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

TescoAnnouncement

27/11/2017 10:10

RNS Number : 5900X
Societe Generale SA
27 November 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
24/11/2017
(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: 12,434,478 Shares Interests and 24,369,387 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:
12,435,978
0.15
24,369,387
0.30
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
18,360,939
0.22
1,717,600
0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
17,000,000
0.21
14,953,000
0.18
 TOTAL:
47,796,917
0.58
41,039,987
0.50
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
1,147
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
7,076
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
543
1.9445
Ordinary
Purchase
866
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
3,850
1.935
Ordinary
Purchase
1,286
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
1,361
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
1,750
1.9445
Ordinary
Purchase
1,147
1.944
Ordinary
Purchase
1,214
1.944
Ordinary
Purchase
4,580
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
1,687
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
1,046
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
1,335
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
1,376
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
1,663
1.9425
Ordinary
Purchase
2,348
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
3,762
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
5,643
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,762
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,762
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,762
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
7,524
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
2,663
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,704
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
4,470
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,777
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
4,043
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,173
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,762
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
2,316
1.927
Ordinary
Purchase
2,301
1.936
Ordinary
Purchase
2,549
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
2,299
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
2,238
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
2,297
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,317
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
2,299
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
323
1.944
Ordinary
Purchase
2,294
1.941
Ordinary
Purchase
2,295
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
1,693
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
5,585
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
1,512
1.9435
Ordinary
Purchase
1,708
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
641
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
1,720
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
2,296
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
2,025
1.927
Ordinary
Purchase
1,387
1.927
Ordinary
Purchase
2,025
1.927
Ordinary
Purchase
799
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
1,504
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
2,413
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
1,054
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
4,786
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
2,295
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
2,350
1.9435
Ordinary
Purchase
2,292
1.9435
Ordinary
Purchase
1,245
1.9435
Ordinary
Purchase
2,299
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
101
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,258
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,298
1.9385
Ordinary
Purchase
2,294
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
2,298
1.9385
Ordinary
Purchase
2,296
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
6,827
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
2,294
1.941
Ordinary
Purchase
2,316
1.9285
Ordinary
Purchase
2,297
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
1,800
1.941
Ordinary
Purchase
2,301
1.9365
Ordinary
Purchase
678
1.936
Ordinary
Purchase
1,623
1.936
Ordinary
Purchase
2,302
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
857
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
1,049
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
799
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
1,827
1.936
Ordinary
Purchase
475
1.936
Ordinary
Purchase
2,321
1.924
Ordinary
Purchase
4,491
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
854
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
650
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
799
1.9355
Ordinary
Purchase
2,295
1.9415
Ordinary
Purchase
2,486
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.9365
Ordinary
Purchase
2,295
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
50
1.937
Ordinary
Purchase
1,562
1.936
Ordinary
Purchase
1,629
1.9395
Ordinary
Purchase
666
1.9395
Ordinary
Purchase
2,295
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
2,318
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
2,304
1.934
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.937
Ordinary
Purchase
2,298
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
4,839
1.9385
Ordinary
Purchase
2,294
1.942
Ordinary
Purchase
2,315
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
2,302
1.935
Ordinary
Purchase
1,211
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
509
1.924
Ordinary
Purchase
2,302
1.935
Ordinary
Purchase
694
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,292
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,317
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,536
1.937
Ordinary
Purchase
1,684
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,302
1.934
Ordinary
Purchase
2,321
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
2,290
1.944
Ordinary
Purchase
1,896
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
498
1.9435
Ordinary
Purchase
2,351
1.943
Ordinary
Purchase
1,676
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
2,295
1.941
Ordinary
Purchase
4,709
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
4,486
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
400
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
2,217
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
6,406
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
2,315
1.928
Ordinary
Purchase
2,580
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
10,741
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
2,294
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
2,321
1.927
Ordinary
Purchase
2,292
1.9435
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.9365
Ordinary
Purchase
2,321
1.925
Ordinary
Purchase
1,968
1.944
Ordinary
Purchase
2,296
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
2,293
1.9415
Ordinary
Purchase
2,385
1.9345
Ordinary
Purchase
549
1.9435
Ordinary
Purchase
2,292
1.943
Ordinary
Purchase
2,293
1.9415
Ordinary
Purchase
493
1.941
Ordinary
Purchase
2,315
1.9415
Ordinary
Purchase
2,300
1.9375
Ordinary
Purchase
2,250
1.937
Ordinary
Purchase
2,360
1.941
Ordinary
Purchase
2,290
1.944
Ordinary
Purchase
2,314
1.9285
Ordinary
Purchase
2,421
1.9365
Ordinary
Purchase
799
1.936
Ordinary
Purchase
2,318
1.928
Ordinary
Purchase
2,265
1.935
Ordinary
Purchase
313
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
1,204
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
1,088
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
5,146
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
4,513
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
2,318
1.928
Ordinary
Purchase
861
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
1,517
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
2,316
1.9285
Ordinary
Purchase
1,786
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
506
1.9405
Ordinary
Purchase
2,298
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
830
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
415
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
633
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
2,295
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
2,559
1.938
Ordinary
Purchase
2,355
1.9385
Ordinary
Purchase
2,301
1.937
Ordinary
Purchase
1,900
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
1,660
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
588
1.94
Ordinary
Purchase
861
1.939
Ordinary
Purchase
102
1.935
Ordinary
Purchase
523
1.9395
Ordinary
Purchase
1,771
1.9395
Ordinary
Purchase
2,199
1.935
Ordinary
Purchase
2,316
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
764
1.937
Ordinary
Purchase
1,685
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,385
1.9295
Ordinary
Purchase
444
1.9295
Ordinary
Purchase
1,674
1.929
Ordinary
Purchase
416
1.929
Ordinary
Purchase
1,008
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
532
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
1,386
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
1,063
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
1,876
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
1,385
1.9285
Ordinary
Purchase
3,494
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
245
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
2,912
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,493
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
308
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,494
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,494
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,749
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,744
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,493
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
3,248
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
1,638
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
534
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
1,179
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
974
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
188
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
1,000
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
1,305
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
854
1.9275
Ordinary
Purchase
351
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
1,000
1.9265
Ordinary
Purchase
2,500
1.935
Ordinary
Purchase
2,000
1.93775
Ordinary
Purchase
15,838
1.926
Ordinary
Purchase
88,880
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
50
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
17
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
2
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
5,543
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
18
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
24
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
4,524
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
4,473
1.9395
Ordinary
Sale
2,276
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
245
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
1,251
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
492
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
1,173
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
8,451
1.927
Ordinary
Sale
230
1.927
Ordinary
Sale
2,904
1.927
Ordinary
Sale
3,063
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
1,500
1.9332533
Ordinary
Sale
2,443
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
2,643
1.931
Ordinary
Sale
770
1.9315
Ordinary
Sale
791
1.931
Ordinary
Sale
1,520
1.931
Ordinary
Sale
2,367
1.9335
Ordinary
Sale
2,449
1.934
Ordinary
Sale
2,303
1.9335
Ordinary
Sale
2,372
1.93
Ordinary
Sale
2,311
1.93
Ordinary
Sale
2,311
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
2,340
1.9325
Ordinary
Sale
2,311
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
2,372
1.93
Ordinary
Sale
2,311
1.9315
Ordinary
Sale
1,181
1.9325
Ordinary
Sale
1,908
1.9325
Ordinary
Sale
1,722
1.935
Ordinary
Sale
466
1.934
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.934
Ordinary
Sale
2,305
1.934
Ordinary
Sale
2,312
1.93
Ordinary
Sale
2,308
1.9325
Ordinary
Sale
2,311
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
2,312
1.931
Ordinary
Sale
654
1.9315
Ordinary
Sale
1,656
1.9315
Ordinary
Sale
2,312
1.93
Ordinary
Sale
2,304
1.9325
Ordinary
Sale
3,447
1.9325
Ordinary
Sale
3,126
1.933
Ordinary
Sale
440
1.933
Ordinary
Sale
1,728
1.933
Ordinary
Sale
596
1.933
Ordinary
Sale
2,304
1.933
Ordinary
Sale
2,085
1.936
Ordinary
Sale
520
1.936
Ordinary
Sale
2,303
1.935
Ordinary
Sale
168
1.935
Ordinary
Sale
2,135
1.935
Ordinary
Sale
2,062
1.9375
Ordinary
Sale
2,009
1.9375
Ordinary
Sale
489
1.9375
Ordinary
Sale
1,183
1.9375
Ordinary
Sale
3,309
1.9395
Ordinary
Sale
467
1.94
Ordinary
Sale
400
1.94
Ordinary
Sale
52
1.94
Ordinary
Sale
3,987
1.936
Ordinary
Sale
373
1.9355
Ordinary
Sale
2,400
1.9355
Ordinary
Sale
3,451
1.935
Ordinary
Sale
2,322
1.938
Ordinary
Sale
2,133
1.9385
Ordinary
Sale
1,227
1.9385
Ordinary
Sale
3,093
1.9385
Ordinary
Sale
3,254
1.9394991
Ordinary
Sale
482
1.9395
Ordinary
Sale
482
1.9395
Ordinary
Sale
1,446
1.9395
Ordinary
Sale
2,159
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
17,369
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
3,394
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
5,643
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
3,493
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
4,043
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
4,470
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
17,368
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
7,544
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
29,255
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
3,762
1.926
Ordinary
Sale
87
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
112
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
61
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
405
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
177
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
651
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
464
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
142
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
75
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
462
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
421
1.9305
Ordinary
Sale
319
1.9315
Ordinary
Sale
2,000
1.9315
Ordinary
Sale
849
1.9315
Ordinary
Sale
1,600
1.933
Ordinary
Sale
1,568
1.933

Total Purchases
563,006


Total Sales
254,967

  
(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:
27/11/2017
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
Ordinary Shares
Listed Put Option
Sale
4,000,000
1.600
American options
21/09/2018
Ordinary Shares
OTC Put Option
Sale
 6,000,000 
1.600
American options
21/09/2018
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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