TIDMEMG TIDMTSCO 
 
 
   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:                                       Man Group Plc 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions          N/A 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant         Tesco plc 
 securities this form relates: 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree,  N/A 
 state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                        2(nd) March 2018 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the              YES / NO / N/A 
 discloser making disclosures in respect of any other              If YES, specify which: 
 party to the offer?                                               Booker Group PLC 
 
 
   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
   (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:                                      5p ordinary 
                                                         Interests        Short positions 
                                                      Number       %      Number      % 
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:     26,683,192  0.3251          0  0.0000 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                        35,301,971  0.4301  4,348,269  0.0530 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
 and agreements to purchase/sell:                    47,272,000  0.5759  2,018,000  0.0246 
 
  TOTAL:                                            109,257,163  1.3310  6,366,269  0.0776 
 
 
   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 unit 
      5p ordinary              Sale                    473,429          2.0200 
 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 
 
 
Class of                                                 Nature of dealing                          Number of 
relevant   Product description    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing   reference   Price per unit 
security         e.g. CFD                              a long/short position                        securities       (GBP) 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          23,167          2.0686 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a long position                            8,797          2.0471 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a long position                           45,513          2.0497 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a long position                           37,289          2.0576 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          11,226          2.0609 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a long position                           47,437          2.0509 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                          13,597          2.0457 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                         237,750          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          79,394          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                          26,776          2.0659 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                          26,776          2.0655 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                         161,558          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          62,657          2.0207 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          71,377          2.0207 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                         183,293          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                          60,048          2.0659 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                          60,047          2.0655 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                           2,449          2.0659 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          27,533          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                           2,450          2.0655 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          10,680          2.0207 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                         219,836          2.0207 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          14,662          2.0207 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          37,555          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                           8,471          2.0659 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                           8,471          2.0655 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          75,085          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          27,905          2.0207 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                           2,013          2.0207 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                           2,256          2.0655 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                               Reducing a short position                           2,256          2.0659 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                          33,964          2.0679 
   5p 
 ordinary          CFD                              Increasing a long position                           7,615          2.0679 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                         Option 
                           Writing,    Number of                                                         money 
             Product     purchasing,   securities  Exercise                                              paid/ 
Class of   description     selling,     to which    price                                               received 
relevant    e.g. call      varying       option      per                 Type                 Expiry      per 
security      option         etc.       relates      unit     e.g. American, European etc.     date       unit 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        9,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06000 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing       10,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06750 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing       12,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06000 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing       12,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06750 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        2,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06000 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        1,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06750 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        2,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06750 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        2,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06000 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        4,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06000 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        4,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06750 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        1,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06000 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Purchasing        1,000       205                       American  16/03/2018   0.06750 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 
 
 
  Class of     Product description  Exercising/     Number of      Exercise 
  relevant       e.g. call option    exercised     securities      price per 
  security                            against                        unit 
 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 
 
 
Class of relevant         Nature of dealing         Details   Price per unit 
     security        e.g. subscription, conversion            (if applicable) 
 
 
 
   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" 
 
  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" 
 
  None 
 
 
   (c)        Attachments 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  YES/NO 
 
 
 
 
Date of disclosure:   5(th) March 2018 
Contact name:            James Carr 
Telephone number:          02071447242 
 
 
   Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  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:                 Man Group Plc 
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant  Tesco plc 
 securities the disclosure relates: 
 
 
   2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS) 
 
 
 
 
             Product                                                                     Exercise 
Class of   description                                                                    price 
relevant    e.g. call    Written or  Number of securities to which option or derivative    per                 Type                 Expiry 
security      option     purchased                         relates                         unit     e.g. American, European etc.     date 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            2,405,000       210                       American  18/05/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            2,729,000       210                       American  18/05/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              409,000       210                       American  18/05/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,754,000       210                       American  18/05/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              559,000       210                       American  18/05/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,164,000       210                       American  18/05/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              153,000       210                       American  18/05/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary   Put option   Purchased                                              327,000       200                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary   Put option   Purchased                                              371,000       200                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary   Put option   Purchased                                               56,000       200                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary   Put option   Purchased                                               76,000       200                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary   Put option   Purchased                                              158,000       200                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary   Put option   Purchased                                               21,000       200                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            2,104,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              673,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,308,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,355,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,093,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               17,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Written                                               327,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,484,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,538,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,240,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               21,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Written                                               371,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              223,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              231,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              186,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                                2,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Written                                                56,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              639,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              304,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              315,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              254,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                                3,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Written                                                76,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              633,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              656,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              529,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                                6,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Written                                               158,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              288,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               84,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               86,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               70,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                                1,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option    Written                                                21,000       210                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,557,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              498,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              968,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              769,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,099,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              975,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              165,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              121,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              225,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              183,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              469,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              304,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              213,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               62,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               48,000       205                       American  16/03/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            3,243,000       210                       American  20/07/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            3,681,000       210                       American  20/07/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              552,000       210                       American  20/07/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              754,000       210                       American  20/07/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,570,000       210                       American  20/07/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              207,000       210                       American  20/07/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,509,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              483,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              938,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                            1,064,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              160,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              218,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              454,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                              207,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
   5p 
 ordinary  Call option   Purchased                                               60,000       210                       American  20/04/2018 
 
 
   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. 
 
   This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf 
of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: Man Group PLC via Globenewswire 
 
 
 
 

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