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: 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:   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:  
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 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   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
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   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”

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?   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 “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:  
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose J SAINSBURY PLC
relevant securities this from relates:  

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   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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