TIDMTSCO

RNS Number : 2917C

Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Ltd

18 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:                                       17.01.2018 
 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:                              99,050,261*   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:                                                                      99,050,261    1.21% 
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*The change in the holding of 80,958 shares since the last disclosure on 17.01.2018 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                             48        GBP2.1170 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,462        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            189        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            313        GBP2.1240 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             48        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            205        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,037        GBP2.1210 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             99        GBP2.1180 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            440        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            130        GBP2.1180 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            155        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            139        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            140        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            194        GBP2.1170 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            395        GBP2.1180 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             13        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            365        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            441        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            926        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             81        GBP2.1260 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,552        GBP2.1250 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            270        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            153        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            242        GBP2.1210 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             32        GBP2.1210 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            165        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            111        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            399        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            579        GBP2.1230 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            376        GBP2.1230 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            158        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             80        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            813        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            312        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            126        GBP2.1260 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            413        GBP2.1260 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            246        GBP2.1260 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            345        GBP2.1300 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,171        GBP2.1300 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,687        GBP2.1340 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             92        GBP2.1360 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,298        GBP2.1360 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            112        GBP2.1360 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             77        GBP2.1360 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,000        GBP2.1360 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            341        GBP2.1370 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            373        GBP2.1300 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            123        GBP2.1290 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             74        GBP2.1290 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            119        GBP2.1290 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            332        GBP2.1310 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            199        GBP2.1280 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            198        GBP2.1280 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            115        GBP2.1280 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            249        GBP2.1280 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            145        GBP2.1260 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            600        GBP2.1240 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            267        GBP2.1240 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             43        GBP2.1260 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,045        GBP2.1300 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          3,000        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            385        GBP2.1240 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            244        GBP2.1230 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                             83        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            163        GBP2.1210 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            132        GBP2.1230 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            832        GBP2.1190 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            266        GBP2.1220 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            170        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            156        GBP2.1200 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            169        GBP2.1150 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                          1,399        GBP2.1190 
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 Ord 5p                       Sales                            628        GBP2.1160 
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 Ord 5p                       Purchase                      31,472        GBP2.1210 
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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 
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   (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:    18.01.2018 
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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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