Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 -

In this article:

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:

23rd February 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 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:

31,791,693

0.3881

4,779,387

0.4571

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

46,501,000

0.5676

2,000,000

0.0244



TOTAL:

105,449,314

1.2872

6,779,387

0.0828

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

Increasing a long position

102

2.0533

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

82,371

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

32,930

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

16,410

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

130,153

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

255,774

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

16,239

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

645,144

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

124,733

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,758

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

209,129

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

40,753

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

26,912

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,306

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

83,566

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

42,525

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,361

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

406,931

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

285,254

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

81,685

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

414,610

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,637

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

167,507

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

85,240

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

21,568

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,749

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

53,947

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

200,290

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

101,922

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,790

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

12,853

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

64,505

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

495,761

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

97,671

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

12,720

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

340,343

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

486,890

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

65,732

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

45,922

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8,694

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3,475

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,732

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

13,738

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

26,998

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,714

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

66,860

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

13,167

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

385,641

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

69,114

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

98,844

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

13,095

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,235

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,609

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

20,692

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

40,665

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,581

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

19,831

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

100,649

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,955

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

78,054

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

39,719

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

38,065

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

194,538

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,137

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,049

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,008

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

195,620

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

136,153

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

17,573

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,983

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

639

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

34,668

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

17,641

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,201

2.0546

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,463

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3,245

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

646

2.0570

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,297

2.0490

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,127

2.0506

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,076

2.0517

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,518

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,915

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

16,907

2.0540

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

87,791

2.0550

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

11,164

2.0505

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,224

2.0570

(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

17,000

205

American

16/03/2018

0.0450

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

20,000

205

American

16/03/2018

0.0450

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

2,000

205

American

16/03/2018

0.0450

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

4,000

205

American

16/03/2018

0.0450

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

6,000

205

American

16/03/2018

0.0450

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

1,000

205

American

16/03/2018

0.0450

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

1,227,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

819,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

261,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

394,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

644,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

428,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

512,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

764,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Writing

318,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

767,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

514,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

912,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

611,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Writing

379,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

614,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

917,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

767,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

514,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Writing

52,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

104,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

69,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

125,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

82,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

82,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

124,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

384,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

255,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

104,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

156,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

187,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

124,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

186,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

123,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Writing

78,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

361,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

239,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

241,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

363,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

202,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

304,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Writing

152,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

42,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

27,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

172,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

33,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

50,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

50,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0300

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

114,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchasing

32,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0250

5p ordinary

Call option

Writing

21,000

210

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchasing

318,000

200

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchasing

379,000

200

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchasing

52,000

200

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchasing

78,000

200

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchasing

152,000

200

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchasing

21,000

200

American

16/03/2018

0.0275

(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


26th February 2018

Matthew Irwin

02071447255

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

1,452,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

468,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

920,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,099,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

148,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

223,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

431,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

201,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

58,000

210

American

20/04/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

3,184,000

210

American

20/07/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

3,807,000

210

American

20/07/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

513,000

210

American

20/07/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

773,000

210

American

20/07/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,519,000

210

American

20/07/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

203,000

210

American

20/07/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,335,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

484,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

946,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

718,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,133,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

912,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

153,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

115,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

230,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

173,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

448,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

286,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

208,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

61,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

46,000

205

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

2,046,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

655,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,281,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,276,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,072,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Written

318,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,531,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,523,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,281,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Written

379,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

207,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

206,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

173,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Written

52,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

639,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

311,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

309,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

260,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Written

78,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

600,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

604,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

506,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Written

152,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

286,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

83,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

82,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

69,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Written

21,000

210

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchased

318,000

200

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchased

379,000

200

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchased

52,000

200

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchased

78,000

200

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchased

152,000

200

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Put option

Purchased

21,000

200

American

16/03/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

2,356,000

210

American

18/05/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

2,927,000

210

American

18/05/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

380,000

210

American

18/05/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,754,000

210

American

18/05/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

571,000

210

American

18/05/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

1,115,000

210

American

18/05/2018

5p ordinary

Call option

Purchased

151,000

210

American

18/05/2018

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

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