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) Full name of discloser: | Â |
Barclays PLC. |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed,
if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
 |  |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities
this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
 |
J SAINSBURY PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | Â | Â |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
 |
29 March 2016 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A†|
 |
YES 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: | Â | Â | Â | ORD | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 10,830,422 | 0.56% | 8,808,650 | 0.46% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
6,690,913 | 0.35% | 436,425 | 0.02% | ||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 17,521,335 | 0.91% | 9,245,075 | 0.48% | |||||||
 | |||||||||||
Class of relevant security: | Â | Convertible Bond XS1268412993 | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 1,300,000 | 0.07% | 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% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 1,300,000 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 | |||||||||||
Class of relevant security: | Â | Convertible Bond XS1139087933 | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 4,100,000 | 0.21% | 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% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 4,100,000 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 | |||||||||||
Class of relevant security: | Â | ADR | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 0 | 0.00% | 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% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 0 | 0.00% | 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) | Â | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 193 | 2.7800 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 380 | 15.7500 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 592 | 2.7885 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 820 | 2.7810 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,060 | 2.7890 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,060 | 2.7880 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,060 | 2.7865 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,260 | 2.7870 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,357 | 2.7845 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,382 | 2.7560 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,443 | 2.7545 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,768 | 2.7805 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,914 | 2.7830 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,087 | 2.7490 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,219 | 2.7550 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,850 | 2.7582 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,386 | 2.7840 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,480 | 2.7850 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,700 | 2.7440 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,722 | 2.7540 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,023 | 2.7533 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,721 | 2.7820 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 6,056 | 15.6397 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,478 | 2.7520 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,805 | 2.7780 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,456 | 2.7562 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,530 | 2.7860 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,736 | 2.7541 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 16,823 | 2.7712 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 18,489 | 2.7552 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 20,202 | 2.7518 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 33,725 | 2.7721 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 37,571 | 2.7628 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 149,992 | 2.7590 GBP | ||||
Convertible Bond XS1139087933 | Purchase | 400,000 | 106.5000 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 57 | 2.7526 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 193 | 2.7800 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 380 | 15.7500 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 410 | 2.7843 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 820 | 2.7810 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 912 | 2.7550 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 945 | 2.7525 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,060 | 2.7890 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,060 | 2.7865 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,094 | 2.7527 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,185 | 2.7885 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,382 | 2.7560 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,518 | 2.7818 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,814 | 2.7504 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,038 | 2.7545 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,087 | 2.7490 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,301 | 2.7830 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,593 | 2.7805 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,629 | 2.7880 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,816 | 2.7558 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,850 | 2.7837 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,480 | 2.7850 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,722 | 2.7540 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,733 | 2.7870 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,584 | 2.7840 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,828 | 2.7600 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 6,056 | 15.6397 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,331 | 2.7820 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,478 | 2.7520 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,187 | 2.7787 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,268 | 2.7563 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,672 | 2.7860 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,700 | 2.7581 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,919 | 2.7510 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 11,399 | 2.7845 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 14,594 | 2.7583 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 20,823 | 2.7766 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 82,924 | 2.7629 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 83,812 | 2.7576 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 120,946 | 2.7582 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 136,810 | 2.7633 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 223,946 | 2.7592 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 253,591 | 2.7624 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 361,917 | 2.7642 GBP |
(b) | Â | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,000 | 2.7550 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 2,850 | 2.7837 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 11,612 | 2.7508 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 12,784 | 2.7890 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 45,662 | 2.7640 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 54,197 | 2.7687 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 124,065 | 2.7686 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 132,215 | 2.7529 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 223,946 | 2.7592 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 178,952 | 2.7596 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 361,917 | 2.7642 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 484 | 2.7616 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,083 | 2.7511 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,299 | 2.7500 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,600 | 2.7495 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 2,850 | 2.7582 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 5,734 | 2.7615 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,805 | 2.7780 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,999 | 2.7711 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 8,736 | 2.7541 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 15,256 | 2.7630 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 14,282 | 2.7576 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 47,838 | 2.7733 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 |
NO |
Date of disclosure: | Â |
30 March 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.
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160330005836/en/