordinary
Sale
294
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
279
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
1,523
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
198
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
3,942
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
3,582
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
990
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
279
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
471
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
2,193
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
10,799
1.97025
Ordinary
Sale
1,421
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
1,648
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
147
1.97525
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
364
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
511
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
1,379
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
1,710
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
2,511
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
1,600
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
40
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
1,600
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
465
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
242
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
772
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
382
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
360
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
621
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
3,200
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
207
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
800
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
900
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,293
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
2,889
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
1,899
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
4,662
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
1,000
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
1,880
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
511
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
3,752
1.9775
Ordinary
Sale
511
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
180
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
1,086
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
409
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
308
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
2,485
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
1,016
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
3,349
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
12,562
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
1,412
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
40
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.9785
Ordinary
Sale
511
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
12
1.97475
Ordinary
Sale
2,137
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,065
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
1,453
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
37
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
45,199
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
5,694
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
511
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
16,055
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
3,282
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
149
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
4,112
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
1,338
1.979
Ordinary
Sale
638
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
2,323
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
1,345
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
1,338
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
1,050
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
3,282
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
1,338
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
827
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
1,200
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
563
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
3,282
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.9705
Ordinary
Sale
53
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
524
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
1,339
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,569
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
900
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
1,030
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
75
1.9705
Ordinary
Sale
369
1.9705
Ordinary
Sale
198
1.9705
Ordinary
Sale
2,204
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,208
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
1,030
1.978
Ordinary
Sale
4,964
1.9695
Ordinary
Sale
52,719
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
10,713
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
3,842
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
5,259
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
5,309
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
5,527
1.9695
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,151
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,544
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,208
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
2,151
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
1,400
1.9765
Ordinary
Sale
2,154
1.9695
Ordinary
Sale
2,713
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,714
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,030
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
2,127
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
303
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
740
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
1,411
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
200
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
1,952
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
1,144
1.9765
Ordinary
Sale
1,119
1.9765
Ordinary
Sale
6,512
1.979
Ordinary
Sale
2,151
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
2,151
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
1,339
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
851
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
3,499
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
1,194
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
1,301
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
811
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,459
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
2,148
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
3,574
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
2,154
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
1,762
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
391
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,366
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
782
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
234
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
5,093
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,113
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
489
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
938
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
1,313
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,328
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
1,500
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
811
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
725
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
1,875
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
329
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
769
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
1,250
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
10,432
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,154
1.9695
Ordinary
Sale
2,114
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
2,265
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
10,713
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
381
1.9685
Ordinary
Sale
1,299
1.969
Ordinary
Sale
1,299
1.9695
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.978
Ordinary
Sale
918
1.9685
Ordinary
Sale
2,261
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,100
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,154
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
342
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
102
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
875
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
834
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
252
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
878
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
1,447
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,208
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,818
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
334
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
1,507
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
701
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
1,063
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
1,673
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
1,673
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
3,674
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
827
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
1,380
1.973
Ordinary
Sale
4,047
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
2,151
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
1,252
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
600
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
1,900
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
4,829
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
5,365
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
2,156
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
795
1.9765
Ordinary
Sale
2,154
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
2,211
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
693
1.9785
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,176
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
2,156
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
2,157
1.9685
Ordinary
Sale
1,030
1.9735
Ordinary
Sale
1,807
1.9785
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
608
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
4,121
1.978
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
2,232
1.972
Ordinary
Sale
2,151
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.9725
Ordinary
Sale
2,054
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
2,152
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
2,176
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
150
1.974
Ordinary
Sale
2,241
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
1,639
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
24
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
489
1.975
Ordinary
Sale
6,824
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
1,030
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
2,100
1.9745
Ordinary
Sale
1,900
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
252
1.976
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.9755
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,027
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
4,238
1.9675
Ordinary
Sale
115,710
1.97059

Total Purchases
497,633


Total Sales
696,241

(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 GBP
Ordinary
Euro Medium Term Note
Reducing a short position
22
1.9675
(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 GBP








(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.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 dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable) GBP



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"
(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"
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
YES
Date of disclosure:
14/02/2017
Contact name:
Olivier Vero
Telephone number:
+44 20 7676 6821 / 6969
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.
 SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure:
SOCIETE GENERALE SA
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:
Tesco Plc
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Written or purchased
Number of securities to which option or derivative relates
Exercise price per unit
EUR
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Ordinary Shares
Listed Call Option
Sale
1,000
2.200
American options
19/01/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Call Option
Sale
5,000,000
2.600
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
3,000,000
1.200
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
1,253,000
1.600
American options
17/03/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
1,000
1.600
American options
19/01/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
35,000
1.700
American options
16/06/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
14,000
1.800
American options
16/06/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
15,000
1.950
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
500,000
2.400
American options
21/12/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Sale
2,250,000
1
American options
18/09/2020
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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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