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

 

8 FEB 2018

(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: 34,071,486 0.42% 43,027,225 0.53%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
16,172,880 0.20% 12,592,019 0.15%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 50,244,366 0.61% 55,619,244 0.68%

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 3,941,070 2.0363 GBP 2.0142 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,829,176 2.0397 GBP 2.0125 GBP
ADR Purchase 3,400 8.4580 GBP 8.4580 GBP
ADR Sale 3,400 8.4580 GBP 8.4580 GBP
 
(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 848 2.0270 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 13,937 2.0260 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 19,909 2.0243 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 27,422 2.0323 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 77,826 2.0231 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 80,053 2.0309 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 99,414 2.0397 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 103,002 2.0238 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 113,659 2.0219 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 144,740 2.0284 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 273,445 2.0277 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 328 2.0332 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 652 2.0344 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 800 2.0242 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 1,189 2.0345 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,000 2.0304 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,680 2.0330 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 2,704 2.0155 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 3,302 2.0299 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 4,632 2.0322 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 4,670 2.0202 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 5,526 2.0175 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 8,314 2.0326 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 11,631 2.0336 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 12,559 2.0298 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 15,000 2.0221 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 16,809 2.0359 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 21,217 2.0329 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 21,744 2.0241 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 24,615 2.0253 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 35,290 2.0142 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 39,197 2.0199 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 39,449 2.0192 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 51,006 2.0319 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 57,881 2.0363 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 75,352 2.0291 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 100,000 2.0323 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 195,020 2.0240 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 217,053 2.0259 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 258,997 2.0317 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 274,359 2.0289 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 317,270 2.0150 GBP

(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 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:  

9 FEB 2018

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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