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: 06 April 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making HOME RETAIL GROUP
  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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: 10,688,216 0.56% 9,725,404 0.51%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,086,287 0.42% 399,260 0.02%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 18,774,503 0.98% 10,124,664 0.53%
Class of relevant security:       Convertible Bond XS1268412993            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 300,000 0.02% 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: 300,000 0.02% 0 0.00%
Class of relevant security:       Convertible Bond XS1139087933            
Interests Short Positions
    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%
           
 
TOTAL: 4,100,000 0.21% 0 0.00%
Class of relevant security:       ADR            
Interests Short Positions
    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%
           
 
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:  
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 177 2.7890 GBP
ORD Purchase 781 2.7835 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,978 2.7862 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,206 2.7798 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,510 2.7720 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,345 2.7850 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,715 2.7810 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,169 2.7730 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,637 2.7900 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,814 2.7822 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,109 2.7770 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,625 2.7870 GBP
ADR Purchase 5,654 15.6054 USD
ORD Purchase 5,901 2.7760 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,289 2.7780 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,747 2.7840 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,974 2.7800 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,857 2.7820 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,425 2.7740 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,372 2.7750 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,902 2.7808 GBP
ORD Purchase 16,180 2.7860 GBP
ORD Purchase 16,384 2.7970 GBP
ORD Purchase 17,843 2.7830 GBP
ORD Purchase 38,698 2.7880 GBP
ORD Purchase 40,877 2.7844 GBP
ORD Purchase 42,112 2.7790 GBP
ORD Purchase 63,068 2.7841 GBP
ORD Sale 177 2.7890 GBP
ORD Sale 2,322 2.7754 GBP
ORD Sale 2,510 2.7720 GBP
ORD Sale 3,345 2.7850 GBP
ORD Sale 3,715 2.7810 GBP
ORD Sale 3,831 2.7880 GBP
ORD Sale 4,169 2.7730 GBP
ORD Sale 4,189 2.7871 GBP
ORD Sale 4,637 2.7900 GBP
ORD Sale 4,750 2.7820 GBP
ORD Sale 4,814 2.7967 GBP
ORD Sale 5,109 2.7770 GBP
ORD Sale 5,625 2.7870 GBP
ADR Sale 5,654 15.6054 USD
ORD Sale 5,901 2.7760 GBP
ORD Sale 6,286 2.7790 GBP
ORD Sale 6,289 2.7780 GBP
ORD Sale 6,747 2.7840 GBP
ORD Sale 7,974 2.7777 GBP
ORD Sale 9,415 2.7878 GBP
ORD Sale 11,425 2.7740 GBP
ORD Sale 13,756 2.7970 GBP
ORD Sale 14,372 2.7750 GBP
ORD Sale 16,180 2.7860 GBP
ORD Sale 16,976 2.7794 GBP
ORD Sale 17,843 2.7830 GBP
ORD Sale 23,706 2.7801 GBP
ORD Sale 24,158 2.7844 GBP
ORD Sale 24,800 2.7800 GBP
ORD Sale 25,257 2.7908 GBP
ORD Sale 39,582 2.7814 GBP
ORD Sale 50,028 2.7798 GBP
ORD Sale 58,492 2.7842 GBP
ORD Sale 66,858 2.7802 GBP
ORD Sale 127,784 2.7903 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
ORD CFD Long 4,814 2.7967 GBP
ORD CFD Long 9,805 2.7803 GBP
ORD CFD Long 10,108 2.7773 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 12,927 2.7820 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 14,399 2.7866 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 17,997 2.7862 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 44,109 2.7856 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 50,028 2.7798 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 96,557 2.7935 GBP
ORD CFD Long 169,043 2.7800 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1,305 2.7871 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 1,778 2.7872 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 3,178 2.7826 GBP
ORD CFD Short 4,814 2.7822 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 7,889 2.7810 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 16,910 2.7808 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 22,087 2.7791 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 47,766 2.7784 GBP
ORD CFD Short 56,538 2.7887 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?   NO
Date of disclosure: 7 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.

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