Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc

Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

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: Massachusetts Financial Services Company
(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 January 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: Common Stock (GB0008847096)
Interests Short Positions
  Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 19,985,757 0.24 %    
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:        
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
  Total 19,985,757 0.24 %    
 
 
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
Common Stock (GB0008847096) Purchase 38,235 2.0683 GBP
Any variation between the resultant holding stated above and that included in our last relevant public Rule 8 disclosure, if applicable, which is not accounted for by the sales or purchases detailed above arises out of a transfer into or out of our funds under management.
 
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. CFD Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position Number of reference securities Price per unit
         
 
(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 Type e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
               
 
(ii) Exercise
 
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
         
 
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (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? NO
 
Date of disclosure 23 January 2018
Contact name Robert R. Flaherty
Telephone number 617.954.5814

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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