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Form 8.3 - Booker Group Plc

18th Dec 2017 11:21

RNS Number : 6418Z

Societe Generale SA

18 December 2017

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(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	Booker Group 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	15/12/2017
(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: Tesco 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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	52,908,374	2.96	402,571	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	15,069,698	0.84
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	52,908,374	2.96	15,472,269	0.87

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 GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	1,333	2.254
Ordinary	Purchase	6,709	2.266
Ordinary	Purchase	6,013	2.254
Ordinary	Purchase	1,698	2.251
Ordinary	Purchase	225	2.245
Ordinary	Purchase	1,157	2.245
Ordinary	Purchase	334	2.254
Ordinary	Purchase	40,137	2.266
Ordinary	Purchase	514	2.24
Ordinary	Purchase	141	2.245
Ordinary	Purchase	109	2.25
Ordinary	Purchase	974	2.242
Ordinary	Purchase	520	2.244
Ordinary	Purchase	343	2.251
Ordinary	Purchase	560	2.25
Ordinary	Purchase	692	2.251
Ordinary	Purchase	19	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.244
Ordinary	Purchase	547	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	5	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	1,938	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	1,264	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	980	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	290	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	406	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	1,921	2.247
Ordinary	Purchase	5	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	20	2.241
Ordinary	Purchase	170	2.25
Ordinary	Purchase	235	2.245
Ordinary	Purchase	390	2.249
Ordinary	Purchase	57	2.249
Ordinary	Purchase	371	2.249
Ordinary	Purchase	61	2.239
Ordinary	Purchase	1	2.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.24
Ordinary	Purchase	29	2.245
Ordinary	Purchase	33	2.245
Ordinary	Purchase	570	2.248
Ordinary	Purchase	102	2.25
Ordinary	Sale	95	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	8	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	1	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	22,140	2.266
Ordinary	Sale	1,910	2.266
Ordinary	Sale	2,521	2.247
Ordinary	Sale	564	2.238
Ordinary	Sale	2,255	2.238
Ordinary	Sale	1,800	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	3,847	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	1,043	2.259
Ordinary	Sale	2,494	2.238
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.238
Ordinary	Sale	1,187	2.238
Ordinary	Sale	3,256	2.251
Ordinary	Sale	59	2.239
Ordinary	Sale	1,316	2.239
Ordinary	Sale	573	2.239
Ordinary	Sale	3,800	2.239
Ordinary	Sale	2,678	2.25
Ordinary	Sale	20,423	2.266
Ordinary	Sale	9,060	2.266
Ordinary	Sale	32,870	2.266
Ordinary	Sale	41,930	2.266
Ordinary	Sale	1,793	2.249
Ordinary	Sale	2,210	2.251
Ordinary	Sale	1,883	2.251
Ordinary	Sale	3,353	2.252
Ordinary	Sale	352	2.252
Ordinary	Sale	942	2.253
Ordinary	Sale	756	2.253
Ordinary	Sale	1,548	2.253
Ordinary	Sale	1,264	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	710	2.252
Ordinary	Sale	3,492	2.254
Ordinary	Sale	500	2.255
Ordinary	Sale	678	2.253
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.242
Ordinary	Sale	974	2.242
Ordinary	Sale	612	2.241
Ordinary	Sale	2,089	2.241
Ordinary	Sale	2,910	2.241
Ordinary	Sale	4,001	2.243
Ordinary	Sale	2,251	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	924	2.242
Ordinary	Sale	162	2.243
Ordinary	Sale	1,289	2.242
Ordinary	Sale	1,752	2.243
Ordinary	Sale	552	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	2,027	2.248
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.248
Ordinary	Sale	2,011	2.248
Ordinary	Sale	2,620	2.248
Ordinary	Sale	2,934	2.254
Ordinary	Sale	685	2.254
Ordinary	Sale	3,624	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	626	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,778	2.247
Ordinary	Sale	891	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	1,112	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	413	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	477	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	169	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	720	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	749	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	141	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,111	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	280	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	818	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	609	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	389	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	944	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	562	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	327	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,110	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	1,174	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	72	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	886	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	501	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	297	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	881	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	278	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	611	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	176	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	592	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,111	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	234	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	656	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	832	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	890	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	1,778	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	794	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	832	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	1,073	2.247
Ordinary	Sale	706	2.247
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	278	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	611	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	890	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	890	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,111	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,778	2.247
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	278	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	611	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	282	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	608	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	561	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	551	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.244
Ordinary	Sale	890	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,116	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	295	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	1,483	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,552	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	52	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	890	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	713	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	214	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	676	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	155	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	734	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	889	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	672	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	217	2.246
Ordinary	Sale	966	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	145	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	837	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	890	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	274	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	891	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	812	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	78	2.245
Ordinary	Sale	3	2.245
	Total Purchases	74,373
	Total Sales	285,670

(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 GBP

(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 GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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"

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	18/12/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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