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

TescoAnnouncement

25/10/2017 09:40

RNS Number : 5756U
Societe Generale SA
25 October 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
24/10/2017
(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: 14,031,971 Shares Interests and 21,703,625 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:
14,033,471
0.17
21,703,625
0.27
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
19,728,947
0.24
1,757,820
0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
7,000,000
0.09
14,953,000
0.18
 TOTAL:
40,762,418
0.50
38,414,445
0.47
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
1,634
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
605
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,029
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,052
1.86925
Ordinary
Purchase
40
1.8695
Ordinary
Purchase
4,825
1.8695
Ordinary
Purchase
2,631
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
884
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,300
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,375
1.876
Ordinary
Purchase
677
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,200
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,478
1.867
Ordinary
Purchase
461
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
3,634
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,455
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,807
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
944
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
164
1.8725
Ordinary
Purchase
2,583
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
73
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
532
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
979
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.867
Ordinary
Purchase
1,293
1.876
Ordinary
Purchase
350
1.876
Ordinary
Purchase
1,400
1.876
Ordinary
Purchase
1,223
1.8675
Ordinary
Purchase
49
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
1,800
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,152
1.8795
Ordinary
Purchase
41
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
31
1.8725
Ordinary
Purchase
16
1.871
Ordinary
Purchase
612
1.8805
Ordinary
Purchase
2,912
1.8805
Ordinary
Purchase
2,940
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,208
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,377
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
1,373
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
3,878
1.874
Ordinary
Purchase
2,375
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
2,377
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
2,053
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,940
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
674
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,649
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
752
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
580
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
3,249
1.8695
Ordinary
Purchase
2,387
1.8665
Ordinary
Purchase
819
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
185
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
2,158
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,461
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,893
1.8795
Ordinary
Purchase
4,104
1.8675
Ordinary
Purchase
3,000
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,158
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,722
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
715
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,849
1.875
Ordinary
Purchase
2,889
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
2,382
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,667
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
557
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
426
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
697
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
9,786
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,867
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,200
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,743
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,380
1.873
Ordinary
Purchase
1,122
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,385
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,384
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
3,292
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,380
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
4,373
1.874
Ordinary
Purchase
283
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
3,622
1.877
Ordinary
Purchase
2,388
1.8665
Ordinary
Purchase
900
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
1,473
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
2,383
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,376
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
2,376
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
2,601
1.874
Ordinary
Purchase
2,774
1.874
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,474
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,730
1.873
Ordinary
Purchase
1,753
1.8735
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
4,474
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
3,315
1.879
Ordinary
Purchase
620
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,258
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
284
1.8735
Ordinary
Purchase
98
1.8735
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.8735
Ordinary
Purchase
3,179
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
3,233
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
3,298
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
1,879
1.871
Ordinary
Purchase
2,385
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
278
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,118
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
628
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
2,378
1.874
Ordinary
Purchase
4,022
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
1,491
1.8795
Ordinary
Purchase
3,550
1.877
Ordinary
Purchase
2,386
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
3,245
1.8805
Ordinary
Purchase
4,117
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,387
1.8675
Ordinary
Purchase
1,282
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
3,433
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
3,459
1.8785
Ordinary
Purchase
2,375
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
863
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
2,386
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,843
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,838
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,701
1.866
Ordinary
Purchase
2,387
1.8665
Ordinary
Purchase
2,585
1.866
Ordinary
Purchase
1,513
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
838
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,688
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,354
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
398
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
2,385
1.8685
Ordinary
Purchase
1,739
1.876
Ordinary
Purchase
2,722
1.8685
Ordinary
Purchase
2,380
1.8725
Ordinary
Purchase
3,080
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
2,375
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
4,264
1.8745
Ordinary
Purchase
2,385
1.8665
Ordinary
Purchase
827
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
1,133
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,831
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
409
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,489
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,078
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
305
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
258
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
1,050
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
1,069
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
3,160
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,130
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,354
1.8725
Ordinary
Purchase
2,388
1.8665
Ordinary
Purchase
1,450
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
221
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
3,677
1.8755
Ordinary
Purchase
3,749
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
3,527
1.875
Ordinary
Purchase
3,124
1.8795
Ordinary
Purchase
3,830
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,265
1.873
Ordinary
Purchase
733
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
738
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
3,807
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
3,413
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
490
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
2,565
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
3,706
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
1,643
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
2,376
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
2,086
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,600
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
1,087
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,295
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
3,295
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,379
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
4,736
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,378
1.8755
Ordinary
Purchase
2,379
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
1,054
1.878
Ordinary
Purchase
2,381
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
1,480
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
421
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,442
1.8755
Ordinary
Purchase
1,612
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
168
1.8665
Ordinary
Purchase
4,442
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
395
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
1,418
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
684
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
4,498
1.871
Ordinary
Purchase
1,163
1.877
Ordinary
Purchase
1,915
1.877
Ordinary
Purchase
2,221
1.8665
Ordinary
Purchase
531
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
595
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
4,054
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,387
1.8675
Ordinary
Purchase
419
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
1,808
1.879
Ordinary
Purchase
567
1.879
Ordinary
Purchase
793
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
1,300
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
2,390
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
2,391
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
2,387
1.8675
Ordinary
Purchase
1,291
1.871
Ordinary
Purchase
1,080
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
2,970
1.8765
Ordinary
Purchase
717
1.875
Ordinary
Purchase
4,037
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
3,452
1.875
Ordinary
Purchase
4,656
1.8705
Ordinary
Purchase
2,376
1.8775
Ordinary
Purchase
2,172
1.875
Ordinary
Purchase
1,600
1.875
Ordinary
Purchase
1,554
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
7,260
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
3,630
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
3,630
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
5,445
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,815
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,815
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.8685
Ordinary
Purchase
1,604
1.871
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
1,000
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
527
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
843
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
898
1.8715
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.8725
Ordinary
Purchase
1,291
1.87
Ordinary
Purchase
1,200
1.8675
Ordinary
Purchase
777
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
900
1.88
Ordinary
Purchase
2,341
1.8795
Ordinary
Purchase
1,448
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
2,491
1.869
Ordinary
Purchase
1,550
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
30,065
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
43,689
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
21,496
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
36
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
2,653
1.868
Ordinary
Purchase
539
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
978
1.872
Ordinary
Purchase
1,200
1.867
Ordinary
Purchase
1
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
2,707
1.8745
Ordinary
Sale
2,636
1.874
Ordinary
Sale
2,367
1.87
Ordinary
Sale
1,750
1.8715
Ordinary
Sale
2,244
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
2,736
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,750
1.872
Ordinary
Sale
345
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
2,450
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
2,613
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
56,647
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
4,922
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
922
1.879501085
Ordinary
Sale
1,240
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
3,118
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
3,300
1.872
Ordinary
Sale
2,421
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
2,849
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
2,300
1.8745
Ordinary
Sale
1,696
1.8745
Ordinary
Sale
1,545
1.8725
Ordinary
Sale
4,793
1.874
Ordinary
Sale
1,000
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
2,773
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
4,428
1.878
Ordinary
Sale
2,601
1.874
Ordinary
Sale
890
1.874
Ordinary
Sale
1,192
1.8725
Ordinary
Sale
2,200
1.872
Ordinary
Sale
4,742
1.87
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.872
Ordinary
Sale
3,930
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
3,553
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
5,047
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
2,465
1.8775
Ordinary
Sale
2,378
1.8775
Ordinary
Sale
1,836
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
3,275
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
3,565
1.8775
Ordinary
Sale
2,374
1.881
Ordinary
Sale
5,757
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
513
1.8715
Ordinary
Sale
2,792
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
158
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
205
1.8715
Ordinary
Sale
722
1.8715
Ordinary
Sale
1,765
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
3,527
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
1,767
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,610
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
831
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,415
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
2,763
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,610
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,415
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
454
1.8775
Ordinary
Sale
785
1.8775
Ordinary
Sale
4,000
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
3,088
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
1,412
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
1,477
1.877
Ordinary
Sale
677
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
3,649
1.8715
Ordinary
Sale
1,118
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
4,498
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
158
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
1,117
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
6,285
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
117
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
1,858
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
644
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
3,000
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
340
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,734
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,205
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
2,200
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
3,534
1.876
Ordinary
Sale
4,130
1.8675
Ordinary
Sale
2,761
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,750
1.872
Ordinary
Sale
2,260
1.8755
Ordinary
Sale
3,650
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
314
1.8735
Ordinary
Sale
1,750
1.872
Ordinary
Sale
3,631
1.872
Ordinary
Sale
1,750
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
3,560
1.8725
Ordinary
Sale
573
1.8805
Ordinary
Sale
471
1.8805
Ordinary
Sale
20,934
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
2,843
1.88
Ordinary
Sale
1,156
1.868
Ordinary
Sale
2,313
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
4,124
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
4,244
1.875
Ordinary
Sale
1,250
1.871
Ordinary
Sale
1,250
1.8715
Ordinary
Sale
488,100
1.878764

Total Purchases
601,199


Total Sales
780,614

  
(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
488,100
1.878764
(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:
25/10/2017
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
40,000
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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