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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: 19 May 2017
(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: ORD
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 47,049,367 0.58% 49,218,345 0.60%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
36,362,578 0.44% 22,910,388 0.28%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 83,411,945 1.02% 72,128,733 0.88%

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 ORD Purchase 3,767,107 1.8440 GBP 1.8147 GBP
5p ORD Sale 6,906,338 1.8440 GBP 1.8147 GBP
ADR Purchase 2,200 2.1095 USD 2.1095 USD
ADR Sale 2,200 2.1095 USD 2.1095 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
5p ORD SWAP Long 6,618 1.8200 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Long 16,900 1.8246 GBP
5p ORD CFD Long 19,172 1.8189 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Long 23,021 1.8195 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Long 53,031 1.8228 GBP
5p ORD CFD Long 54,341 1.8236 GBP
5p ORD CFD Long 266,430 1.8191 GBP
5p ORD CFD Long 416,973 1.8243 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Long 416,973 1.8243 GBP
5p ORD CFD Long 861,151 1.8211 GBP
5p ORD CFD Long 1,000,000 1.8173 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Long 1,039,706 1.8261 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Long 1,352,285 1.8232 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 279 1.8431 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 384 1.8216 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 423 1.8246 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 501 1.8434 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 565 1.8408 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 650 1.8247 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 1,300 1.8421 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 1,539 1.8407 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 2,231 1.8201 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 2,581 1.8337 GBP
5p ORD CFD Short 3,295 1.8251 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 4,007 1.8226 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 4,559 1.8191 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 5,443 1.8206 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 5,590 1.8264 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 6,887 1.8202 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 16,792 1.8200 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 26,154 1.8340 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 39,681 1.8198 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 42,185 1.8283 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 165,287 1.8203 GBP
5p ORD CFD Short 274,204 1.8197 GBP
5p ORD SWAP Short 290,481 1.8208 GBP
5p ORD CFD Short 1,355,560 1.8250 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: 22 May 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 0207 773 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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