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TescoAnnouncement

02/08/2017 13:45

RNS Number : 9188M
Societe Generale SA
02 August 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
01/08/2017
(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: 21,405,330 Shares Interests and 33,206,862 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:
21,406,830
0.26
33,206,862
0.41
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
31,263,361
0.38
5,880,790
0.07
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
7,940,000
0.10
14,829,000
0.18
 TOTAL:
60,610,191
0.74
53,916,652
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
11
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
325
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
658
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
1,460
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
3,000
1.74225
Ordinary
Purchase
658
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
1,245
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
1,345
1.749
Ordinary
Purchase
1,443
1.7505
Ordinary
Purchase
474
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
2,462
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
1,000
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
1,392
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
1,749
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
926
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
661
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
1,600
1.7455
Ordinary
Purchase
61
1.7455
Ordinary
Purchase
1,700
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
1,200
1.7505
Ordinary
Purchase
2,426
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
1,460
1.744
Ordinary
Purchase
1,044
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
558
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
1,618
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
291
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
2,764
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
871
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
2,631
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
1,921
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
1,434
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.7505
Ordinary
Purchase
234
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
1,200
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
1,558
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
1,436
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
367
1.745
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.745
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.7445
Ordinary
Purchase
3,000
1.742
Ordinary
Purchase
1,478
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.7445
Ordinary
Purchase
1,298
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
553
1.7415
Ordinary
Purchase
1,037
1.7415
Ordinary
Purchase
15,901
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
14,717
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
1,184
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
1,288
1.7505
Ordinary
Purchase
2,105
1.7505
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
1,385
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
455
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
1,100
1.7465
Ordinary
Purchase
1,435
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
2,099
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
2,100
1.7465
Ordinary
Purchase
1,230
1.7465
Ordinary
Purchase
10
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
46
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
33,625
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
3,371
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
1,686
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
32,586
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
8,910
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
1,212
1.749
Ordinary
Purchase
1,964
1.749
Ordinary
Purchase
1,500
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
1,354
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
2,467
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
736
1.749
Ordinary
Purchase
2,397
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
1,468
1.7475
Ordinary
Purchase
2,997
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
4,729
1.752
Ordinary
Purchase
2,229
1.756
Ordinary
Purchase
2,539
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
1,503
1.745
Ordinary
Purchase
1,061
1.745
Ordinary
Purchase
2,563
1.7465
Ordinary
Purchase
2,548
1.753
Ordinary
Purchase
124
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
2,984
1.755
Ordinary
Purchase
2,016
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
2,834
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
3,056
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
1,122
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
1,570
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
3,601
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
1,465
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
2,548
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
500
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
1,537
1.7435
Ordinary
Purchase
2,542
1.7435
Ordinary
Purchase
4,362
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
300
1.7525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,541
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
3,000
1.7555
Ordinary
Purchase
2,541
1.7565
Ordinary
Purchase
4,395
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
88
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
1,887
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
1,887
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
1,000
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
2,695
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
6,030
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
250
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
216
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
1,040
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
1,548
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
2,541
1.758
Ordinary
Purchase
867
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
1,596
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
2,551
1.7515
Ordinary
Purchase
1,852
1.758
Ordinary
Purchase
2,542
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
2,248
1.7525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,687
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
2,271
1.7525
Ordinary
Purchase
277
1.7525
Ordinary
Purchase
6,966
1.75
Ordinary
Purchase
459
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
2,081
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
1,183
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
345
1.744
Ordinary
Purchase
2,441
1.744
Ordinary
Purchase
2,550
1.753
Ordinary
Purchase
1,746
1.7485
Ordinary
Purchase
216
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
351
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
642
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
553
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
7,762
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
2,541
1.757
Ordinary
Purchase
2,540
1.758
Ordinary
Purchase
2,539
1.758
Ordinary
Purchase
4,200
1.7475
Ordinary
Purchase
2,541
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
257
1.7475
Ordinary
Purchase
613
1.7475
Ordinary
Purchase
2,540
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
1,568
1.7515
Ordinary
Purchase
52
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
292
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
366
1.753
Ordinary
Purchase
1,887
1.753
Ordinary
Purchase
2,666
1.753
Ordinary
Purchase
3,222
1.756
Ordinary
Purchase
3,203
1.7565
Ordinary
Purchase
1,479
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
1,642
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
498
1.753
Ordinary
Purchase
2,612
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
3,001
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
3,218
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
3,099
1.7555
Ordinary
Purchase
216
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
3,937
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
2,553
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
791
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
1,583
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
1,756
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
723
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
2,560
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
759
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
1,789
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
4,809
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
1,276
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
345
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
2,549
1.7525
Ordinary
Purchase
3,000
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
2,425
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
3,225
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
2,540
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
776
1.745
Ordinary
Purchase
2,537
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
2,537
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
1,402
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
2,360
1.745
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.745
Ordinary
Purchase
2,538
1.7585
Ordinary
Purchase
2,538
1.758
Ordinary
Purchase
216
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
2,605
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
1,365
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
1,887
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
4,957
1.754
Ordinary
Purchase
2,548
1.7535
Ordinary
Purchase
300
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
2,231
1.7575
Ordinary
Purchase
1,555
1.7515
Ordinary
Purchase
1,801
1.7515
Ordinary
Purchase
309
1.757
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
2,538
1.759
Ordinary
Purchase
461
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
131
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
2,551
1.7525
Ordinary
Purchase
109
1.747
Ordinary
Purchase
2,549
1.7525
Ordinary
Purchase
2,550
1.7515
Ordinary
Purchase
2,537
1.76
Ordinary
Purchase
2,559
1.748
Ordinary
Purchase
1,382
1.7595
Ordinary
Purchase
3,664
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
614
1.7545
Ordinary
Purchase
2,830
1.759853
Ordinary
Sale
5,056
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
8,428
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
8,428
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
5,057
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
6,743
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
3,371
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
3,371
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
8,428
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
6,742
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
5,057
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
2,105
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,686
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,685
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,713
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
824
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
37
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,912
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
2,068
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,184
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
15,901
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
24,588
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
77
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
43
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
112
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
2,568
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
23
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
5,059
1.75875
Ordinary
Sale
3,375
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,554
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
637
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
3,903
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
1,335
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
3,231
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
563
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
143
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
2,805
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
337
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
5,469
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
126
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
1,364
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
777
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
118
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
1,799
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
1,977
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
2,801
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
897
1.75975
Ordinary
Sale
104
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
50
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
207
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
1,374
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
1,407
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
763
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
282
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
229
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
34
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
4,000
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,875
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
618
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
197
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
2,390
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
2,143
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
1,000
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
1,332
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
694
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
393
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
114
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
2,990
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
1,428
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
853
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
53,307
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
2,804
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
169,485
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
4,729
1.752
Ordinary
Sale
2,551
1.747
Ordinary
Sale
840
1.747
Ordinary
Sale
6,148
1.757
Ordinary
Sale
6,030
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
6,320
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
637
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
5,166
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
2,468
1.7475
Ordinary
Sale
4,664
1.748
Ordinary
Sale
4,738
1.753
Ordinary
Sale
2,988
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
5,703
1.747
Ordinary
Sale
4,775
1.754
Ordinary
Sale
5,586
1.7525
Ordinary
Sale
5,554
1.752
Ordinary
Sale
5,363
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
3,807
1.7415
Ordinary
Sale
762
1.7515
Ordinary
Sale
4,777
1.7465
Ordinary
Sale
689
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
1,732
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
1,469
1.75925
Ordinary
Sale
38
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
2,572
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
2,533
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
2,576
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
1,522
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
477
1.7595
Ordinary
Sale
440
1.7585
Ordinary
Sale
14
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
312
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
350
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
703
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
425
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
2,571
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
124
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
1,617
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
954
1.758
Ordinary
Sale
185
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
507
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
19
1.76
Ordinary
Sale
2,571
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
2,064
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
2,571
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
541
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
1,027
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
142
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
1,719
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
2,570
1.7575
Ordinary
Sale
132
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
2,262
1.759
Ordinary
Sale
525
1.7595

Total Purchases
483,804


Total Sales
527,109

 
(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
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,640
1.759853
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,190
1.759853
Ordinary
Listed put warrant
Increasing a long position
50
0.39
(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:
02/08/2017
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 Call Option
Sale
2,750,000
1.800
American options
21/12/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
3,000,000
1.200
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
8,000
1.4
American options
15/06/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
79,000
1.65
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
1,000
1.600
American options
19/01/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
30,000
1.600
American options
15/06/2018
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
Purchase
5,000
1.400
American options
16/03/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
500,000
1.900
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Sale
2,250,000
1
American options
18/09/2020
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Sale
2,750,000
1.800
American options
21/12/2018
Ordinary Shares
OTC call-option
Sale
2,940,000
1.700
American options
15/09/2017
Ordinary Shares
OTC put-option
Sale
2,940,000
1.700
American options
15/09/2017
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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