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: 26 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: 6,754,040 0.83% 10,623,189 1.31%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,227,532 0.77% 2,836,034 0.35%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 12,981,572 1.60% 13,459,223 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 29 1.4720 GBP
ORD Purchase 299 1.4824 GBP
ORD Purchase 352 1.4955 GBP
ORD Purchase 775 1.4678 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,091 1.4845 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,093 1.4680 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,473 1.4870 GBP
ADR Purchase 1,500 8.4900 USD
ORD Purchase 1,699 1.4865 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,094 1.4810 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,304 1.4850 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,340 1.4757 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,657 1.4806 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,518 1.4833 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,960 1.4815 GBP
ORD Purchase 25,858 1.4802 GBP
ORD Purchase 36,328 1.4875 GBP
ORD Purchase 66,100 1.4869 GBP
ORD Sale 29 1.4720 GBP
ORD Sale 560 1.4910 GBP
ORD Sale 704 1.4955 GBP
ORD Sale 822 1.4954 GBP
ORD Sale 1,174 1.4950 GBP
ADR Sale 1,500 8.4900 USD
ORD Sale 2,094 1.4810 GBP
ORD Sale 2,304 1.4850 GBP
ORD Sale 6,091 1.4845 GBP
ORD Sale 8,880 1.4880 GBP
ORD Sale 11,762 1.4871 GBP
ORD Sale 15,615 1.4898 GBP
ORD Sale 21,825 1.4829 GBP
ORD Sale 31,177 1.4868 GBP
ORD Sale 155,810 1.4912 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
ORD CFD Long 6,673 1.4770 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 7,797 1.4869 GBP
ORD CFD Long 10,568 1.4685 GBP
ORD CFD Long 30,470 1.5164 GBP
ORD CFD Long 40,002 1.4921 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 118,854 1.4856 GBP
ORD CFD Short 2,625 1.4871 GBP
ORD CFD Short 3,000 1.4821 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 10,638 1.4976 GBP
ORD CFD Short 6,726 1.4798 GBP
ORD CFD Short 25,858 1.4802 GBP
ORD CFD Short 30,406 1.4888 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 55,462 1.4848 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: 27 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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