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Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc

28th Sep 2017 15:00

RNS Number : 1371S

Citadel Group

28 September 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:	Citadel Group
(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	TESCO 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	27 September, 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"	BOOKER GROUP 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:	Common Stock ISIN GB0008847096
	Interests		Short Positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	352,292	0.00	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	86,179,825	1.05	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	357,000	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	86,889,117	1.06	0	0.00

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 ISIN GB0008847096	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common Stock	Purchase	4,038	1.8475 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	927	1.84775 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,209	1.848 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	34,931	1.849 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,611	1.8495 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	48,003	1.85 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	53,464	1.8505 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,269	1.85075 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	33,864	1.851 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	44,022	1.8515 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	32,044	1.852 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	35,855	1.8525 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,219	1.853 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,852	1.8535 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,873	1.85375 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	35,207	1.854 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,783	1.8545 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,250	1.855 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	19,261	1.8555 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,201	1.856 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,653	1.8565 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,849	1.857 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	149	1.8575 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,000	1.8585 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,846	1.859 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	26,013	1.86 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,251	1.861 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,681	1.8625 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,790	1.8635 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,700	1.864 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	15,976	1.8645 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,142	1.865 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,807	1.8655 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,371	1.866 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,000	1.867 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,653	1.8675 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	41,362	1.868 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	29,276	1.8685 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,818	1.869 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,751	1.8695 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	66,951	1.87 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	25,525	1.8705 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,013	1.871 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	24,123	1.8715 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	386,523	1.872 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	36,914	1.8725 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	96,676	1.873 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	43,296	1.8735 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	122,941	1.874 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	58,523	1.8745 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	108,731	1.875 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	345,818	1.8755 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	253,913	1.876 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,906	1.87625 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	114,124	1.8765 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,688	1.87675 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	77,692	1.877 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,761	1.8775 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,197	1.87775 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	68,224	1.878 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	32,026	1.8785 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	31,570	1.879 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,900	1.8795 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	107,833	1.88 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,156	1.8805 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,698	1.881 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,500	1.848 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,965	1.8485 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,079	1.849 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,286	1.8495 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-69,463	1.85 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-30,669	1.8505 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-28,483	1.851 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-41,946	1.8515 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,639	1.852 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,996	1.8525 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-852	1.853 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,191	1.8535 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,000	1.854 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,645	1.8545 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-22,647	1.855 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,690	1.8555 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,716	1.856 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,004	1.8565 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,784	1.8575 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,349	1.858 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,005	1.8585 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-12,272	1.8595 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,570	1.85975 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,879	1.86 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,986	1.8605 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-27,318	1.8625 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,629	1.863 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,651	1.8635 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,595	1.864 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-49,964	1.8645 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,227	1.865 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,980	1.8655 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,076	1.866 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-30,711	1.8665 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,000	1.867 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,480	1.8675 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,740	1.868 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,111	1.8685 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,373	1.869 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,840	1.87 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,197	1.871 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,213	1.872 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-40,354	1.8725 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-142	1.87275 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,840	1.8728 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-69,076	1.873 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-445	1.87325 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-130,234	1.8735 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,101	1.87375 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-63,961	1.874 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,081	1.87425 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-110,205	1.8745 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,335	1.87475 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-131,364	1.875 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-125,882	1.8755 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-212,596	1.876 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,071	1.87625 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-179,789	1.8765 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,364	1.87675 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-75,574	1.877 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,032	1.87725 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-37,832	1.8775 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-32,599	1.878 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-83,409	1.8785 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-37,251	1.879 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,987	1.87925 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-63,031	1.8795 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-948	1.87975 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-390	1.88 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-700	1.881 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security ISIN GB0008847096	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
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	15,373	1.867202 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	48,622	1.867202 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	709	1.868839 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	1,335	1.868839 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	2,231	1.868839 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	2,147	1.869896 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	614	1.8705 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	1,940	1.8705 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	2,198	1.875 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	3,798	1.875 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	12,035	1.875 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	4,914	1.875113 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	4,914	1.875113 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	12,545	1.875426 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	39,751	1.875426 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	17,931	1.8755 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	21,860	1.8755 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	69,132	1.8755 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	97,718	1.875873 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	309,014	1.875873 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	93,251	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	22,407	1.876248 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	22,409	1.876248 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	70,962	1.876249 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	15,021	1.87652 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-807	1.87275 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-759	1.87275 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-62,420	1.872928 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-58,673	1.872928 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-128,686	1.873111 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,924	1.875115 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,750	1.875115 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-15,134	1.875429 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-14,226	1.875429 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-29,062	1.875521 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-38,016	1.8765 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-14,774	1.8765 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-10,611	1.8765 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-89,042	1.87654 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-44,359	1.876686 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-54,391	1.865931 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-8,615	1.865931 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-70,047	1.866184 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-16,864	1.866184 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-2,198	1.866184 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-43,612	1.867114 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-27,679	1.867114 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-7,513	1.867114 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-59,747	1.868649 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-35,226	1.868961 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-21,933	1.869078 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-27,726	1.869742 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-9,058	1.86975 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-15,765	1.869918 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-10,702	1.87013 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-2,011	1.871 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-43,613	1.87125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-23,333	1.87125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-11,496	1.872093 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-1,455	1.8725 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-495	1.87275 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-23,925	1.872928 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-14,365	1.872928 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-18,178	1.873111 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-9,611	1.873111 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-6,783	1.873111 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-6,093	1.873111 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-7,837	1.873407 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-21,253	1.873864 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-839	1.873864 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-201	1.873864 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-925	1.875115 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-870	1.875116 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-4,784	1.875429 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-4,496	1.875429 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-9,184	1.875522 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-20,038	1.8765 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-15,677	1.87654 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-12,022	1.87654 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-455	1.87654 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-13,566	1.876686 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-453	1.876686 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	4,239	1.868839 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,784	1.869895 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	31,083	1.875113 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,583	1.8755 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	53,101	1.8755 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	759	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	807	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,750	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,924	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,611	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	14,774	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	15,134	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	29,062	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	38,016	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	40,120	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	58,673	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	81,270	1.875891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	9,319	1.876249 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	14,226	1.876249 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	47,416	1.876249 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	47,592	1.87652 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

(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 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"

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"

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	28 September, 2017
Contact name:	Alasdair Putt
Telephone number:	020 7645 9700

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]. 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	Citadel Group
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	TESCO PLC

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security ISINGB0008847096	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Common	Call Option	Purchased	1000	1.9 USD	American	15/12/2017
Common	Call Option	Purchased	10000	1.8 USD	American	20/10/2017
Common	Call Option	Purchased	10000	2 USD	American	16/03/2018
Common	Call Option	Purchased	1000	1.9 USD	American	20/10/2017
Common	Call Option	Purchased	331000	1.9 USD	American	17/11/2017
Common	Call Option	Purchased	4000	1.9 USD	American	16/03/2018

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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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