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: 16 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: 12,798,813 0.67% 10,874,286 0.57%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
10,425,653 0.54% 408,589 0.02%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 23,224,466 1.21% 11,282,875 0.59%
     
   
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

0.60%

           
(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%
           
 
TOTAL: 0 0.00% 1,500,000

0.60%

     
   
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1139087933
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 2,700,000

0.60%

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%
           
 
TOTAL: 2,700,000

0.60%

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  
ORD Purchase 936 2.4900 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,281 2.4905 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,343 2.4850 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,472 2.4700 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,642 2.4880 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,824 2.4860 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,028 2.4755 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,065 2.4935 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,653 2.4693 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,500 2.4940 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,790 2.4740 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,007 2.4930 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,072 2.4955 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,787 2.4960 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,887 2.4778 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,634 2.4910 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,879 2.4692 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,457 2.4920 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,498 2.4710 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,818 2.4890 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,400 2.4809 GBP
ORD Purchase 17,777 2.4748 GBP
ORD Purchase 23,336 2.4795 GBP
ORD Purchase 28,066 2.4715 GBP
ORD Purchase 191,295 2.4948 GBP
ORD Sale 69 2.4720 GBP
ORD Sale 89 2.4928 GBP
ORD Sale 108 2.4835 GBP
ORD Sale 400 2.4800 GBP
ORD Sale 1,014 2.4755 GBP
ORD Sale 1,014 2.4757 GBP
ORD Sale 1,281 2.4905 GBP
ORD Sale 1,343 2.4850 GBP
ORD Sale 2,065 2.4935 GBP
ORD Sale 2,142 2.4753 GBP
ORD Sale 4,072 2.4955 GBP
ORD Sale 4,709 2.4880 GBP
ORD Sale 5,831 2.4870 GBP
ORD Sale 5,884 2.4710 GBP
ORD Sale 6,448 2.4858 GBP
ORD Sale 7,249 2.4860 GBP
ORD Sale 11,078 2.4902 GBP
ORD Sale 12,191 2.4930 GBP
ORD Sale 12,887 2.4770 GBP
ORD Sale 14,952 2.4910 GBP
ORD Sale 15,000 2.4810 GBP
ORD Sale 15,635 2.4940 GBP
ORD Sale 17,586 2.4900 GBP
ORD Sale 21,128 2.4890 GBP
ORD Sale 23,807 2.4920 GBP
ORD Sale 39,804 2.4917 GBP
ORD Sale 210,198 2.4960 GBP
ORD Sale 300,000 2.4715 GBP
ORD Sale 300,000 2.4575 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 352 2.4792 GBP
ORD CFD Long 3,323 2.4746 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 5,023 2.4889 GBP
ORD SWAP Expires 17/03/2017 Long 300,000 2.4575 GBP
ORD SWAP Expires 18/03/2017 Long 300,000 2.4715 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 400 2.4792 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 2,676 2.4731 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 10,119 2.4732 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 57,112 2.4723 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: 17 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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