29th Aug 2017 11:44
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: | 25 August 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 | 3,474,689
4,769,636 | 1.8535
1.8540 | 1.8345
1.8326 |
|
|
(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
|
Long
Short
| 91 77 117 563 76 10,000 6,257 2,459 89,154 6,795 6,536 4,180 146,934 2,289 1,467 15,070 25,830 2,196,857 38,487 50,301 29,039 67,208 2,744 2,868 170 6,798 75,365 2,538 34,305 3,371 339 4,855 6,256 1,030 1,537 173 38,590
37,407 235,892 173,100 36,478 239,617 11,115 2,669 7,100 6,349 | 1.8281 GBP 1.8283 GBP 1.8285 GBP 1.8307 GBP 1.8311 GBP 1.8354 GBP 1.8381 GBP 1.8383 GBP 1.8390 GBP 1.8391 GBP 1.8393 GBP 1.8394 GBP 1.8398 GBP 1.8399 GBP 1.8400 GBP 1.8402 GBP 1.8403 GBP 1.8404 GBP 1.8406 GBP 1.8407 GBP 1.8410 GBP 1.8411 GBP 1.8412 GBP 1.8413 GBP 1.8414 GBP 1.8415 GBP 1.8416 GBP 1.8417 GBP 1.8419 GBP 1.8420 GBP 1.8424 GBP 1.8427 GBP 1.8432 GBP 1.8433 GBP 1.8486 GBP 1.8529 GBP 1.8745 GBP
1.8345 GBP 1.8393 GBP 1.8409 GBP 1.8413 GBP 1.8420 GBP 1.8421 GBP 1.8426 GBP 1.8495 GBP 2.3806 USD |
(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: | 29 August 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