Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) TESCO PLC

Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) TESCO PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Â	Name of exempt principal trader:	Â	BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		TESCO PLC
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(c)		Name of the party to the offer with which exempt		TESCO PLC
Â		principal trader is connected		Â
(d)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		19 April 2017
(e)		In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal		YES:
Â		trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		BOOKER GROUP PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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:	Â	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		44,915,325		0.55%		49,437,780		0.60%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				31,639,055		0.39%		27,428,880		0.34%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
											Â
		TOTAL:		76,554,380		0.94%		76,866,660		0.94%

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:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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

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Purchase/sale

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Total number of

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Highest price per unit

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Lowest price per unit

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security

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securities

paid/received

paid/received

5p ORD

Purchase

5,946,971

1.7745 GBP

1.7557 GBP

5p ORD

Sale

5,283,652

1.7745 GBP

1.7557 GBP

ADR

Purchase

50,496

6.8091 USD

6.8000 USD

ADR

Sale

50,496

6.8091 USD

6.8000 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
5p ORD		CFD		Long		689		1.7649 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		1,280		1.7693 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		3,348		1.7690 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		4,055		1.7682 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		4,286		1.7600 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		4,543		1.7659 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		5,183		1.7619 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		5,392		1.7618 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		5,456		1.7598 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		5,773		1.7585 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		5,968		1.7661 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		7,307		1.7614 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		7,692		1.7662 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		7,838		1.7624 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		8,662		1.7696 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		10,114		1.7686 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		12,460		1.7642 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		17,434		1.7672 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		18,012		1.7558 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		21,483		1.7578 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		22,516		1.7568 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		23,875		1.7612 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Long		25,191		1.7658 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		26,722		1.7616 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Long		28,340		1.7697 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		30,464		1.7596 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Long		32,486		1.7727 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		33,514		1.7610 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		37,233		1.7611 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		43,769		1.7701 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		44,684		1.7677 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Long		50,630		1.7641 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		55,170		1.7573 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		57,971		1.7591 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		58,731		1.7702 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Long		58,731		1.7702 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		68,001		1.7689 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		72,353		1.7710 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		77,517		1.7594 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		90,196		1.7599 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Long		95,203		1.7687 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		117,577		1.7706 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		172,460		1.7708 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		178,029		1.7676 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		287,948		1.7622 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Long		344,742		1.7704 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Long		344,742		1.7704 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		75		1.7661 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		421		1.7685 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		438		1.7650 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		947		1.7729 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		1,014		1.7692 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		1,050		1.7722 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		1,066		1.7687 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		1,104		1.7660 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		1,165		1.7711 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		1,312		1.7573 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		1,786		1.7668 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		2,059		1.7675 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		2,584		1.7664 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		2,876		1.7666 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		16,962		1.7678 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		27,021		1.7643 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		27,709		1.7656 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		28,061		1.7699 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		31,048		1.7663 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		50,990		1.7690 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		60,524		1.7646 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		61,257		1.7617 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		114,230		1.7561 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		135,945		1.7658 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		203,588		1.7560 GBP
5p ORD		CFD		Short		350,327		1.7630 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		402,253		1.7591 GBP
5p ORD		SWAP		Short		1,604,803		1.7563 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Â

Number of securities to which option relates

Â

Exercise price per unit

Â

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Â

Expiry date

Â

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Exercising/ exercised against

Â

Number of securities

Â

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Â

Details

Â

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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		20 Apr 2017
Contact name:		Hemika Mistry
Telephone number:		020 7116 3891

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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