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Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc

24th Mar 2017 09:37

RNS Number : 4587A

Societe Generale SA

24 March 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	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	23/03/2017
(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: 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:	Ordinary shares: 11,945,004 Shares Interests and 40,891,213 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 1,500 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,946,504	0.15	40,891,213	0.50
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	28,764,040	0.35	9,950,276	0.12
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	2,250,000	0.03	9,071,000	0.11
TOTAL:	42,960,544	0.53	59,912,489	0.73

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	1,516	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	75,982	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	9,623	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	11,547	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	15,626	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	416	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	10,755	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	40,749	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	13,481	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	11,548	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	22,858	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	968	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	13,966	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	11,548	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	361	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	2,384	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	1,697	1.8805
Ordinary	Purchase	12,058	1.8805
Ordinary	Purchase	4,588	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	1.883
Ordinary	Purchase	1,800	1.883
Ordinary	Purchase	1,272	1.883
Ordinary	Purchase	2,120	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	15,996	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	90	1.8785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,935	1.873
Ordinary	Purchase	1,465	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	1,686	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	2,093	1.8835
Ordinary	Purchase	1,592	1.8835
Ordinary	Purchase	1,864	1.8925
Ordinary	Purchase	2,900	1.8925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,142	1.8925
Ordinary	Purchase	2,287	1.8925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,864	1.8925
Ordinary	Purchase	5,014	1.892
Ordinary	Purchase	1,055	1.892
Ordinary	Purchase	2,806	1.892
Ordinary	Purchase	4,220	1.885
Ordinary	Purchase	2,280	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,280	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,299	1.878
Ordinary	Purchase	2,279	1.8905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,245	1.878
Ordinary	Purchase	1,585	1.878
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.8845
Ordinary	Purchase	2,277	1.8915
Ordinary	Purchase	7,244	1.892
Ordinary	Purchase	1,579	1.892
Ordinary	Purchase	1,746	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	454	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	454	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	82	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	13,343	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	341	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	1,561	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	372	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	2,295	1.8815
Ordinary	Purchase	921	1.881
Ordinary	Purchase	1,374	1.881
Ordinary	Purchase	153	1.879
Ordinary	Purchase	806	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,474	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,299	1.879
Ordinary	Purchase	2,298	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	120	1.887
Ordinary	Purchase	2,287	1.8835
Ordinary	Purchase	1,819	1.887
Ordinary	Purchase	344	1.887
Ordinary	Purchase	98	1.8865
Ordinary	Purchase	1,586	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	711	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	2,287	1.8835
Ordinary	Purchase	2,764	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.8865
Ordinary	Purchase	882	1.886
Ordinary	Purchase	1,402	1.886
Ordinary	Purchase	1,063	1.8805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,488	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,702	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	474	1.8865
Ordinary	Purchase	1,158	1.8865
Ordinary	Purchase	652	1.8865
Ordinary	Purchase	2,857	1.8795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,600	1.8975
Ordinary	Purchase	3,295	1.8975
Ordinary	Purchase	900	1.8975
Ordinary	Purchase	2,684	1.882
Ordinary	Purchase	2,659	1.8815
Ordinary	Purchase	2,288	1.883
Ordinary	Purchase	748	1.884
Ordinary	Purchase	2,284	1.887
Ordinary	Purchase	2,298	1.8795
Ordinary	Purchase	814	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	2,677	1.8805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,540	1.884
Ordinary	Purchase	8,404	1.8795
Ordinary	Purchase	2,279	1.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,034	1.889
Ordinary	Purchase	247	1.889
Ordinary	Purchase	1,254	1.879
Ordinary	Purchase	2,297	1.8795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,646	1.8685
Ordinary	Purchase	2,076	1.869
Ordinary	Purchase	1,142	1.8805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,155	1.8805
Ordinary	Purchase	2,285	1.885
Ordinary	Purchase	1,206	1.8875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,044	1.879
Ordinary	Purchase	1,077	1.8875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	1.8795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,626	1.887
Ordinary	Purchase	657	1.887
Ordinary	Purchase	2,281	1.8885
Ordinary	Purchase	2,281	1.888
Ordinary	Purchase	2,740	1.879
Ordinary	Purchase	300	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	417	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,581	1.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,723	1.8905
Ordinary	Purchase	570	1.8905
Ordinary	Purchase	4,895	1.8905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,131	1.8905
Ordinary	Purchase	2,992	1.8785
Ordinary	Purchase	4,642	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	135,062	1.896
Ordinary	Purchase	1,158	1.8805009
Ordinary	Purchase	1,228	1.8805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,724	1.8815
Ordinary	Purchase	5,299	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	400	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	1,589	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	4,206	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	1,711	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	2,663	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,207	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,864	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	3,300	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	3,700	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	2,379	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,389	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	595	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	100	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	10,510	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	1.899
Ordinary	Purchase	5,042	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	943	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,864	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	21,918	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,389	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,578	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	6,309	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	5,081	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,578	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	36,339	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	17,731	1.8995
Ordinary	Purchase	4,902	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	66	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,072	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,721	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	3,181	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,286	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,312	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	4,104	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	1,864	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,890	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,864	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	500	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	2,663	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	1,700	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	666	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	1.903
Ordinary	Purchase	1,697	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	1,713	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	1,800	1.9035
Ordinary	Purchase	104	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	454	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	5,227	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	3,600	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	2,657	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	1,030	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	5,279	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	2,622	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	2,353	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	1,173	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	1.894
Ordinary	Purchase	95,000	1.8809901
Ordinary	Purchase	267,127	1.8912452
Ordinary	Sale	9,623	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	9,107	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	11,547	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	11,548	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	9,623	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	11,548	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	792	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	11,547	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	6,196	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	5,308	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	11,548	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	11,547	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	9,623	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	10,755	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	11,548	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	2,332	1.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,569	1.9
Ordinary	Sale	763	1.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,332	1.9
Ordinary	Sale	828	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	1,504	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	2,332	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	1,606	1.9015
Ordinary	Sale	2,336	1.901
Ordinary	Sale	59	1.8995
Ordinary	Sale	121	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	2,329	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	1,833	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	501	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	2,335	1.898
Ordinary	Sale	1,347	1.898
Ordinary	Sale	299	1.898
Ordinary	Sale	688	1.898
Ordinary	Sale	2,336	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	1,502	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	832	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	2,330	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	362	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	1,969	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	2,330	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	984	1.8975
Ordinary	Sale	2,332	1.8995
Ordinary	Sale	1,347	1.8975
Ordinary	Sale	2,333	1.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,381	1.901
Ordinary	Sale	951	1.901
Ordinary	Sale	2,442	1.90175
Ordinary	Sale	115	1.8995
Ordinary	Sale	2,325	1.898
Ordinary	Sale	2,326	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	2,332	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	303	1.8975
Ordinary	Sale	762	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	44	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	35	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	1,459	1.9015
Ordinary	Sale	1,750	1.9015
Ordinary	Sale	109	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	811	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	1,519	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	2,331	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	1,350	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	2,961	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	700	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	900	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	400	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	100	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	3,700	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	299	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	99	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	4,600	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	2,295	1.8815
Ordinary	Sale	1,023	1.8815
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	1.8815
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	1.8815
Ordinary	Sale	497	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,700	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	2,785	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,607	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	4,580	1.8815
Ordinary	Sale	253	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	1,800	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	2,545	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	4,581	1.881
Ordinary	Sale	4,594	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	8,483	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	4,597	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	1,972	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	1,800	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	823	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	4,595	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	4,589	1.878
Ordinary	Sale	8,013	1.878
Ordinary	Sale	10,604	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,978	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	615	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	4,595	1.8805
Ordinary	Sale	4,599	1.878
Ordinary	Sale	315	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	800	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	200	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	407	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	3,853	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	1,800	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	2,926	1.878
Ordinary	Sale	4,820	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	2,329	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	2,107	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	999	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	2,951	1.901
Ordinary	Sale	168	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	2,333	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	1,422	1.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,688	1.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,646	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	6,201	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	829	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	828	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	4,437	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	7,998	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	9,706	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	9,706	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	15,192	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	56,134	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	6,153	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	7,998	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	2,110	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	1,688	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	74,694	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	8,420	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	2,791	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	50,367	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	4,041	1.8975
Ordinary	Sale	2,337	1.899
Ordinary	Sale	8	1.902
Ordinary	Sale	9	1.8985
Ordinary	Sale	6,459	1.902
Ordinary	Sale	1,608	1.9025
Ordinary	Sale	2,802	1.8775
Ordinary	Sale	2,864	1.8765
Ordinary	Sale	2,899	1.8765
Ordinary	Sale	2,773	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	2,701	1.881
Ordinary	Sale	5,081	1.8995
Ordinary	Sale	5,042	1.8995
Ordinary	Sale	5,281	1.902
Ordinary	Sale	5,051	1.9025
Ordinary	Sale	4,902	1.903
Ordinary	Sale	4,104	1.903
Ordinary	Sale	4,917	1.9035
Ordinary	Sale	1,724	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	4,000	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	211	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,700	1.8945
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	1.8945
Ordinary	Sale	3,230	1.885
Ordinary	Sale	4,058	1.87
Ordinary	Sale	2,710	1.886
Ordinary	Sale	3,302	1.882
Ordinary	Sale	823	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	5,478	1.897
Ordinary	Sale	370	1.886
Ordinary	Sale	1,640	1.886
Ordinary	Sale	143	1.886
Ordinary	Sale	490	1.886
Ordinary	Sale	2,583	1.8865
Ordinary	Sale	7,428	1.89
Ordinary	Sale	5,176	1.89
Ordinary	Sale	733	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	2,906	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	4,000	1.88
Ordinary	Sale	3,977	1.8705
Ordinary	Sale	1,750	1.903
Ordinary	Sale	350	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	1,323	1.9025
Ordinary	Sale	1,392	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	1,531	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	678	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	899	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	809	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	2,521	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	523	1.9005
Ordinary	Sale	1,063	1.881
Ordinary	Sale	1,376	1.886
Ordinary	Sale	1,376	1.8855
Ordinary	Sale	919	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	551	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	1,379	1.879
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	1.8795
Ordinary	Sale	633	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	687	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	686	1.896
Ordinary	Sale	95,000	1.8887532
	Total Purchases	1,213,937
	Total Sales	854,255

(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
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	95,000	1.8809901
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	267,127	1.8912452
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	95,000	1.8887532

(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

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Purchasing

500,000

1.900

American

15/12/2017

0.1875

(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?

YES

Date of disclosure:	24/03/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6821 / 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.

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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
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	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit EUR	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary Shares	Listed Call Option	Sale	1,000	2.200	American options	19/01/2018
Ordinary Shares	Listed Call Option	Sale	5,000,000	2.600	American options	15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	3,000,000	1.200	American options	15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	1,000	1.600	American options	19/01/2018
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	35,000	1.700	American options	16/06/2017
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	14,000	1.800	American options	16/06/2017
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	15,000	1.950	American options	15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	500,000	2.400	American options	21/12/2018
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	5,000	1.400	American options	16/03/2018
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Purchase	500,000	1.900	American options	15/12/2017
Ordinary Shares	Listed Put Option	Sale	2,250,000	1	American options	18/09/2020

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.

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