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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 in relation to whose TESCO PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt TESCO PLC
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 12 January 2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal YES:
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? BOOKER GROUP PLC

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 security: 5p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 38,957,736 0.48% 45,675,754 0.56%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
18,255,996 0.22% 16,119,953 0.20%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 57,213,732 0.70% 61,795,707 0.75%

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 relevant Purchase/sale Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
5p ordinary Purchase 4,095,462 2.0490 GBP 2.009 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,144,526 2.0490 GBP 2.0265 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,130 2.0458 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 5,974 2.0479 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 12,006 2.0398 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 22,053 2.0463 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 29,180 2.0419 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 94,717 2.0484 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 126,026 2.0203 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 226,639 2.0476 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 256,213 2.0439 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 259,340 2.0482 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 304 2.0386 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 1,096 2.0145 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 1,500 2.0150 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 1,848 2.0385 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,971 2.0382 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 3,587 2.0384 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 5,000 2.0491 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 5,152 2.0141 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 5,670 2.0390 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 5,905 2.0428 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 5,996 2.0388 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 6,249 2.0153 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 7,284 2.0445 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 9,652 2.0090 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 14,992 2.0426 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 17,600 2.0148 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 38,579 2.0490 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 39,718 2.0443 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 40,163 2.0215 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 132,644 2.0402 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 221,570 2.0365 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 221,570 2.0365 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 316,266 2.0340 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 397,508 2.0399 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 399,696 2.0355 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 521,847 2.0405 GBP

(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

(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 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

(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'

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 15 Jan 2018
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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