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 “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 | 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: | 18 April 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 |
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 | ORD | |||||||||
 | Interests |  | Short Positions | ||||||||
 |  | Number |  | (%) | Number |  | (%) | ||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 10,277,151 | 0.53% | 9,301,650 | 0.48% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
7,059,699 | 0.37% | 208,569 | 0.01% | ||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
 | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 18,336,850 | 0.95% | 9,510,219 | 0.49% | |||||||
 | |||||||||||
Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond XS1268412993 | ||||||||||
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 6,300,000 | 0.33% | 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: | 6,300,000 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 | |||||||||||
Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond XS1139087933 | ||||||||||
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 4,400,000 | 0.23% | 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: | 4,400,000 | 0.23% | 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: | 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 | 74 | 2.8515 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 221 | 2.8255 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 697 | 2.8740 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 704 | 2.8180 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 844 | 2.8370 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 901 | 2.8170 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 2.8104 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,010 | 2.8510 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,242 | 2.8240 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,294 | 2.8315 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,294 | 2.8420 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,294 | 2.8905 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,296 | 2.8230 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,297 | 2.8335 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,353 | 2.8440 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,353 | 2.8485 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,487 | 2.8895 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,497 | 2.8720 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,503 | 2.8225 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,518 | 2.8160 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,560 | 2.8600 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,603 | 2.8540 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,604 | 2.8800 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,604 | 2.8710 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,629 | 2.8245 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,694 | 2.8760 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,700 | 2.8700 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,709 | 2.8270 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,799 | 2.8970 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,825 | 2.8348 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,000 | 2.9000 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,077 | 2.8590 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,131 | 2.8580 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,153 | 2.8595 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,256 | 2.8565 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,256 | 2.8435 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,256 | 2.8235 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,360 | 2.8910 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,376 | 2.8990 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,476 | 2.8550 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,493 | 2.8890 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,970 | 2.8330 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,990 | 2.8500 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,005 | 2.8385 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,126 | 2.8175 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,163 | 2.8875 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,741 | 2.8820 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,762 | 2.8395 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,786 | 2.8280 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,906 | 2.8840 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,927 | 2.8310 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,946 | 2.8100 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,220 | 2.8480 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,565 | 2.8380 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,594 | 2.8865 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,613 | 2.8855 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,734 | 2.8475 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,921 | 2.8260 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,239 | 2.8930 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,335 | 2.8290 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 5,362 | 16.3537 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,527 | 2.8535 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,870 | 2.8530 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,427 | 2.8250 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,248 | 2.8390 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,542 | 2.8470 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,595 | 2.8265 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,704 | 2.8920 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,045 | 2.8465 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,969 | 2.8960 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 10,444 | 2.8445 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 13,549 | 2.8340 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 13,887 | 2.8450 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 13,977 | 2.8360 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 14,642 | 2.8350 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 15,440 | 2.8455 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 18,262 | 2.8354 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 19,078 | 2.8401 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 19,135 | 2.8880 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 23,737 | 2.8830 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 27,258 | 2.8860 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 27,692 | 2.8870 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 35,410 | 2.8522 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 44,945 | 2.8356 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 55,943 | 2.8850 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 169,313 | 2.8570 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 205,655 | 2.8691 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 700,622 | 2.8950 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,000,000 | 2.8505 GBP | ||||
Convertible Bond XS1268412993 | Purchase | 2,000,000 | 100.3750 GBP | ||||
Convertible Bond XS1268412993 | Purchase | 3,400,000 | 100.0000 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 16 | 2.8885 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 41 | 2.8858 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 74 | 2.8515 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 177 | 2.8915 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 221 | 2.8255 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 283 | 2.8269 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 503 | 2.8903 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 610 | 2.8923 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 697 | 2.8740 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 704 | 2.8180 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 824 | 2.8868 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 844 | 2.8370 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 901 | 2.8170 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 2.8104 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,010 | 2.8510 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,101 | 2.8913 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,242 | 2.8240 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,294 | 2.8315 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,294 | 2.8853 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,294 | 2.8420 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,296 | 2.8230 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,297 | 2.8335 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,301 | 2.8883 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,353 | 2.8440 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,353 | 2.8485 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,375 | 2.8848 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,425 | 2.8380 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,487 | 2.8895 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,490 | 2.8905 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,497 | 2.8720 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,503 | 2.8225 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,518 | 2.8160 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,560 | 2.8600 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,592 | 2.8280 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,603 | 2.8540 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,604 | 2.8800 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,604 | 2.8710 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,629 | 2.8245 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,694 | 2.8760 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,700 | 2.8700 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,709 | 2.8270 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,799 | 2.8970 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,077 | 2.8590 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,131 | 2.8580 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,153 | 2.8595 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,256 | 2.8235 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,256 | 2.8565 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,256 | 2.8435 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,376 | 2.8990 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,797 | 2.8873 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,970 | 2.8330 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,990 | 2.8500 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,005 | 2.8385 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,094 | 2.8704 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,126 | 2.8175 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,569 | 2.8310 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,762 | 2.8395 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,836 | 2.8618 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,880 | 2.8464 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,946 | 2.8100 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,220 | 2.8480 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,526 | 2.8367 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,644 | 2.8570 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,673 | 2.8820 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,734 | 2.8475 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,921 | 2.8260 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,099 | 2.8863 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,129 | 2.8350 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,335 | 2.8290 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 5,362 | 16.3537 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,527 | 2.8535 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,870 | 2.8530 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,954 | 2.8390 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,234 | 2.8855 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,427 | 2.8250 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,726 | 2.8900 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,798 | 2.8840 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,927 | 2.8450 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 8,542 | 2.8470 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 8,595 | 2.8265 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,045 | 2.8465 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,614 | 2.8605 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,969 | 2.8960 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 10,033 | 2.8340 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 10,444 | 2.8445 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 12,459 | 2.8930 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 13,977 | 2.8360 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 14,536 | 2.8584 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 15,440 | 2.8455 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 18,360 | 2.8890 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 18,634 | 2.8910 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 20,643 | 2.8875 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 20,780 | 2.8626 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 26,407 | 2.8830 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 26,591 | 2.8795 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 34,123 | 2.8708 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 47,437 | 2.8808 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 51,337 | 2.8865 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 56,179 | 2.8920 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 59,738 | 2.8839 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 68,752 | 2.8550 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 78,896 | 2.8880 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 79,512 | 2.8615 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 81,833 | 2.8628 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 83,914 | 2.8870 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 99,322 | 2.8786 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 112,317 | 2.8856 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 114,500 | 2.8860 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 144,079 | 2.8850 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 192,685 | 2.8681 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 194,103 | 2.8608 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 229,415 | 2.9000 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 245,415 | 2.8568 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 252,816 | 2.8413 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 350,622 | 2.8950 GBP | ||||
Convertible Bond XS1139087933 | Sale | 600,000 | 108.7500 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 | 5,017 | 2.8861 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 10,724 | 2.8875 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 18,249 | 2.8665 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 19,067 | 2.8683 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 19,543 | 2.8846 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 21,028 | 2.8806 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,030 | 2.8973 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,696 | 2.8844 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 56,160 | 2.8867 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 93,828 | 2.8779 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 99,630 | 2.8818 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 227,415 | 2.9000 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,876 | 2.8643 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,162 | 2.8283 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 17,406 | 2.8300 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 29,886 | 2.8439 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 43,632 | 2.8309 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 64,494 | 2.8853 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 131,632 | 2.8686 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 164,669 | 2.8570 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†|
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 | YES |
Date of disclosure: | 19 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 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.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Â | Barclays PLC. |
are being disclosed: | Â | |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | J SAINSBURY PLC | |
relevant securities this from relates: | Â |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class | Â | Product | Â | Writing, | Â | Number | Â | Exercise | Â | Type | Â | Expiry | |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
option | |||||||||||||
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  | |||||||
ORD | Put Options | Written | 1,000,000 | 260.0000 | American | 15 Dec 2017 |
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: |
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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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