Tesco PLC
With reference to the announcement made on 26 January 2012 under RNS Number 1849W, the block listing of 17,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each will be issued pursuant to the Tesco PLC Savings Related Share Option Scheme (1981) (15,800,000 shares) and the Tesco PLC Irish Savings Related Share Option Scheme (2000)(1,200,000 shares). The full amended text is as follows:
Tesco PLC
Application has been made for the block listing of 17,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.
Application has also been made for the admission of these shares to the Official List and trading on the Main Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange.
These shares will be issued pursuant to the Tesco PLC Savings Related Share Option Scheme (1981) (15,800,000 shares) and the Tesco PLC Irish Savings Related Share Option Scheme (2000).(1,200,000 shares) The shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares.