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. | |
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(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: | 19 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 10,402,264 | 0.54% | 9,562,972 | 0.50% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
7,252,598 | 0.38% | 208,569 | 0.01% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 18,654,862 | 0.97% | 9,771,541 | 0.51% |
Class of relevant security: | Â | Â | Â | Convertible Bond XS1268412993 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 2,300,000 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 2,300,000 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
Class of relevant security: | Â | Â | Â | Convertible Bond XS1139087933 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 4,400,000 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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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 | 500 | 2.9030 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 770 | 2.9107 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 775 | 2.9080 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 811 | 2.9130 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,280 | 2.9170 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,318 | 2.9140 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,603 | 2.9200 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,603 | 2.9010 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,605 | 2.9190 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,930 | 2.9160 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,936 | 2.9220 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,991 | 2.8960 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 2,000 | 16.8200 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,207 | 2.9060 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,100 | 2.9065 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,103 | 2.9090 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,164 | 2.9180 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,821 | 2.9100 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,025 | 2.9150 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 5,282 | 16.7468 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,809 | 2.9234 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,371 | 2.9086 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,957 | 2.9260 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 14,515 | 2.9243 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 27,924 | 2.9182 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 41,891 | 2.9122 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 61,908 | 2.9250 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 196 | 2.9095 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 775 | 2.9080 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 811 | 2.9130 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 897 | 2.9250 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,280 | 2.9170 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,318 | 2.9140 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,603 | 2.9010 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,603 | 2.9200 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,605 | 2.9190 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,930 | 2.9160 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,936 | 2.9220 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,991 | 2.8960 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 2,000 | 16.8200 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,207 | 2.9060 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,103 | 2.9090 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,234 | 2.9180 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,957 | 2.9260 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,025 | 2.9150 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 5,282 | 16.7468 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,521 | 2.9100 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,579 | 2.9128 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 11,139 | 2.9134 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 12,177 | 2.9127 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 20,215 | 2.9124 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 28,511 | 2.9159 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 36,432 | 2.9157 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 78,125 | 2.9147 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 111,216 | 2.9173 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 | 1,447 | 2.9065 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 2,409 | 2.9184 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 9,764 | 2.9170 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 17,404 | 2.9171 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 27,150 | 2.9147 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 50,507 | 2.9117 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 65,154 | 2.9145 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 117,494 | 2.9178 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 500 | 2.9030 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,000 | 2.8990 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,300 | 2.9136 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,300 | 2.9156 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 4,000 | 2.9262 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,500 | 2.9236 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 17,900 | 2.9000 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 27,924 | 2.9182 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 34,006 | 2.9238 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: | 20 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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