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 “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) | Â | Full name of discloser: | Â | 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: | Â | Â | Â | ORD | |||||||
Interests | Â | 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: | 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 | 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 | Â | Product | Â | Nature of dealing | Â | Number of | Â | Price per | |
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||||
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 | Â | Product description e.g. call option | Â | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Â | Number of securities to which option relates | Â | Exercise price per unit | Â |
Type
e.g. American, European etc. |
 | Expiry date |  | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Â |
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 | Â |
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? | Â | 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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