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RNS Number : 6778A  Tesco PLC  25 May 2023

25 May 2023

Tesco PLC (the "Company")

 

PDMR SHAREHOLDING

 

Exercise of nil-cost options under the Tesco PLC Performance Share Plan 2011
(the "PSP") and Tesco PLC Group Bonus Plan (the "GBP")

 

On 23 May 2023, Adrian Morris, a member of the Company's Executive Committee,
exercised nil-cost options over 1,114,907 Ordinary Shares of 6⅓ pence each
in the Company from awards granted on 12 May 2016 and 11 May 2017 under the
rules of the PSP and GBP as set out below.

 

 Award name  Date of grant  Number of shares under option  Number of shares withheld for tax  Shares sold on exercise
 GBP         12 May 2016    257,130                        120,852                            136,278
 GBP         11 May 2017    258,275                        121,390                            136,885
 PSP         12 May 2016    240,074                        112,835                            127,239
 PSP         11 May 2017    359,428                        168,932                            190,496
 Total                      1,114,907                      524,009                            590,898

 

This represents the gross number of shares exercised.  As shown above, shares
have been withheld to cover Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions
due on exercise and the net shares were sold on exercise as detailed below.

 

The share price on exercise was 268.10 pence per share.

 

Sale of Ordinary shares

 

The Company has been notified that the following members of the Company's
Executive Committee sold Ordinary shares of 6⅓ pence each in the Company as
set out below:

 

 Name                 Number of Ordinary Shares sold  Price per Ordinary Share  Date of Sale
 Alessandra Bellini   161,923                         £2.669350                 23 May 2023
 Christine Heffernan  175,000                         £2.651                    24 May 2023
 Gerry Mallon         150,000                         £2.666770                 23 May 2023
 Adrian Morris        590,898                         £2.67965                  23 May 2023
                      143,711                         £2.675310                 23 May 2023
 Jason Tarry          188,417                         £2.67559                  23 May 2023

 

The Notification of Dealing Form can be found below. This announcement is made
in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as
it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018.

 

For enquiries, please contact:

 

Robert Welch, Company Secretary

Tesco PLC

Tesco House

Shire Park

Kestrel Way

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1GA

Tel: 07793 222569

LEI Number: 2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Adrian Morris
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Group General Counsel
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Tesco PLC
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                      2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 6⅓ pence each

     Identification code

                                                                  GB00BLGZ9862
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of nil-cost options under the rules of the Tesco PLC Performance
                                                                  Share Plan 2011 and Tesco PLC Group Bonus Plan
 c)  Currency                                                     GBP
 d)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                               Volume(s)

                                                                  £2.681                                 1,114,907

 e)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          1,114,907

     - Aggregated Price                                           £2.681

     - Aggregated Total                                           £2,989,065.67
 f)  Date of the transaction                                      2023-05-23
 g)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Alessandra Bellini
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Customer Officer
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Tesco PLC
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                      2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 6⅓ pence each

     Identification code

                                                                  GB00BLGZ9862
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares
 c)  Currency                                                     GBP
 d)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                    Volume(s)

                                                                  £2.669350                   161,923

 e)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          161,923

     - Aggregated Price                                           £2.669350

     - Aggregated Total                                           £432,229.16
 f)  Date of the transaction                                      2023-05-23
 g)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Christine Heffernan
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Group Communications Director
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Tesco PLC
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                      2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 6⅓ pence each

     Identification code

                                                                  GB00BLGZ9862
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares
 c)  Currency                                                     GBP
 d)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                    Volume(s)

                                                                  £2.651                      175,000

 e)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          175,000

     - Aggregated Price                                           £2.651

     - Aggregated Total                                           £463,925
 f)  Date of the transaction                                      2023-05-24
 g)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Gerry Mallon
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Executive, Tesco Bank
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Tesco PLC
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                      2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 6⅓ pence each

     Identification code

                                                                  GB00BLGZ9862
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares
 c)  Currency                                                     GBP
 d)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                    Volume(s)

                                                                  £2.666770                   150,000

 e)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          150,000

     - Aggregated Price                                           £2.666770

     - Aggregated Total                                           £400,015.50
 f)  Date of the transaction                                      2023-05-23
 g)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Adrian Morris
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Group General Counsel
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Tesco PLC
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                      2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 6⅓ pence each

     Identification code

                                                                  GB00BLGZ9862
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares
 c)  Currency                                                     GBP
 d)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                    Volume(s)

                                                                  £2.67965                    590,898

                                                                  £2.675310                   143,711

 e)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          734,609

     - Aggregated Price                                           £2.679

     - Aggregated Total                                           £1,967,871.30
 f)  Date of the transaction                                      2023-05-23
 g)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Jason Tarry
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              CEO, UK & ROI
 b)  Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Tesco PLC
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier                                      2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary Shares of 6⅓ pence each

     Identification code

                                                                  GB00BLGZ9862
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares
 c)  Currency                                                     GBP
 d)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                    Volume(s)

                                                                  £2.67559                    188,417

 e)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          188,417

     - Aggregated Price                                           £2.67559

     - Aggregated Total                                           £504,126.64
 f)  Date of the transaction                                      2023-05-23
 g)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

 

 

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