Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury 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 J Sainsbury 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: 12 February 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? Home Retail Group Plc

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: 13,128,130 0.68% 10,520,108 0.55%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
10,134,124 0.53% 539,873 0.03%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 23,262,254 1.21% 11,059,981 0.57%
           
           
Class of relevant security:   Convertible Bond XS1268412993      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 0 0.00% 1,500,000 0.08%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 0 0.00% 1,500,000 0.08%
           
           
Class of relevant security:   Convertible Bond XS1139087933      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,700,000 0.09% 0 0.00%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 1,700,000 0.09% 0 0.00%

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  
XS1139087933 Purchase 200,000 101.3750 GBP
ORD Purchase 8 2.3920 GBP
ORD Purchase 31 2.3735 GBP
ORD Purchase 352 2.3736 GBP
ORD Purchase 800 2.3755 GBP
ORD Purchase 840 2.3806 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,008 2.3805 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,261 2.3815 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,261 2.3825 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,344 2.3775 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,600 2.3670 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,835 2.3830 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,300 2.3880 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,810 2.3660 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,067 2.3780 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,892 2.3690 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,238 2.3770 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,357 2.3797 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,910 2.3730 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,389 2.3759 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,782 2.3700 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,606 2.3855 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,753 2.3710 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,081 2.3720 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,298 2.3750 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,694 2.3760 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,468 2.3740 GBP
ORD Purchase 16,144 2.3810 GBP
ORD Purchase 17,988 2.3800 GBP
ORD Purchase 18,857 2.3790 GBP
ORD Purchase 20,678 2.3881 GBP
ORD Purchase 25,804 2.3749 GBP
ORD Purchase 29,893 2.3820 GBP
ORD Purchase 36,255 2.3930 GBP
ORD Purchase 76,814 2.3681 GBP
ORD Purchase 111,304 2.3832 GBP
ORD Purchase 121,336 2.3809 GBP
ORD Purchase 189,015 2.3794 GBP
ORD Purchase 267,737 2.3926 GBP
ORD Sale 3 2.3550 GBP
ORD Sale 94 2.3940 GBP
ORD Sale 630 2.3825 GBP
ORD Sale 1,008 2.3805 GBP
ORD Sale 1,085 2.3810 GBP
ORD Sale 1,261 2.3740 GBP
ORD Sale 1,270 2.3790 GBP
ORD Sale 1,292 2.3775 GBP
ORD Sale 1,600 2.3670 GBP
ORD Sale 1,825 2.3890 GBP
ORD Sale 1,835 2.3830 GBP
ORD Sale 1,924 2.3690 GBP
ORD Sale 2,362 2.3653 GBP
ORD Sale 2,693 2.3700 GBP
ORD Sale 4,216 2.3710 GBP
ORD Sale 4,600 2.3880 GBP
ORD Sale 5,039 2.3720 GBP
ORD Sale 5,253 2.3760 GBP
ORD Sale 6,433 2.3750 GBP
ORD Sale 7,207 2.3906 GBP
ORD Sale 7,538 2.3800 GBP
ORD Sale 7,873 2.3820 GBP
ORD Sale 10,000 2.3717 GBP
ORD Sale 20,678 2.3928 GBP
ORD Sale 34,940 2.3863 GBP
ORD Sale 117,412 2.3930 GBP
ORD Sale 130,960 2.3933 GBP
ORD Sale 311,130 2.3925 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 94 2.3940 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 2,100 2.3847 GBP
ORD CFD Long 20,678 2.3928 GBP
ORD CFD Long 311,130 2.3925 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 34 2.3788 GBP
ORD CFD Short 3,323 2.3662 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 6,175 2.3738 GBP
ORD CFD Short 4,066 2.3753 GBP
ORD CFD Short 20,678 2.3881 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 125,777 2.3778 GBP
ORD CFD Short 143,779 2.3784 GBP
ORD CFD Short 189,015 2.3794 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: 15 Feb 2016
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
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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