14 Dec 2017 16:49
AMENDMENT
INCREASED EQUITY PURCHASES BY 307,396 TO 6,341,343
INCREASED EQUITY SALES BY 999,118 TO 7,146,281
ADDED EQUITY SWAP PURCHASES OF 933,238
ADDED EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 307,396
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
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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")
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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(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: | 06 December 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 |
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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.
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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(a) Purchases and sales
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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 | 6,341,343  7,146,281 | 2.0617  2.0610 | 2.0035  2.0035 |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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                               | 5,919  176,500  250,000  238,246  222,959  80,953  52,053  11,364  525,809  30,887  1,973  296,800  1,911  328,049  13,776  2,512  27,041  8,490  72,371  134,722  75,354  4,503  163,753  9,923  525  3,669  3,380  14,126  8,198  5,649  20,897  3,573  1,560  250,000  5,850  3,120  63,151  861,000   218,706  30,787  5,257  250,123  258  23,224  3,391  240  8,345  13,606  11,632  29,370  33,485  632  56,953  7,047  738,145  1,663  9,653  79,316  18,225  25,341  102,575  176,063  54,367  194,019  563,922  32,934  15,516  107,483  76,354  112  580,745  358,085  12,202  21,091  9,472  2,304  2,891  307,396  47,420  4,712  255,000  2,586  3,530  1,199  23,199  256  8,633  5,486  4,055  164,299  4,700  63  3,120 | 2.0312 GBP 2.0316 GBP 2.0332 GBP 2.0339 GBP 2.0342 GBP 2.0364 GBP 2.0367 GBP 2.0381 GBP 2.0382 GBP 2.0383 GBP 2.0386 GBP 2.0404 GBP 2.0411 GBP 2.0418 GBP 2.0422 GBP 2.0431 GBP 2.0432 GBP 2.0435 GBP 2.0440 GBP 2.0441 GBP 2.0442 GBP 2.0444 GBP 2.0455 GBP 2.0457 GBP 2.0462 GBP 2.0464 GBP 2.0484 GBP 2.0491 GBP 2.0524 GBP 2.0545 GBP 2.0555 GBP 2.0567 GBP 2.0569 GBP 2.0576 GBP 2.0583 GBP 2.0589 GBP 2.0598 GBP 2.7325 USD  2.0123 GBP 2.0157 GBP 2.0166 GBP 2.0171 GBP 2.0173 GBP 2.0174 GBP 2.0212 GBP 2.0213 GBP 2.0214 GBP 2.0215 GBP 2.0259 GBP 2.0264 GBP 2.0301 GBP 2.0302 GBP 2.0303 GBP 2.0317 GBP 2.0322 GBP 2.0323 GBP 2.0326 GBP 2.0340 GBP 2.0341 GBP 2.0342 GBP 2.0344 GBP 2.0354 GBP 2.0359 GBP 2.0378 GBP 2.0385 GBP 2.0389 GBP 2.0393 GBP 2.0396 GBP 2.0397 GBP 2.0400 GBP 2.0408 GBP 2.0409 GBP 2.0412 GBP 2.0419 GBP 2.0423 GBP 2.0426 GBP 2.0431 GBP 2.0433 GBP 2.0439 GBP 2.0450 GBP 2.0452 GBP 2.0457 GBP 2.0469 GBP 2.0472 GBP 2.0483 GBP 2.0484 GBP 2.0499 GBP 2.0501 GBP 2.0504 GBP 2.0518 GBP 2.0519 GBP 2.0520 GBP 2.0566 GBP |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 (GBP) |
(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (GBP) |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (GBP) |
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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 |
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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 |
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Date of disclosure: | 14 December 2017 |
Contact name: | Evangelos Galiatsatos |
Telephone number: | 020 7742 6148 |
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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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.
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The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.