The country's largest supermarket confirmed that it had settled claims from investors with two law firms that had brought legal proceedings against it last September.
The investors include
The supermarket revealed it had incorrectly booked supplier income by £250m, although the error reportedly grew to £326m.
Shareholders had therefore been seeking compensation for the drastic share price fall, claiming that their losses resulted from
The Serious Fraud Office had fined the supermarket giant £129m, while three
The news comes the day after
The retailer raised its expectations for retail operating profits to between £2.5bn and £2.6bn on Wednesday.
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