19th Sep 2017 10:40
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-
SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(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: | Booker Group Plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 18 September 2017 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | Yes Booker Group Plc |
2. DEALINGS 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 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities
| Highest price per unit paid/received (GBP)
| Lowest price per unit paid/received (GBP)
|
Ordinary Shares
| Purchases
Sales | 5,700,682
1,866,576 | 1.8415
1.8425 | 1.8205
1.8214 |
|
|
(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
|
Ordinary Shares
| Equity Swaps
| Long
Short
| 34 5,012 950 5,719 7,106 45,395 89,039 104,015 3,167 213,756 126,591 10,504 13,090 24,383 1,418 191,729 173,597 2,121 13,932
13,932 2,975 5,503 182,383 2,628 138 25,570 207 5,092 3,858 5,162 16,531 1,635 124 5,908 1,885 29,539 91 179,651 633,254 8,692 97,741 167,619 81,943 81,449 149,297 7,640 158,314 7,862 6,121 31,930 1,286 61,914 1,280 356 22,657 | 1.8214 GBP 1.8222 GBP 1.8247 GBP 1.8253 GBP 1.8274 GBP 1.8278 GBP 1.8285 GBP 1.8289 GBP 1.8292 GBP 1.8300 GBP 1.8314 GBP 1.8339 GBP 1.8356 GBP 1.8362 GBP 1.8371 GBP 1.8384 GBP 1.8385 GBP 1.8397 GBP 2.4684 USD
1.8150 GBP 1.8240 GBP 1.8242 GBP 1.8244 GBP 1.8248 GBP 1.8253 GBP 1.8255 GBP 1.8258 GBP 1.8260 GBP 1.8261 GBP 1.8262 GBP 1.8265 GBP 1.8269 GBP 1.8273 GBP 1.8274 GBP 1.8276 GBP 1.8284 GBP 1.8293 GBP 1.8294 GBP 1.8296 GBP 1.8298 GBP 1.8299 GBP 1.8301 GBP 1.8302 GBP 1.8305 GBP 1.8308 GBP 1.8312 GBP 1.8321 GBP 1.8333 GBP 1.8339 GBP 1.8345 GBP 1.8356 GBP 1.8359 GBP 1.8362 GBP 1.8386 GBP 1.8399 GBP |
(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 (GBP) | 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 (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) |
|
(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 |
| Date of disclosure: | 19 September 2017 |
| Contact name: | Evangelos Galiatsatos |
| Telephone number: | 020 7742 6148 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Related Shares:
Tesco