Form 8.3 - HOME RETAIL GROUP

Form 8.3 - HOME RETAIL GROUP

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
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:		07 April 2016
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES: J SAINSBURY PLC
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?	Â	Â

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
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		12,008,045		1.48%		1,371,386		0.17%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				515,761		0.06%		6,566,005		0.81%
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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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(4)
		TOTAL:		12,523,806		1.54%		7,937,391		0.98%

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		2,893		1.6800 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,671		1.6880 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,628		1.6900 GBP
ORD		Purchase		5,000		1.6850 GBP
ORD		Purchase		5,586		1.6910 GBP
ORD		Purchase		5,857		1.6950 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,440		1.6905 GBP
ORD		Purchase		9,294		1.6881 GBP
ORD		Purchase		11,977		1.6890 GBP
ORD		Purchase		24,872		1.6877 GBP
ORD		Purchase		54,882		1.6915 GBP
ORD		Purchase		57,701		1.6918 GBP
ORD		Purchase		139,453		1.6895 GBP
ORD		Purchase		152,239		1.6907 GBP
ORD		Purchase		566,029		1.6894 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,394		1.6814 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,893		1.6800 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,671		1.6880 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,628		1.6900 GBP
ORD		Sale		5,000		1.6850 GBP
ORD		Sale		5,000		1.6950 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,977		1.6890 GBP
ORD		Sale		12,487		1.6930 GBP
ORD		Sale		12,858		1.6907 GBP
ORD		Sale		15,857		1.6844 GBP
ORD		Sale		26,267		1.6915 GBP
ORD		Sale		28,088		1.6939 GBP
ORD		Sale		84,357		1.6908 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		12,487		1.6928 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		12,858		1.6907 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		1,400		1.6878 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		64,047		1.6887 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		254,588		1.6895 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		529,957		1.6901 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”

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”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		8 Apr 2016
Contact name:		Pinar Coktas
Telephone number:		020 7116 1165

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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