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: 08 April 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES: 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: 10,500,011 0.55% 10,168,027 0.53%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,232,977 0.43% 399,260 0.02%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 18,732,988 0.97% 10,567,287 0.55%
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: 6,800,000 0.35% 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: 6,800,000 0.35% 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 66 2.8826 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,488 2.8700 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,604 2.8800 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,740 2.8871 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,761 2.8710 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,780 2.8880 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,868 2.8790 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,100 2.8811 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,205 2.8740 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,611 2.8834 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,400 2.8785 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,417 2.8760 GBP
ADR Purchase 4,000 16.1250 USD
ORD Purchase 4,125 2.8930 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,229 2.8860 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,591 2.8850 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,697 2.8730 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,911 2.8810 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,561 2.8720 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,056 2.8732 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,205 2.8750 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,217 2.8840 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,631 2.8805 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,294 2.8830 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,057 2.8809 GBP
ORD Purchase 18,679 2.8820 GBP
ADR Purchase 25,000 16.2000 USD
ADR Purchase 26,516 16.3240 USD
ORD Purchase 47,956 2.8778 GBP
ORD Purchase 49,920 2.8799 GBP
ORD Purchase 75,007 2.8806 GBP
ORD Purchase 100,000 2.8897 GBP
ORD Purchase 115,005 2.8795 GBP
ORD Purchase 139,952 2.8600 GBP
ORD Purchase 176,893 2.8808 GBP
ORD Purchase 335,915 2.8846 GBP
ORD Sale 1,488 2.8700 GBP
ORD Sale 1,604 2.8800 GBP
ORD Sale 1,761 2.8710 GBP
ORD Sale 1,780 2.8880 GBP
ORD Sale 1,868 2.8790 GBP
ORD Sale 2,205 2.8740 GBP
ORD Sale 2,570 2.8761 GBP
ORD Sale 3,417 2.8760 GBP
ORD Sale 3,459 2.8860 GBP
ADR Sale 4,000 16.1250 USD
ORD Sale 4,125 2.8930 GBP
ORD Sale 7,911 2.8810 GBP
ORD Sale 8,159 2.8730 GBP
ORD Sale 9,561 2.8720 GBP
ORD Sale 10,205 2.8750 GBP
ORD Sale 11,217 2.8840 GBP
ORD Sale 11,631 2.8844 GBP
ORD Sale 12,754 2.8782 GBP
ORD Sale 13,269 2.8830 GBP
ORD Sale 16,771 2.8798 GBP
ORD Sale 18,679 2.8820 GBP
ADR Sale 25,000 16.2000 USD
ORD Sale 26,207 2.8850 GBP
ADR Sale 26,516 16.3240 USD
ORD Sale 27,643 2.8804 GBP
ORD Sale 32,531 2.8784 GBP
ORD Sale 36,359 2.8797 GBP
ORD Sale 36,835 2.8835 GBP
ORD Sale 37,696 2.8836 GBP
ORD Sale 59,870 2.8801 GBP
ORD Sale 82,329 2.8834 GBP
ORD Sale 85,000 2.8843 GBP
ORD Sale 131,970 2.8821 GBP
ORD Sale 245,377 2.8857 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 8,000 2.8722 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 9,138 2.8818 GBP
ORD CFD Long 11,631 2.8844 GBP
ORD CFD Long 14,831 2.8792 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 22,657 2.8831 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 25,495 2.8837 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 27,201 2.8835 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 48,302 2.8840 GBP
ORD CFD Long 137,038 2.8811 GBP
ORD CFD Short 3,453 2.8743 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 7,156 2.8799 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 7,878 2.8773 GBP
ORD CFD Short 9,177 2.8742 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 9,876 2.8802 GBP
ORD CFD Short 11,631 2.8805 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 13,545 2.8804 GBP
ORD CFD Short 15,057 2.8809 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 29,413 2.8786 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 66,849 2.8790 GBP
ORD CFD Short 100,000 2.8897 GBP
ORD CFD Short 139,952 2.8600 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 210,307 2.8812 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: 11 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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