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: Man Group Plc
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
                                                                     		N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
                                                                     		Tesco plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
                                                                     		1st March 2018
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
     		YES / NO / N/A
If YES, specify which:
Booker Group PLC

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

  		5p ordinary
 

  		Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 27,156,621

  		0.3315

  		0 0.0000
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 34,153,737 0.4169 4,561,866 0.0557
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 47,212,000

  		0.5763 2,018,000

  		0.0246
 

     TOTAL: 		108,522,358

  		1.3247 6,579,866

  		0.0803

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

(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)
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,936 2.0850
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 76,326 2.0861
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 98,375 2.0861
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,454 2.0863
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,030 2.0863
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 173,115 2.0861
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,437 2.0854
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 58,050 2.0863
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 294,644 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 246,479 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 225,530 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 20,758 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 94,256 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 78,848 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 9,006 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 8,939 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 13,005 2.0871
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 302,111 2.0865
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 58,337 2.0900
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 64,818 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 40,944 2.0848
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 23,247 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 16,055 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 153,241 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 183,186 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 64,817 2.0810
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 24,429 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 41,887 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 207,884 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 173,902 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 73,587 2.0810
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 26,128 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 45,297 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 66,216 2.0900
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 163,836 2.0865
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 22,221 2.0871
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 73,573 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 46,473 2.0848
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7,965 2.0871
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 76,296 2.0865
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,969 2.0848
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,033 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,930 2.0900
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 14,585 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 26,089 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,027 2.0810
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 11,998 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 11,622 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 31,188 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,067 2.0810
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,517 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 7,006 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 42,579 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 35,619 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,060 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,267 2.0871
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 36,995 2.0865
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,068 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 13,561 2.0900
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,518 2.0848
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 88,678 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 74,182 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 21,990 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 18,562 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 31,511 2.0810
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 31,376 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 12,187 2.0871
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 505,868 2.0861
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 28,238 2.0900
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,818 2.0848
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 25,048 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 501 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,610 2.0848
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,132 2.0875
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 12,000 2.0865
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 94 2.0871
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,718 2.0900
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 401 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 5,237 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,991 2.0810
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 117 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,005 2.0870
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 40,343 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 11,726 2.0800
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 33,749 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 9,809 2.0842
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,081 2.0865
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 8,600 2.0853
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,800 2.0853
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,200 2.0853

(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 Type
e.g. American, European etc. 		Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 222000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 58000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 57000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 14000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 18000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 15000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 49000 210 American 18/05/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 21000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 18000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 22000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 27000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 17000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0350
5p ordinary Put option Purchasing 9000 200 American 16/03/2018 0.0200
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 13000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 75000 210 American 20/07/2018 0.1150
5p ordinary Call option Writing 9000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Selling 198000 210 American 18/05/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Selling 41000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 20000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0350
5p ordinary Call option Selling 34000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 8000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Put option Selling 8000 200 American 16/03/2018 0.0200
5p ordinary Call option Selling 105000 210 American 20/07/2018 0.1150
5p ordinary Call option Selling 64000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Selling 35000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Selling 47000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Put option Purchasing 4000 200 American 16/03/2018 0.0200
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 2000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0350
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 16000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 12000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Writing 4000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 41000 210 American 20/07/2018 0.1150
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 16000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 13000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 29000 210 American 18/05/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 12000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Selling 5000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Selling 16000 210 American 20/07/2018 0.1150
5p ordinary Call option Selling 7000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 2000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Put option Purchasing 2000 200 American 16/03/2018 0.0200
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 3000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0350
5p ordinary Call option Selling 5000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Selling 7000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Selling 12000 210 American 18/05/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Writing 6000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 7000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0350
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 33000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 23000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 21000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 59000 210 American 20/07/2018 0.1150
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 23000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 49000 210 American 18/05/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 23000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 6000 200 American 16/03/2018 0.0200
5p ordinary Call option Selling 6000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 1000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0325
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 2000 210 American 18/05/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 1000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0350
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 1000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 5000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 2000 210 American 16/03/2018 0.0375
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 6000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 4000 210 American 20/07/2018 0.1150
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 1000 205 American 16/03/2018 0.0675
5p ordinary Call option Purchasing 2000 210 American 20/04/2018 0.0700

(ii)        Exercise

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

(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)
       

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"
 

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"
 

None

 

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? YES/NO

Date of disclosure:
 2nd March 2018
Contact name:
 James Carr

 
Telephone number:
 02071447242

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 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: Man Group Plc
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 Type
e.g. American, European etc. 		Expiry date
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 2,405,000 210 American 18/05/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 2,729,000 210 American 18/05/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 409,000 210 American 18/05/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,754,000 210 American 18/05/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 559,000 210 American 18/05/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,164,000 210 American 18/05/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 153,000 210 American 18/05/2018
5p ordinary Put option Purchased 327,000 200 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Put option Purchased 371,000 200 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Put option Purchased 56,000 200 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Put option Purchased 76,000 200 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Put option Purchased 158,000 200 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Put option Purchased 21,000 200 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 2,104,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 673,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,308,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,355,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,093,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 17,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Written -327,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,484,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,538,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,240,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 21,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Written -371,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 223,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 231,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 186,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 2,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Written -56,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 639,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 304,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 315,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 254,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 3,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Written -76,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 633,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 656,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 529,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 6,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Written -158,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 288,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 84,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 86,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 70,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Written -21,000 210 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,557,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 498,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 968,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 750,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,099,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 951,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 165,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 118,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 225,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 179,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 469,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 296,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 213,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 62,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 46,000 205 American 16/03/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 3,243,000 210 American 20/07/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 3,681,000 210 American 20/07/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 552,000 210 American 20/07/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 754,000 210 American 20/07/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,570,000 210 American 20/07/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 207,000 210 American 20/07/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,509,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 483,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 938,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 1,064,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 160,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 218,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 454,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 207,000 210 American 20/04/2018
5p ordinary Call option Purchased 60,000 210 American 20/04/2018

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.



This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Man Group PLC via Globenewswire