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: 05 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: 9,019,113 1.11% 8,087,548 0.99%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,681,834 0.45% 5,158,244 0.63%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 12,700,947 1.56% 13,245,792 1.63%

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 40 1.3695 GBP
ADR Purchase 302 7.9000 USD
ORD Purchase 581 1.1180 GBP
ORD Purchase 932 1.2975 GBP
ORD Purchase 951 1.3931 GBP
ORD Purchase 972 1.3004 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,050 1.3670 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,594 1.0900 GBP
ADR Purchase 1,624 8.0600 USD
ORD Purchase 3,601 1.1130 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,869 1.0429 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,173 1.3690 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,181 1.1240 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,865 1.3703 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,000 1.0990 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,000 1.1080 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,638 1.2500 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,436 1.3720 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,482 1.1140 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,791 1.3580 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,838 1.3710 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,251 1.3730 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,000 1.2230 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,541 1.3800 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,032 1.3194 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,404 1.2400 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,697 1.2334 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,578 1.3040 GBP
ORD Purchase 20,000 1.3494 GBP
ORD Purchase 21,328 1.3457 GBP
ORD Purchase 26,061 1.3830 GBP
ORD Purchase 32,700 1.3016 GBP
ORD Purchase 37,239 1.3739 GBP
ORD Purchase 39,166 1.3467 GBP
ORD Purchase 65,000 1.0062 GBP
ORD Purchase 102,040 1.2979 GBP
ORD Purchase 158,058 1.3276 GBP
ORD Purchase 162,645 1.1744 GBP
ORD Purchase 203,347 1.2451 GBP
ORD Purchase 912,957 1.2707 GBP
ORD Sale 40 1.3695 GBP
ADR Sale 302 7.9000 USD
ORD Sale 581 1.1180 GBP
ORD Sale 1,594 1.0900 GBP
ADR Sale 1,624 8.0600 USD
ORD Sale 1,864 1.2975 GBP
ORD Sale 2,165 1.1074 GBP
ORD Sale 2,657 1.1064 GBP
ORD Sale 3,601 1.1130 GBP
ORD Sale 4,173 1.3690 GBP
ORD Sale 4,181 1.1240 GBP
ORD Sale 5,000 1.0990 GBP
ORD Sale 5,000 1.1080 GBP
ORD Sale 5,021 1.2956 GBP
ORD Sale 5,638 1.2500 GBP
ORD Sale 6,436 1.3720 GBP
ORD Sale 6,482 1.1140 GBP
ORD Sale 6,896 1.2429 GBP
ORD Sale 7,591 1.1309 GBP
ORD Sale 7,838 1.3710 GBP
ORD Sale 8,006 1.2796 GBP
ORD Sale 8,251 1.3730 GBP
ORD Sale 10,000 1.2230 GBP
ORD Sale 10,541 1.3800 GBP
ORD Sale 11,218 1.2451 GBP
ORD Sale 11,752 1.1613 GBP
ORD Sale 12,404 1.2400 GBP
ORD Sale 12,424 1.3118 GBP
ORD Sale 15,001 1.1791 GBP
ORD Sale 16,579 1.2727 GBP
ORD Sale 18,724 1.2024 GBP
ORD Sale 20,000 1.2795 GBP
ORD Sale 24,539 1.1217 GBP
ORD Sale 30,905 1.3440 GBP
ORD Sale 65,000 1.1574 GBP
ORD Sale 80,659 1.2162 GBP
ORD Sale 241,746 1.2656 GBP
ORD Sale 534,976 1.2382 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 2,165 1.1074 GBP
ORD CFD Long 5,021 1.2956 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 6,671 1.3226 GBP
ORD CFD Long 10,279 1.3239 GBP
ORD CFD Long 9,194 1.1949 GBP
ORD CFD Long 20,000 1.2795 GBP
ORD CFD Long 23,000 1.2849 GBP
ORD CFD Long 25,000 1.2299 GBP
ORD CFD Long 25,000 1.2499 GBP
ORD CFD Long 30,000 1.1139 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 30,905 1.3440 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 50,962 1.0329 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 52,878 1.3120 GBP
ORD CFD Long 63,339 1.3032 GBP
ORD CFD Long 65,000 1.1574 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 591,405 1.2523 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 470 1.1032 GBP
ORD CFD Short 951 1.3931 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 3,869 1.0429 GBP
ORD CFD Short 5,000 1.1251 GBP
ORD CFD Short 5,000 1.1286 GBP
ORD CFD Short 7,844 1.1317 GBP
ORD CFD Short 4,843 1.3711 GBP
ORD CFD Short 14,491 1.3268 GBP
ORD CFD Short 20,000 1.1351 GBP
ORD CFD Short 20,000 1.3494 GBP
ORD CFD Short 26,061 1.3830 GBP
ORD CFD Short 30,000 1.0226 GBP
ORD CFD Short 50,000 1.0071 GBP
ORD CFD Short 65,000 1.0062 GBP
ORD CFD Short 55,772 1.1314 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 484,054 1.2740 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 583,855 1.2741 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: 6 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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