TIDMTSCO

RNS Number : 1613C

Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd

17 January 2018

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:                                                      Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if           The Tesco PLC Share Incentive Plan 
 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. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form   Tesco PLC 
 relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this 
 and specify identity 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                       16.01.2018 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to 
 the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making            NO 
 disclosures in respect 
 of any other party to the offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
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   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 of 5p each 
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                                                                                    Interests         Short positions 
                                                                              --------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                 Number        %        Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                              99,193,170*   1.21% 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                      99,193,170    1.21% 
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*The change in the holding of 5,728 shares since the last disclosure on 16.01.2018 date is due to the transfer out of a discretionary holding.

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: 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 
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   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 
---------------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 Ord 5p                       Sales                            424        GBP2.1130 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            514        GBP2.1150 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            723        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,322        GBP2.1100 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            345        GBP2.1120 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            537        GBP2.1110 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            156        GBP2.1080 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            135        GBP2.1040 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            204        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            200        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            119        GBP2.1080 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            350        GBP2.1080 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            148        GBP2.1090 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            623        GBP2.1090 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            205        GBP2.1090 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             89        GBP2.1090 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            181        GBP2.1090 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,946        GBP2.1050 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            983        GBP2.1050 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            851        GBP2.1050 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            130        GBP2.1050 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             99        GBP2.1070 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            337        GBP2.1070 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            170        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             55        GBP2.1040 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            383        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            256        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            172        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            391        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          2,392        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             40        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            314        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            218        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             49        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            500        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            150        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            151        GBP2.1040 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             89        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            600        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            101        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            384        GBP2.1030 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            156        GBP2.1030 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            146        GBP2.1040 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            179        GBP2.1100 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             90        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            425        GBP2.1060 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            221        GBP2.1020 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            600        GBP2.1020 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             90        GBP2.1020 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            226        GBP2.1030 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             81        GBP2.1030 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            491        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            158        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            380        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            141        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            136        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            160        GBP2.1030 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            964        GBP2.1020 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          3,540        GBP2.1020 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            200        GBP2.1010 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            176        GBP2.1000 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            136        GBP2.1000 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            542        GBP2.0980 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             48        GBP2.0910 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            130        GBP2.0790 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                         24,186        GBP2.1070 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
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   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
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   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
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   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" 
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   None 
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   (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" 
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   None 
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   (c)        Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    17.01.2018 
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 Contact name:          Wendy Butcher 
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 Telephone number:      01903 833375 
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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.

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