Man Group plc Man Group Plc : Form 8.3 - [Tesco -2-

TIDMEMG TIDMTSCO

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 N/A

disclosed, if different from 1(a):

securities this form relates:

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, N/A

state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 17(th) November 2017

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the YES / NO / N/A

discloser making disclosures in respect of any other If YES, specify which:

party to the offer? 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: 26,922,109 0.3287 0 0

(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 35,572,763 0.4343 23,723,885 0.2896

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell: 15,524,000 0.1895 0 0

TOTAL: 78,018,872 0.9525 23,723,885 0.2896

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),

security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit

security

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Nature of dealing Number of

relevant Product description e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing reference Price per unit

security e.g. CFD a long/short position securities (GBP)

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 32,483 1.8321

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 42,477 1.8321

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 39,133 1.8317

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,423 1.8354

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 13,785 1.8383

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,806 1.8432

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,768 1.8397

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 8,207 1.8354

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,419 1.8326

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 14,650 1.8418

ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 35,472 1.8465

ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 12,112 1.8429

ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,500 1.8384

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry Option

relevant description purchasing, securities price e.g. American, European etc. date money

security e.g. call selling, to which per paid/

option varying option unit received

etc. relates per

unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of Product description Exercising/ Number of Exercise

relevant e.g. call option exercised securities price per

security against unit

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

Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit

security e.g. subscription, conversion (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

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

Date of disclosure: 20(th) November 2017

Contact name: Matthew Irwin

Telephone number: 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 Tesco plc

securities the disclosure relates:

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Product Exercise

Class of description price

relevant e.g. call Written or Number of securities to which option or derivative per Type Expiry

security option purchased relates unit e.g. American, European etc. date

ordinary Call Option Purchased 347 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 1,654 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 806 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 402 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 689 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 1,290 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 2,215 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 2,237 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 3,847 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 278 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 476 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 371 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 600 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 115 1.95 American 19/01/2018

ordinary Call Option Purchased 197 1.95 American 19/01/2018

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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