Form 8.5 - TESCO PLC

Form 8.5 - 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) Name of exempt principal trader:  

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

 

TESCO PLC

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:  

TESCO PLC

(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

 

14 August 2017

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader 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 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:       5p ordinary            
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 52,409,705 0.64% 46,321,564 0.57%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
35,649,071 0.44% 39,618,883 0.48%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 88,058,776 1.08% 85,940,447 1.05%

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 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   Purchase/sale   Total number of   Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit
security   securities paid/received paid/received
5p ordinary Purchase 652,877 1.7721 GBP 1.7622 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,494,452 1.7716 GBP 1.7617 GBP
ADR Purchase 3,084 6.9700 USD 6.9600 USD
ADR Sale 3,084 6.9700 USD 6.9600 USD
 
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions      
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
5p ordinary SWAP Long 3 1.7637 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 24 1.7653 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 123 1.7668 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 917 1.7737 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 1,198 1.7633 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 1,198 1.7633 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 1,480 1.7617 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,181 1.7709 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,422 1.7676 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,587 1.7647 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,633 1.7645 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 2,806 1.7623 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,883 1.7716 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 3,625 1.7687 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 4,122 1.7682 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 4,718 1.7670 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 8,349 1.7664 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 8,499 1.7739 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 8,856 1.7702 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 9,620 1.7661 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 10,186 1.7660 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 13,501 1.7742 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 16,588 1.7662 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 21,916 1.7649 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 33,372 1.7642 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 53,260 1.7644 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 59,501 1.7634 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 166,753 1.7639 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 192,202 1.7625 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 244,733 1.7677 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 488,029 1.7650 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 488,029 1.7650 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 1,049 1.7641 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 10,219 1.7721 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 12,111 1.7657 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 17,655 1.7644 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 20,748 1.7680 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 22,086 1.7690 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 31,055 1.7664 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 59,434 1.7646 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 318,674 1.7670 GBP

(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 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?  

NO

Date of disclosure:  

15 August 2017

Contact name:

Jay Supaya

Telephone number:

020 7773 0635

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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Tesco (TSCO)
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