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: 17 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: 12,561,915 0.65% 10,837,531 0.56%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
10,411,401 0.54% 410,023 0.02%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 22,973,316 1.19% 11,247,554 0.58%
           
   
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 17 2.5940 GBP
ORD Purchase 50 2.6048 GBP
ORD Purchase 68 2.6050 GBP
ORD Purchase 68 2.5925 GBP
ORD Purchase 149 2.6061 GBP
ORD Purchase 249 2.6108 GBP
ORD Purchase 400 2.6030 GBP
ORD Purchase 400 2.6080 GBP
ORD Purchase 400 2.6170 GBP
ORD Purchase 500 2.6180 GBP
ADR Purchase 600 14.8300 USD
ORD Purchase 793 2.5555 GBP
ORD Purchase 800 2.6200 GBP
ORD

Purchase

822 2.6040 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,166 2.5600 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,337 2.5605 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,536 2.5595 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,600 2.6190 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,776 2.5980 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,400 2.6130 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,717 2.5525 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,096 2.5575 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,599 2.5970 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,677 2.5540 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,762 2.5890 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,178 2.6020 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,191 2.5565 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,195 2.5950 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,435 2.5550 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,609 2.5590 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,878 2.5920 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,946 2.5610 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,122 2.5570 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,686 2.5960 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,918 2.5900 GBP
ADR Purchase 11,200 14.8837 USD
ORD Purchase 12,077 2.5930 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,673 2.5515 GBP
ORD Purchase 17,829 2.5580 GBP
ORD Purchase 20,076 2.6150 GBP
ORD Purchase 23,372 2.5937 GBP
ORD Purchase 31,691 2.5602 GBP
ORD Purchase 33,883 2.6031 GBP
ORD Purchase 41,895 2.6005 GBP
ORD Purchase 101,463 2.6147 GBP
ORD Sale 37 2.5973 GBP
ORD Sale 59 2.6050 GBP
ORD Sale 68 2.5925 GBP
ORD Sale 71 2.5918 GBP
ORD Sale 149 2.6061 GBP
ORD Sale 400 2.6030 GBP
ORD Sale 400 2.6080 GBP
ORD Sale 400 2.6170 GBP
ORD Sale 500 2.6180 GBP
ADR Sale 600 14.8300 USD
ORD Sale 652 2.5578 GBP
ORD Sale 793 2.5555 GBP
ORD Sale 800 2.6200 GBP
ORD Sale 1,045 2.5568 GBP
ORD Sale 1,045 2.5558 GBP
ORD Sale 1,337 2.5605 GBP
ORD Sale 1,511 2.5928 GBP
ORD Sale 1,536 2.5595 GBP
ORD Sale 1,600 2.6190 GBP
ORD Sale 1,688 2.5986 GBP
ORD Sale 2,000 2.6020 GBP
ORD Sale 2,398 2.6019 GBP
ORD Sale 2,400 2.6130 GBP
ORD Sale 2,697 2.6149 GBP
ORD Sale 2,717 2.5525 GBP
ORD Sale 2,722 2.5500 GBP
ORD Sale 2,947 2.5520 GBP
ORD Sale 3,952 2.5959 GBP
ORD Sale 4,096 2.5575 GBP
ORD Sale 4,378 2.5856 GBP
ORD Sale 4,856 2.5890 GBP
ORD Sale 5,191 2.5565 GBP
ORD Sale 5,891 2.5540 GBP
ORD Sale 5,932 2.5980 GBP
ORD Sale 6,154 2.5811 GBP
ORD Sale 7,406 2.5590 GBP
ORD Sale 7,580 2.5791 GBP
ORD Sale 7,816 2.5910 GBP
ORD Sale 8,162 2.5550 GBP
ORD Sale 8,625 2.5944 GBP
ORD Sale 8,739 2.5510 GBP
ORD Sale 8,912 2.6136 GBP
ORD Sale 9,832 2.5950 GBP
ORD Sale 9,895 2.5940 GBP
ORD Sale 10,012 2.6133 GBP
ORD Sale 10,021 2.5530 GBP
ORD Sale 10,535 2.5560 GBP
ADR Sale 11,200 14.8837 USD
ORD Sale 11,234 2.5836 GBP
ORD Sale 12,817 2.5900 GBP
ORD Sale 13,673 2.5515 GBP
ORD Sale 13,869 2.5920 GBP
ORD Sale 15,988 2.5600 GBP
ORD Sale 17,840 2.5960 GBP
ORD Sale 18,443 2.5930 GBP
ORD Sale 18,481 2.5570 GBP
ORD Sale 26,506 2.5580 GBP
ORD Sale 30,458 2.5970 GBP
ORD Sale 33,621 2.5561 GBP
ORD Sale 34,441 2.5610 GBP
ORD Sale 80,111 2.5778 GBP
ORD Sale 100,141 2.6150 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 1,784 2.5955 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 6,154 2.5811 GBP
ORD CFD Long 8,421 2.6127 GBP
ORD CFD Long 14,000 2.6008 GBP
ORD CFD Long 22,400 2.6131 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1,200 2.6042 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 23,372 2.5937 GBP
ORD CFD Short 43,873 2.6009 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: 18 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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