TIDMBOK 
 
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

 

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

 

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.KEY INFORMATION

 
(a)   Name of exempt principal trader:  BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 
(b)   Name of offeror/offeree           BOOKER GROUP PLC 
      in relation to whose 
      relevant securities 
      this form relates: 
(c)   Name of the party to the          TESCO PLC 
      offer with which exempt 
      principal trader is connected 
(d)   Date position held/dealing        23 June 2017 
      undertaken: 
(e)   In addition to the                YES: 
      company in 1(b) 
      above, is the exempt principal 
      trader making disclosures         TESCO PLC 
      in respect 
      of any other party to the offer? 
 
 

2.POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

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(b), 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                   1p ordinary 
security: 
                                    Interests          Short Positions 
                                    Number      (%)    Number      (%) 
(1)                 Relevant 
                    securities 
                    owned 
                    and/or          12,990,584  0.73%  1,664,466   0.09% 
                    controlled: 
(2)                 Cash-settled 
                    derivatives: 
                                    155         0.00%  12,358,175  0.69% 
(3)                 Stock-settled 
                    derivatives 
                    (including 
                    options) 
                    and agreements  0           0.00%  0           0.00% 
                    to 
                    purchase/sell: 
(4) 
                    TOTAL:          12,990,739  0.73%  14,022,641  0.79% 
 
 

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 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 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      Purchase/sale  Total number of  Highest price  Lowest price 
relevant                                      per unit       per unit 
security                     securities       paid/received  paid/received 
1p ordinary   Purchase       590,608          1.8430 GBP     1.8258 GBP 
1p ordinary   Sale           369,820          1.8430 GBP     1.822 GBP 
 
 

(b)Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of      Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per 
relevant      description                     reference   unit 
security                                      securities 
1p ordinary   CFD          Long               227         1.8244 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Long               400         1.8260 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Long               1,636       1.8295 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Long               7,832       1.8302 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Long               9,461       1.8273 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Long               108,759     1.8324 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Short              76          1.8335 GBP 
1p ordinary   CFD          Short              1,463       1.8271 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Short              1,563       1.8251 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Short              9,762       1.8270 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Short              19,097      1.8294 GBP 
1p ordinary   CFD          Short              29,716      1.8306 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Short              62,472      1.8328 GBP 
1p ordinary   SWAP         Short              300,740     1.8276 GBP 
 
 

(c)Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of   Product          Writing,      Number         Exercise price  Type            Expiry date  Option money 
relevant   descriptione.g.  purchasing,   of securities  per unit        e.g. American,               paid/ 
security   call             selling,      to                             European etc.                received 
           option           varying etc.  which option                                                per unit 
                                          relates 
 
 

(ii)Exercise

 
Class of relevant   Product      Exercising/  Number         Exercise price 
security            description  exercised    of securities  per unit 
                    e.g. call    against 
                    option 
 
 

(d)Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant   Nature of dealing   Details  Price per unit (if 
security            e.g. subscription,           applicable) 
                    conversion 
 
 

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 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" 
 
 

(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" 
 
 

(c)Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
Date of disclosure:                                   26 Jun 2017 
Contact name:                                         Jay Supaya 
Telephone number:                                     0207 773 0635 
 
 

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.

 
 

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