TESCO EXTENDS HILLARDS OFFER

  Tesco Plc &lt;TSCO.L> said it was extending
  its 151 mln stg contested bid for &lt;Hillards Plc> until May 1.
      It said it now controlled 9.8 pct of Hillards shares,
  comprising acceptances of the offer for 1.5 mln, or 3.1 pct,
  and 3.2 mln, or 6.7 pct, owned by itself, its pension fund or
  its associates.
      It also controlled 23,250 convertible preference shares, or
  0.2 pct.
      Hillards shares were unchanged at 313p while Tesco was two
  pence firmer at 475p.
  

