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)   Full name of discloser:   Barclays PLC.
     
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
  offeror/offeree:  
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 21 January 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
  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:       ORD            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 7,011,886 0.86% 10,230,773 1.26%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,932,351 0.73% 3,170,415 0.39%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 12,944,237 1.59% 13,401,188 1.65%

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 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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 462 1.3480 GBP
ORD Purchase 529 1.3430 GBP
ORD Purchase 536 1.3725 GBP
ORD Purchase 559 1.3472 GBP
ORD Purchase 742 1.3220 GBP
ORD Purchase 865 1.3490 GBP
ORD Purchase 918 1.3420 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,017 1.3525 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,793 1.3270 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,968 1.3390 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,969 1.3350 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,272 1.3460 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,660 1.3300 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,813 1.3550 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,871 1.3471 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,505 1.3500 GBP
ORD Purchase 17,781 1.3669 GBP
ORD Purchase 17,826 1.3627 GBP
ORD Purchase 21,977 1.4094 GBP
ORD Purchase 35,915 1.3514 GBP
ORD Purchase 36,859 1.3541 GBP
ORD Purchase 69,440 1.3720 GBP
ORD Purchase 197,952 1.3544 GBP
ORD Sale 102 1.3210 GBP
ORD Sale 160 1.3470 GBP
ORD Sale 185 1.3410 GBP
ORD Sale 462 1.3480 GBP
ORD Sale 529 1.3430 GBP
ORD Sale 536 1.3725 GBP
ORD Sale 742 1.3220 GBP
ORD Sale 792 1.3555 GBP
ORD Sale 865 1.3600 GBP
ORD Sale 918 1.3420 GBP
ORD Sale 919 1.3610 GBP
ORD Sale 967 1.3515 GBP
ORD Sale 1,017 1.3525 GBP
ORD Sale 1,051 1.3560 GBP
ORD Sale 1,236 1.3770 GBP
ORD Sale 1,733 1.3490 GBP
ORD Sale 1,793 1.3270 GBP
ORD Sale 1,968 1.3390 GBP
ORD Sale 2,504 1.3484 GBP
ORD Sale 2,643 1.3467 GBP
ORD Sale 2,969 1.3350 GBP
ORD Sale 3,071 1.3461 GBP
ORD Sale 4,022 1.3460 GBP
ORD Sale 4,066 1.4040 GBP
ORD Sale 4,408 1.3524 GBP
ORD Sale 4,908 1.3466 GBP
ORD Sale 5,505 1.3500 GBP
ORD Sale 8,048 1.3300 GBP
ORD Sale 9,761 1.3345 GBP
ORD Sale 10,747 1.4184 GBP
ORD Sale 23,863 1.3762 GBP
ORD Sale 42,742 1.3714 GBP
ORD Sale 43,299 1.3471 GBP
ORD Sale 52,465 1.3579 GBP
ORD Sale 60,879 1.3562 GBP
ORD Sale 76,806 1.3636 GBP
ORD Sale 306,211 1.3543 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
ORD SWAP Long 4,420 1.3579 GBP
ORD CFD Long 5,313 1.3609 GBP
ORD CFD Long 8,870 1.3638 GBP
ORD CFD Long 60,879 1.3562 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 94,752 1.3755 GBP
ORD CFD Long 364,869 1.3528 GBP
ORD CFD Short 559 1.3472 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 10,446 1.3352 GBP
ORD CFD Short 31,948 1.3628 GBP
ORD CFD Short 35,915 1.3514 GBP
ORD CFD Short 25,999 1.4036 GBP
ORD CFD Short 202,025 1.3497 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 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?   NO
Date of disclosure: 22 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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