REG - Societe Generale SA Tesco PLC - Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">TSCO.L</Origin>

TescoAnnouncement

27/09/2017 11:11

RNS Number : 9749R
Societe Generale SA
27 September 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
26/09/2017
(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: 17,542,983 Shares Interests and 30,975,492 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:
17,544,483
0.21
30,975,492
0.38
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
29,034,230
0.35
1,757,820
0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
7,000,000
0.09
14,933,000
0.18
 TOTAL:
53,578,713
0.65
47,666,312
0.58
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
1
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
3,077
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
3,207
1.836
Ordinary
Purchase
120
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
6,333
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
4,188
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
565
1.8445
Ordinary
Purchase
2,405
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
2,404
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
2,406
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
133
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
1,271
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
797
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
2,051
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
1,277
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
153,020
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
3,710
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
1,786
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
12,481
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
2,405
1.8425
Ordinary
Purchase
80
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
51,087
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
2,405
1.8435
Ordinary
Purchase
190
1.846
Ordinary
Purchase
2,293
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
8,238
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
218
1.8465
Ordinary
Purchase
2,378
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
3,225
1.836
Ordinary
Purchase
4,610
1.846
Ordinary
Purchase
3,580
1.8365
Ordinary
Purchase
1,353
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
905
1.8315
Ordinary
Purchase
2,404
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
2,379
1.844
Ordinary
Purchase
1,434
1.8435
Ordinary
Purchase
779
1.8435
Ordinary
Purchase
166
1.8435
Ordinary
Purchase
4,414
1.844
Ordinary
Purchase
4,327
1.844
Ordinary
Purchase
2,985
1.833
Ordinary
Purchase
2,116
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
670
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
1,706
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
2,377
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
2,376
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
2,380
1.8425
Ordinary
Purchase
2,380
1.8425
Ordinary
Purchase
3,518
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
3,011
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
1,491
1.8315
Ordinary
Purchase
281
1.8305
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.8285
Ordinary
Purchase
2,560
1.844
Ordinary
Purchase
4,471
1.8445
Ordinary
Purchase
2,383
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
2,535
1.8285
Ordinary
Purchase
2,556
1.829
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.828
Ordinary
Purchase
5,306
1.829
Ordinary
Purchase
35
1.8285
Ordinary
Purchase
8,338
1.847
Ordinary
Purchase
99
1.845
Ordinary
Purchase
127
1.8455
Ordinary
Purchase
353,010
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
1,617
1.85
Ordinary
Sale
3,069
1.8275
Ordinary
Sale
1,035
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
236
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
3,914
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
2,249
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
2,825
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,539
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
1,452
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
3,149
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
1,049
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,604
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
6,930
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
3,984
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,212
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,795
1.84
Ordinary
Sale
1,642
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
1,158
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
885
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
1,098
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
271
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
1,748
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
16,196
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
13,900
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
19,205
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
29,501
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
3,770
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
35,400
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
31,631
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
25
1.826
Ordinary
Sale
3,141
1.826
Ordinary
Sale
2,498
1.826
Ordinary
Sale
668
1.8275
Ordinary
Sale
3,166
1.8255
Ordinary
Sale
3,319
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
1,660
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
4,978
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
6,638
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
6,638
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
3,319
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
7,060
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
4,979
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
1,659
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
6,638
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
3,319
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
2,051
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
650
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
1,443
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
1,732
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
825
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
438
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
2,051
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
1,430
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
2,098
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
2,377
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
64
1.85
Ordinary
Sale
2,371
1.851
Ordinary
Sale
1,198
1.837
Ordinary
Sale
4,340
1.8385
Ordinary
Sale
2,930
1.837
Ordinary
Sale
1,810
1.85
Ordinary
Sale
498
1.85
Ordinary
Sale
1,730
1.8285
Ordinary
Sale
3,257
1.8355
Ordinary
Sale
2,374
1.8485
Ordinary
Sale
2,438
1.8495
Ordinary
Sale
5,253
1.831
Ordinary
Sale
386
1.8285
Ordinary
Sale
326
1.8285
Ordinary
Sale
5,351
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
2,109
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
2,460
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.828
Ordinary
Sale
2,900
1.828
Ordinary
Sale
5,033
1.8315
Ordinary
Sale
382
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
223
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
4,552
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
4,562
1.836
Ordinary
Sale
2,599
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
1,274
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,052
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
6,437
1.8245
Ordinary
Sale
2,223
1.8315
Ordinary
Sale
644
1.8315
Ordinary
Sale
19,334
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
5,261
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
3,651
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,261
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
3,256
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,298
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
2,377
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
10,000
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
2,379
1.8425
Ordinary
Sale
310
1.828
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.828
Ordinary
Sale
876
1.828
Ordinary
Sale
150
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
2,560
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
3,117
1.8375
Ordinary
Sale
5,538
1.839
Ordinary
Sale
2,723
1.831
Ordinary
Sale
4,493
1.836
Ordinary
Sale
2,372
1.8505
Ordinary
Sale
10,000
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
2,211
1.8405
Ordinary
Sale
2,395
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
4,428
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
2,394
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
1,400
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
10,000
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,396
1.831
Ordinary
Sale
996
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
2,626
1.8305
Ordinary
Sale
2,391
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
2,395
1.8315
Ordinary
Sale
2,396
1.831
Ordinary
Sale
2,396
1.8305
Ordinary
Sale
3,331
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
744
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,036
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,557
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,736
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
378
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,385
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
25,000
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
24,900
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
2,461
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
2,392
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
4,278
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
2,391
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
2,876
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
2,505
1.8345
Ordinary
Sale
251
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
2,311
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
3,554
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,413
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,458
1.8345
Ordinary
Sale
2,100
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
2,014
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
5,214
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
2,378
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
2,391
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
2,395
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
3,530
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
9,999
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
10,000
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
26,769
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
2,392
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
5,122
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
2,322
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
940
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.828
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.827
Ordinary
Sale
3,300
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
975
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
1,740
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,705
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
4,011
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
25,000
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
4,347
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,037
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
5,128
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
2,249
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
1,317
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
4,537
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
1,578
1.8345
Ordinary
Sale
2,389
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
2,394
1.8315
Ordinary
Sale
2,395
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
1,300
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
1,200
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
1,736
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
2,376
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
884
1.8345
Ordinary
Sale
842
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
632
1.847
Ordinary
Sale
2,391
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
4,900
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,679
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,736
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
4,037
1.84
Ordinary
Sale
3,100
1.848
Ordinary
Sale
1,600
1.848
Ordinary
Sale
2,472
1.848
Ordinary
Sale
3,203
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
64
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
2,330
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
1,251
1.848
Ordinary
Sale
1,124
1.848
Ordinary
Sale
2,392
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
3,385
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
4,606
1.838
Ordinary
Sale
2,391
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
1,068
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
2,546
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
5,418
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
2,373
1.848
Ordinary
Sale
2,393
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
223
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
1,162
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
844
1.84
Ordinary
Sale
2,548
1.84
Ordinary
Sale
2,456
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
2,391
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
173
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
10,000
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
10,000
1.846
Ordinary
Sale
811
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
2,220
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
330
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
2,983
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
2,989
1.85
Ordinary
Sale
1,778
1.8405
Ordinary
Sale
3,073
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
4,342
1.839
Ordinary
Sale
2,393
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
2,392
1.834
Ordinary
Sale
3,462
1.85
Ordinary
Sale
1,011
1.85
Ordinary
Sale
3,148
1.84
Ordinary
Sale
2,377
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
2,394
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
3,136
1.84
Ordinary
Sale
681
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
1,460
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
2,287
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
2,393
1.8315
Ordinary
Sale
272
1.8395
Ordinary
Sale
2,778
1.8395
Ordinary
Sale
4,226
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
5,462
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,442
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
3,303
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
2,394
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
439
1.8395
Ordinary
Sale
5,222
1.8395
Ordinary
Sale
1,418
1.8395
Ordinary
Sale
2,394
1.8325
Ordinary
Sale
2,393
1.8335
Ordinary
Sale
2,459
1.8345
Ordinary
Sale
2,272
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
425
1.84
Ordinary
Sale
120
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
1,732
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
100
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
11,212
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
709
1.835
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
1,720
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
3,160
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
2,500
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
5,000
1.842
Ordinary
Sale
3,395
1.8445
Ordinary
Sale
1,500
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
56
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
1,751
1.82825
Ordinary
Sale
541
1.8245
Ordinary
Sale
1,083
1.82525
Ordinary
Sale
1,083
1.8245
Ordinary
Sale
1,848
1.8435
Ordinary
Sale
2,499
1.844
Ordinary
Sale
2,386
1.83375
Ordinary
Sale
1,351
1.83375
Ordinary
Sale
1,624
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
955
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
1,200
1.8455
Ordinary
Sale
3,143
1.843
Ordinary
Sale
1,922
1.8465
Ordinary
Sale
800
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
108
1.845
Ordinary
Sale
1
1.8495
Ordinary
Sale
134,685
1.841879
Ordinary
Sale
463,915
1.8419
Ordinary
Sale
84,375
1.840279
Ordinary
Sale
353,010
1.835

Total Purchases
711,813


Total Sales
2,000,414

 
(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
Increasing a long position
134,685
1.841879
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
463,915
1.8419
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
84,375
1.840279
(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:
27/09/2017
Contact name:
Olivier Vero
Telephone number:
+44 20 7676 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 Call Option
Sale
2,000,000
1.850
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Call Option
Sale
1,000,000
1.90
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
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
Purchase
20,000
1.400
American options
21/12/2018
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Purchase
24,000
1.400
American options
21/09/2018
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
Listed Put Option
Sale
1,000,000
1.700
American options
15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Sale
1,000,000
1.850
American options
15/12/2017
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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