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TescoAnnouncement

17/08/2017 10:00

RNS Number : 2735O
Societe Generale SA
17 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
16/08/2017
(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: 22,977,624 Shares Interests and 29,458,143 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:
22,979,124
0.28
29,458,143
0.36
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
31,733,021
0.39
1,717,790
0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
7,940,000
0.10
14,829,000
0.18
 TOTAL:
62,652,145
0.77
46,004,933
0.56
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
15,875
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
15,875
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
478
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
9,525
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
15,875
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
6,350
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
705
1.802
Ordinary
Purchase
1,098
1.802
Ordinary
Purchase
1,209
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
2,175
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,500
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
173
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
45,355
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
10,780
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
62,517
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
6,375
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
134,242
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
5,250
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
79,473
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
199
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
199
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
198
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
238
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
1,102
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
8,776
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
1,300
1.8045
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.8045
Ordinary
Purchase
861
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
834
1.80675
Ordinary
Purchase
10
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
400
1.7975
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.7975
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
1,164
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
1,873
1.7885
Ordinary
Purchase
2,081
1.802
Ordinary
Purchase
1,155
1.802
Ordinary
Purchase
1,694
1.802
Ordinary
Purchase
720
1.802
Ordinary
Purchase
200
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,000
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
192
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
4,195
1.8015
Ordinary
Purchase
75
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
4,328
1.8055
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.803
Ordinary
Purchase
1,336
1.803
Ordinary
Purchase
4,008
1.791
Ordinary
Purchase
2,550
1.7835
Ordinary
Purchase
1,432
1.783
Ordinary
Purchase
3,176
1.7945
Ordinary
Purchase
5,297
1.7945
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.8045
Ordinary
Purchase
10,000
1.8045
Ordinary
Purchase
1,900
1.79
Ordinary
Purchase
642
1.79
Ordinary
Purchase
2,522
1.8065
Ordinary
Purchase
3,703
1.799
Ordinary
Purchase
1,346
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,100
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
547
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
2,186
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,229
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,946
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,169
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,227
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
200
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
1,700
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
200
1.807
Ordinary
Purchase
705
1.8065
Ordinary
Purchase
700
1.8065
Ordinary
Purchase
511
1.8065
Ordinary
Purchase
371
1.7895
Ordinary
Purchase
3,302
1.8005
Ordinary
Purchase
605
1.8065
Ordinary
Purchase
227
1.7895
Ordinary
Purchase
544
1.7895
Ordinary
Purchase
1,400
1.7895
Ordinary
Purchase
4,507
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
653
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
2,528
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
262
1.782
Ordinary
Purchase
2,291
1.782
Ordinary
Purchase
2,211
1.7815
Ordinary
Purchase
113
1.7815
Ordinary
Purchase
229
1.7815
Ordinary
Purchase
2,529
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
3,507
1.8025
Ordinary
Purchase
3,307
1.8025
Ordinary
Purchase
2,553
1.7845
Ordinary
Purchase
1,973
1.795
Ordinary
Purchase
2,116
1.7955
Ordinary
Purchase
1,571
1.7885
Ordinary
Purchase
3,363
1.7885
Ordinary
Purchase
2,036
1.7885
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.7885
Ordinary
Purchase
5,713
1.803
Ordinary
Purchase
742
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
1,758
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
1,724
1.791
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.8045
Ordinary
Purchase
1,843
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
1,606
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
2,265
1.7885
Ordinary
Purchase
1,319
1.8075
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.801
Ordinary
Purchase
884
1.806
Ordinary
Purchase
890
1.806
Ordinary
Purchase
182
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
1,328
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
3,281
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
2,261
1.8
Ordinary
Purchase
24,380
1.802649
Ordinary
Purchase
9,706
1.7845
Ordinary
Sale
83
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
4,882
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
7,406
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
9,764
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
9,763
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
4,270
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
8,136
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
9,763
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,031
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
3,866
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
3,254
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,627
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
5,478
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
6,509
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
3,254
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
4,882
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
9,763
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
4,882
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
15
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
17
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,284
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
1,292
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
157
1.8005
Ordinary
Sale
13
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
182
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
150
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
15
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
3
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
3,265
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
373
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
2,927
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
3,019
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
1,275
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
143
1.794
Ordinary
Sale
72
1.7885
Ordinary
Sale
173
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
142
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
1,903
1.805
Ordinary
Sale
2,450
1.805
Ordinary
Sale
665
1.805
Ordinary
Sale
605
1.8065
Ordinary
Sale
419
1.8065
Ordinary
Sale
310
1.8055
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,388
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,177
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
6,323
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
6,112
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.806
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.8065
Ordinary
Sale
7,500
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
1,600
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
332
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
1,000
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
1,600
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
1,900
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
191
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
895
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
484
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
1,290
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
6,210
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
1,000
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
983
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
3,059
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
2,100
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
1,467
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
2,520
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
1,900
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
1,772
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
1,480
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
895
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
4,287
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
3,213
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
1,192
1.8065
Ordinary
Sale
1,290
1.805
Ordinary
Sale
3,976
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
3,700
1.8055
Ordinary
Sale
990
1.8055
Ordinary
Sale
15
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
409
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
1,927
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
2,965
1.7995
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.7975
Ordinary
Sale
2,228
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
602
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
541
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
408
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
2,096
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
2,205
1.8005
Ordinary
Sale
2,153
1.797
Ordinary
Sale
871
1.797
Ordinary
Sale
3,575
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
4,657
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
2,079
1.782
Ordinary
Sale
404
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
1,005
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
895
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,542
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
2,804
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
8,238
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
9,525
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
86,934
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
238
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
6,350
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
12,064
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
488
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
15,875
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
2,578
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
198
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
92
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
2,859
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
629
1.7845
Ordinary
Sale
3,301
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
2,795
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
2,475
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
242
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
2,575
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
2,583
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
895
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
248
1.8015
Ordinary
Sale
410
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
56
1.7995
Ordinary
Sale
2,573
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
2,577
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
2,575
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
578
1.8005
Ordinary
Sale
2,573
1.797
Ordinary
Sale
228
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,934
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
2,577
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
648
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
2,573
1.803
Ordinary
Sale
1
1.7975
Ordinary
Sale
204
1.794
Ordinary
Sale
2,369
1.794
Ordinary
Sale
2,573
1.8055
Ordinary
Sale
2,573
1.7985
Ordinary
Sale
192
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
563
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
591
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,985
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
158
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
2,134
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
1,239
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
276
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
2,171
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
133
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
269
1.8
Ordinary
Sale
22
1.792
Ordinary
Sale
3,133
1.803
Ordinary
Sale
2,932
1.7825
Ordinary
Sale
3,176
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
5,901
1.797
Ordinary
Sale
5,297
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
2,804
1.7845
Ordinary
Sale
172
1.7845
Ordinary
Sale
2,395
1.7975
Ordinary
Sale
2,291
1.7975
Ordinary
Sale
269
1.79
Ordinary
Sale
3,887
1.7895
Ordinary
Sale
705
1.79
Ordinary
Sale
86
1.79
Ordinary
Sale
2,596
1.7995
Ordinary
Sale
3,774
1.7985
Ordinary
Sale
99
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
361
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
361
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
361
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
501
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
1,050
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
1,677
1.7945
Ordinary
Sale
4,039
1.7995
Ordinary
Sale
1,935
1.7995
Ordinary
Sale
1,293
1.7995
Ordinary
Sale
645
1.7995
Ordinary
Sale
3,103
1.8075
Ordinary
Sale
421
1.8075
Ordinary
Sale
2,944
1.783
Ordinary
Sale
934
1.7825
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.7825
Ordinary
Sale
33
1.783
Ordinary
Sale
2,955
1.7835
Ordinary
Sale
5,799
1.797
Ordinary
Sale
2,844
1.7975
Ordinary
Sale
2,874
1.7815
Ordinary
Sale
2,395
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
2,125
1.804
Ordinary
Sale
469
1.804
Ordinary
Sale
2,864
1.7845
Ordinary
Sale
816
1.792
Ordinary
Sale
4,920
1.807
Ordinary
Sale
314
1.8075
Ordinary
Sale
2,855
1.8075
Ordinary
Sale
288
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
3,335
1.802
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.803
Ordinary
Sale
1,483
1.8005
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.805
Ordinary
Sale
1,073
1.7975
Ordinary
Sale
927
1.7975
Ordinary
Sale
1,099
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
1,770
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
1,852
1.8085
Ordinary
Sale
15,875
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
45,650
1.802649
Ordinary
Sale
79,521
1.801
Ordinary
Sale
9,706
1.784779

Total Purchases
634,484


Total Sales
732,110

 
(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:
17/08/2017
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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