TOP NEWS: Tesco Set For Special Payout As Completes Disposal In Asia Fri, 18th Dec 2020 08:57 (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC on Friday said it has completed the sale of its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to CP Retail Development, as it confirmed its intention to pay a special dividend. Back in March, the FTSE 100 grocer agreed to sell these to a combination of CP Group entities for USD10.6 billion on a cash and debt free basis. At the time, it said it expected to secure USD10.3 billion upon completion of the transaction, returning GBP5.0 billion of this to shareholders via a special dividend.