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: 13 January 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 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:   ORD
  Interests   Short Positions
    Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 14,967,010 0.78% 11,032,707 0.57%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
9,319,569 0.48% 1,155,777 0.06%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 24,286,579 1.26% 12,188,484 0.63%
           
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1268412993 - Perpetual convertible bonds  
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 2,200,000 0.88% 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: 2,200,000 0.88% 0 0.00%
           
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1139087933 - Convertible bonds due November 2019  
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,300,000 0.29% 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 0.29% 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 3 2.4860 GBP
ORD Purchase 6 2.5075 GBP
ORD Purchase 49 2.5091 GBP
ORD Purchase 212 2.4640 GBP
ORD Purchase 354 2.5140 GBP
ORD Purchase 454 2.5030 GBP
ORD Purchase 568 2.4995 GBP
ADR Purchase 780 14.3148 USD
ORD Purchase 1,293 2.4880 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,350 2.5020 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,839 2.4760 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,041 2.5121 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,108 2.4870 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,224 2.5100 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,651 2.5122 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,782 2.5080 GBP
ADR Purchase 4,114 14.2623 USD
ORD Purchase 4,800 2.4820 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,801 2.4900 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,399 2.5095 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,071 2.5090 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,138 2.5150 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,189 2.5135 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,500 2.4711 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,599 2.5073 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,253 2.4818 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,520 2.5120 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,014 2.4770 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,082 2.5160 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,171 2.5170 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,442 2.4964 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,685 2.5115 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,320 2.4705 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,956 2.4778 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,667 2.5110 GBP
ORD Purchase 21,913 2.4850 GBP
ORD Purchase 22,872 2.4875 GBP
ORD Purchase 30,355 2.4966 GBP
ORD Purchase 32,745 2.5047 GBP
ORD Purchase 33,948 2.4937 GBP
ORD Purchase 39,166 2.4742 GBP
ORD Purchase 48,852 2.5134 GBP
ORD Purchase 79,494 2.4786 GBP
ORD Purchase 82,389 2.4810 GBP
ORD Sale 1 2.5075 GBP
ORD Sale 3 2.4860 GBP
ORD Sale 454 2.5030 GBP
ORD Sale 568 2.4995 GBP
ORD Sale 709 2.4640 GBP
ADR Sale 780 14.3148 USD
ORD Sale 793 2.4770 GBP
ORD Sale 1,293 2.4880 GBP
ORD Sale 1,350 2.5020 GBP
ORD Sale 1,839 2.4760 GBP
ORD Sale 2,108 2.4870 GBP
ORD Sale 2,400 2.4820 GBP
ORD Sale 2,406 2.5150 GBP
ORD Sale 2,470 2.5080 GBP
ORD Sale 2,553 2.4850 GBP
ORD Sale 2,612 2.4805 GBP
ORD Sale 3,224 2.5100 GBP
ADR Sale 4,114 14.2623 USD
ORD Sale 4,151 2.4945 GBP
ORD Sale 4,801 2.4900 GBP
ORD Sale 5,399 2.5095 GBP
ORD Sale 7,071 2.5090 GBP
ORD Sale 7,189 2.5135 GBP
ORD Sale 8,520 2.5120 GBP
ORD Sale 9,144 2.5170 GBP
ORD Sale 10,082 2.5160 GBP
ORD Sale 12,685 2.5115 GBP
ORD Sale 15,667 2.5110 GBP
ORD Sale 22,263 2.4856 GBP
ORD Sale 23,154 2.4991 GBP
ORD Sale 24,631 2.4826 GBP
ORD Sale 50,000 2.4966 GBP
ORD Sale 72,783 2.4927 GBP
ORD Sale 148,071 2.4831 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 986 2.5079 GBP
ORD CFD Long 1,900 2.4982 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 2,100 2.5140 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 4,300 2.5138 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 6,152 2.4880 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 8,229 2.5070 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 24,631 2.4826 GBP
ORD CFD Long 21,823 2.4944 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 60,685 2.5019 GBP
ORD CFD Long 141,984 2.4774 GBP
ORD CFD Short 8,228 2.4743 GBP
ORD CFD Short 8,299 2.5134 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 9,068 2.4695 GBP
ORD CFD Short 9,508 2.4812 GBP
ORD CFD Short 7,200 2.5113 GBP
ORD CFD Short 14,956 2.4778 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 15,073 2.4730 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 24,664 2.4685 GBP
ORD CFD Short 27,416 2.4846 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 31,249 2.4859 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 39,166 2.4742 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 82,546 2.4794 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”

(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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure: 14 Jan 2016
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number: 020 3555 4634

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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