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17/02/2017 11:25

RNS Number : 2009X
Societe Generale SA
17 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
16/02/2017
(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: 10,585,909 Shares interests and 33,994,903 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:
10,587,409
0.13
33,994,903
0.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
28,630,718
0.35
10,529,858
0.13
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
2,250,000
0.03
9,819,000
0.12
 TOTAL:
41,468,127
0.51
54,343,761
0.66
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
2,979
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
283,463
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
3,547
1.960250916
Ordinary
Purchase
64
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
2,180
1.9525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,173
1.9565
Ordinary
Purchase
2,173
1.9575
Ordinary
Purchase
1,889
1.9605
Ordinary
Purchase
2,182
1.9515
Ordinary
Purchase
262
1.9645
Ordinary
Purchase
2,800
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,040
1.9645
Ordinary
Purchase
2,163
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
901
1.9515
Ordinary
Purchase
1,282
1.9515
Ordinary
Purchase
2,175
1.9565
Ordinary
Purchase
2,160
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
861
1.9645
Ordinary
Purchase
2,165
1.967
Ordinary
Purchase
630
1.966
Ordinary
Purchase
1,534
1.966
Ordinary
Purchase
2,181
1.9515
Ordinary
Purchase
2,181
1.9505
Ordinary
Purchase
2,176
1.9555
Ordinary
Purchase
3,261
1.9605
Ordinary
Purchase
2,162
1.9665
Ordinary
Purchase
422
1.9505
Ordinary
Purchase
1,760
1.9505
Ordinary
Purchase
1,468
1.9665
Ordinary
Purchase
770
1.9515
Ordinary
Purchase
1,410
1.9515
Ordinary
Purchase
1,227
1.955
Ordinary
Purchase
949
1.955
Ordinary
Purchase
440
1.9545
Ordinary
Purchase
843
1.9545
Ordinary
Purchase
893
1.9545
Ordinary
Purchase
694
1.9665
Ordinary
Purchase
2,182
1.9505
Ordinary
Purchase
2,183
1.9505
Ordinary
Purchase
2,158
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,998
1.9555
Ordinary
Purchase
178
1.9555
Ordinary
Purchase
793
1.9545
Ordinary
Purchase
664
1.9545
Ordinary
Purchase
2,165
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
1,749
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,163
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
2,163
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
632
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,412
1.97
Ordinary
Purchase
2,043
1.951
Ordinary
Purchase
1,310
1.951
Ordinary
Purchase
2,178
1.954
Ordinary
Purchase
2,184
1.9545
Ordinary
Purchase
2,216
1.969
Ordinary
Purchase
2,175
1.9565
Ordinary
Purchase
2,184
1.95
Ordinary
Purchase
2,184
1.9495
Ordinary
Purchase
281
1.967
Ordinary
Purchase
63
1.967
Ordinary
Purchase
2,159
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,099
1.963
Ordinary
Purchase
768
1.967
Ordinary
Purchase
627
1.963
Ordinary
Purchase
448
1.963
Ordinary
Purchase
904
1.9615
Ordinary
Purchase
1,280
1.953
Ordinary
Purchase
902
1.953
Ordinary
Purchase
2,181
1.953
Ordinary
Purchase
2,533
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
2,160
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,161
1.967
Ordinary
Purchase
2,159
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,969
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
190
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,181
1.9525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,181
1.952
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.959
Ordinary
Purchase
100
1.959
Ordinary
Purchase
2,228
1.9585
Ordinary
Purchase
2,173
1.9585
Ordinary
Purchase
2,159
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
691
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
3,869
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,160
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,145
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,015
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,233
1.954
Ordinary
Purchase
2,292
1.9535
Ordinary
Purchase
2,411
1.9525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,474
1.952
Ordinary
Purchase
898
1.958
Ordinary
Purchase
1,277
1.958
Ordinary
Purchase
2,180
1.953
Ordinary
Purchase
2,174
1.959
Ordinary
Purchase
2,174
1.958
Ordinary
Purchase
908
1.9575
Ordinary
Purchase
2,181
1.953
Ordinary
Purchase
2,179
1.952
Ordinary
Purchase
861
1.955
Ordinary
Purchase
1,317
1.955
Ordinary
Purchase
1,828
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
4,395
1.9725
Ordinary
Purchase
800
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
464
1.958
Ordinary
Purchase
1,352
1.958
Ordinary
Purchase
359
1.958
Ordinary
Purchase
1,266
1.9575
Ordinary
Purchase
139
1.957
Ordinary
Purchase
2,176
1.9565
Ordinary
Purchase
2,177
1.955
Ordinary
Purchase
1,558
1.955
Ordinary
Purchase
1,017
1.965
Ordinary
Purchase
1,146
1.965
Ordinary
Purchase
1,745
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,180
1.9515
Ordinary
Purchase
1,203
1.951
Ordinary
Purchase
978
1.951
Ordinary
Purchase
619
1.955
Ordinary
Purchase
3,147
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,181
1.9525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,766
1.9715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,185
1.9495
Ordinary
Purchase
2,184
1.9495
Ordinary
Purchase
2,178
1.954
Ordinary
Purchase
2,163
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
2,620
1.9705
Ordinary
Purchase
3,211
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
2,335
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
3,188
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
728
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
1,407
1.96
Ordinary
Purchase
1,187
1.96
Ordinary
Purchase
2,305
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
1,600
1.9655
Ordinary
Purchase
1,766
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
1,630
1.951
Ordinary
Purchase
9,888
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
2,496
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
1,323
1.9555
Ordinary
Purchase
1,521
1.956
Ordinary
Purchase
6,422
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
4,959
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
2,249
1.951
Ordinary
Purchase
1,674
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
1,486
1.969
Ordinary
Purchase
75
1.969
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.9545
Ordinary
Purchase
612
1.956
Ordinary
Purchase
2,080
1.9565
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
1,461
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
1,338
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
22
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
1,465
1.9675
Ordinary
Purchase
2,400
1.9565
Ordinary
Purchase
4,218
1.9565
Ordinary
Purchase
16,055
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
16,055
1.968
Ordinary
Purchase
93,192
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
723
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
2,536
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
12,650
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
15,447
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
6,126
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
18,303
1.96
Ordinary
Sale
8,968
1.96
Ordinary
Sale
5,232
1.9545
Ordinary
Sale
4,601
1.966
Ordinary
Sale
51,952
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
3,744
1.9625
Ordinary
Sale
3,578
1.956
Ordinary
Sale
1,927
1.965
Ordinary
Sale
1,632
1.965
Ordinary
Sale
1,446
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,011
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,859
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
15,447
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
2,363
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
3,688
1.9495
Ordinary
Sale
2,171
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
15,447
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
2,562
1.95
Ordinary
Sale
1,523
1.969
Ordinary
Sale
10,818
1.969
Ordinary
Sale
2,671
1.969
Ordinary
Sale
6,572
1.947
Ordinary
Sale
273
1.952
Ordinary
Sale
3,900
1.952
Ordinary
Sale
4,250
1.952
Ordinary
Sale
2,866
1.952
Ordinary
Sale
716
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
1,905
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
909
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
3,791
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
4,421
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
3,534
1.9515
Ordinary
Sale
5,709
1.9515
Ordinary
Sale
4,996
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
15,447
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
4,996
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
3,239
1.971500463
Ordinary
Sale
3,784
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
99
1.965
Ordinary
Sale
3,775
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
4,869
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
810
1.969506173
Ordinary
Sale
3,204
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
2,572
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
1,700
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
1,550
1.97
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.971
Ordinary
Sale
787
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
1,338
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
2,035
1.9655
Ordinary
Sale
1,650
1.9715
Ordinary
Sale
2,526
1.968
Ordinary
Sale
93,192
1.968

Total Purchases
688,143


Total Sales
392,340

(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





(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:
17/02/2017
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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