FORM 8.3 - HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC

FORM 8.3 - HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		19 January 2016
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		SAINSBURY(J)

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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(c), 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:	Â	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		7,328,800		0.90%		10,001,442		1.23%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				5,728,999		0.70%		3,495,696		0.43%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:		13,057,799		1.61%		13,497,138		1.66%

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:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), 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	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		1,972		1.5000 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,972		1.4910 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,118		1.4760 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,123		1.4900 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,166		1.4920 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,182		1.4890 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,335		1.4780 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,422		1.4880 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,429		1.4870 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,139		1.4980 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,452		1.4800 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,635		1.4810 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,249		1.4970 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,345		1.4990 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,272		1.4940 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,385		1.4950 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,509		1.4930 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,636		1.4960 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,563		1.4962 GBP
ORD		Purchase		32,641		1.4984 GBP
ORD		Sale		227		1.4857 GBP
ORD		Sale		943		1.4941 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,972		1.4910 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,972		1.5000 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,118		1.4760 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,123		1.4900 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,166		1.4920 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,182		1.4890 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,335		1.4780 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,422		1.4880 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,761		1.4810 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,429		1.4870 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,139		1.4980 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,294		1.4770 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,452		1.4800 GBP
ORD		Sale		7,345		1.4990 GBP
ORD		Sale		8,272		1.4940 GBP
ORD		Sale		8,509		1.4930 GBP
ORD		Sale		8,636		1.4960 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,164		1.4926 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,449		1.4916 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,555		1.4950 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,591		1.4836 GBP
ORD		Sale		12,000		1.4898 GBP
ORD		Sale		12,711		1.4947 GBP
ORD		Sale		13,774		1.4970 GBP
ORD		Sale		19,877		1.4878 GBP
ORD		Sale		20,330		1.4945 GBP
ORD		Sale		26,457		1.4875 GBP
ORD		Sale		39,352		1.4899 GBP
ORD		Sale		47,232		1.4911 GBP
ORD		Sale		65,009		1.4933 GBP
ORD		Sale		161,889		1.4868 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		CFD		Long		1,942		1.4898 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		11,367		1.4887 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		11,591		1.4836 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		12,497		1.4858 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		26,457		1.4875 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		162,123		1.4920 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		217,134		1.4879 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		500		1.4760 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		2,954		1.4992 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		31,061		1.4979 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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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 person 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”

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		20 Jan 2016
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 and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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