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RNS Number : 8352C
Societe Generale SA
24 January 2018 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
Replacement Form 8.3. to amend section 2.(a)(1), (2),(3) and TOTAL Interests &
Short positions, and section 3.(a), (b). and 4(c) 
 
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:                                                                                                                                                                                                         Société Générale 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                                                                                        22/01/2018             
 (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: 8,890,643 Shares Interests and 23,499,063                                                                               short positionADR (referencing the ordinary): 1,500 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short positionWhere (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)  
                                                                                     Interests                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Short positions  
                                                                                     Number                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               %                Number      %     
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                    8,892,143                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            0.11             23,499,063  0.29  
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                       14,975,381                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0.18             1,455,000   0.02  
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:  15,000,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0.18             3,402,000   0.04  
 TOTAL:                                                                              38,867,524                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0.47             28,356,063  0.35  
 
 
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 Form 8 (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 unitGBP  
 Ordinary                    Purchase         319                   2.078              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         797                   2.078              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         434                   2.078              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,265                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         5,419                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         377                   2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,121                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         382                   2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         5,563                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,692                 2.069              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4,340                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,046                 2.069              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         6,456                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         327                   2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         969                   2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4,791                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         5,395                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         695                   2.063              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4,307                 2.067              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4,817                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         11,265                2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         715                   2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         8,119                 2.069              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,104                 2.066              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         300                   2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,750                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4,931                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,361                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         5,523                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2,302                 2.076              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         633                   2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2,465                 2.067              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         5,118                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,000                 2.067              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2,460                 2.067              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         7,501                 2.072              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         7,016                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         6,184                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2,874                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         6,192                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         809                   2.077              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,003                 2.077              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,997                 2.063              
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,186                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,621                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4,970                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         7,853                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         6,345                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,882                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,095                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,041                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         6,709                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2,178                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2,395                 2.0630021          
 Ordinary                    Purchase         158,635               2.070163           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,337                 2.0629993          
 Ordinary                    Purchase         5,638                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Purchase         6,434                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,125                 2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,300                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,709                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             6,456                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             387                   2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,569                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,123                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,964                 2.068              
 Ordinary                    Sale             158                   2.068              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,120                 2.079              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,126                 2.065              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,126                 2.065              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,126                 2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             10,997                2.072              
 Ordinary                    Sale             9,552                 2.073              
 Ordinary                    Sale             10,505                2.077              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,888                 2.076              
 Ordinary                    Sale             235                   2.076              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,000                 2.066              
 Ordinary                    Sale             6,042                 2.066              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,110                 2.066              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,814                 2.066              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,126                 2.066              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,119                 2.079              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,024                 2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,124                 2.075              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,803                 2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,722                 2.077              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,125                 2.075              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,122                 2.076              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,579                 2.072              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,120                 2.078              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,122                 2.076              
 Ordinary                    Sale             482                   2.077              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,744                 2.077              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,535                 2.064              
 Ordinary                    Sale             591                   2.064              
 Ordinary                    Sale             6,531                 2.072              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,119                 2.078              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,579                 2.065              
 Ordinary                    Sale             545                   2.065              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,120                 2.078              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,120                 2.078              
 Ordinary                    Sale             94                    2.082              
 Ordinary                    Sale             5,856                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             5,856                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,122                 2.076              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,091                 2.064              
 Ordinary                    Sale             830                   2.08               
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,846                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,815                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             6,345                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             15,864                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             22,983                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             124,849               2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             30,049                2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             4,970                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             768                   2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,551                 2.07               
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,050                 2.078              
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,217                 2.069              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,073                 2.075              
 Ordinary                    Sale             13                    2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             698                   2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             852                   2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,274                 2.074              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,780                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,935                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,600                 2.071              
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,277                 2.078              
                             Total Purchases  483,365                                  
                             Total Sales      361,442                                  
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.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  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit GBP  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.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 dealinge.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:  24/01/2018        
 Contact name:        Olivier Vero      
 Telephone number:    +44 20 7676 6969  
 
 
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  Type              Expiry date  
 EUR                         e.g. American, European etc.          
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Call Option                    Sale                  2,750,000                                                   1.8                      American options  21/12/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              8,000                                                       1.4                      American options  15/06/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              30,000                                                      1.6                      American options  15/06/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              500,000                                                     2.4                      American options  21/12/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              5,000                                                       1.4                      American options  16/03/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              40,000                                                      1.4                      American options  21/12/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              24,000                                                      1.4                      American options  21/09/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              40,000                                                      2                        American options  21/09/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Purchase              5,000                                                       2                        American options  15/06/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Sale                  2,250,000                                                   1                        American options  18/09/2020   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Sale                  2,750,000                                                   1.8                      American options  21/12/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             Listed Put Option                     Sale                  4,000,000                                                   1.6                      American options  21/09/2018   
 Ordinary Shares             OTC Put Option                        Sale                  6,000,000                                                   1.6                      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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