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: 11 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: 10,468,300 0.54% 10,281,448 0.53%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,538,125 0.44% 379,160 0.02%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 19,006,425 0.99% 10,660,608 0.55%
Class of relevant security:       Convertible Bond XS1268412993            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 400,000 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: 400,000 0.02% 0 0.00%
Class of relevant security:       Convertible Bond XS1139087933            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 5,000,000 0.26% 4,100,000 0.21%
           
(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: 5,000,000 0.26% 4,100,000 0.21%

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 1 2.9000 GBP
ORD Purchase 7 2.9131 GBP
ORD Purchase 100 2.9133 GBP
ORD Purchase 135 2.9154 GBP
ORD Purchase 300 2.8920 GBP
ORD Purchase 307 2.9070 GBP
ORD Purchase 448 2.9146 GBP
ORD Purchase 528 2.9179 GBP
ADR Purchase 600 16.5700 USD
ORD Purchase 837 2.9152 GBP
ORD Purchase 924 2.9095 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,112 2.9225 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,173 2.8960 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,278 2.9166 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,278 2.9230 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,322 2.9235 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,378 2.9085 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,385 2.8970 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,514 2.8980 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,577 2.9156 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,604 2.8910 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,755 2.9210 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,574 2.9100 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,602 2.9195 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,389 2.9075 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,418 2.9172 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,250 2.9045 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,276 2.9090 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,429 2.9115 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,430 2.9125 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,259 2.9065 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,426 2.9220 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,124 2.9185 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,015 2.9215 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,840 2.9175 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,250 2.9190 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,363 2.9165 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,987 2.9205 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,865 2.9120 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,322 2.9089 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,057 2.9124 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,083 2.9059 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,117 2.9110 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,130 2.9160 GBP
ORD Purchase 16,540 2.9140 GBP
ORD Purchase 16,642 2.8994 GBP
ORD Purchase 17,987 2.9155 GBP
ORD Purchase 20,170 2.9200 GBP
ORD Purchase 21,559 2.9170 GBP
ORD Purchase 27,939 2.9150 GBP
ORD Purchase 29,235 2.8999 GBP
ORD Purchase 34,752 2.9130 GBP
ORD Purchase 39,557 2.9174 GBP
ORD Purchase 42,523 2.9135 GBP
ORD Purchase 74,968 2.9145 GBP
ORD Purchase 85,900 2.8874 GBP
ORD Purchase 123,576 2.9144 GBP
ORD Purchase 286,592 2.9180 GBP
Convertible Bond XS1268412993 Purchase 1,600,000 100.0000 GBP
ORD Sale 2 2.9000 GBP
ORD Sale 307 2.9070 GBP
ORD Sale 369 2.9049 GBP
ADR Sale 600 16.5700 USD
ORD Sale 837 2.9230 GBP
ORD Sale 1,112 2.9225 GBP
ORD Sale 1,173 2.8960 GBP
ORD Sale 1,322 2.9235 GBP
ORD Sale 1,378 2.9085 GBP
ORD Sale 1,385 2.8970 GBP
ORD Sale 1,604 2.8910 GBP
ORD Sale 2,000 2.8977 GBP
ORD Sale 2,602 2.9195 GBP
ORD Sale 3,389 2.9075 GBP
ORD Sale 3,736 2.9160 GBP
ORD Sale 4,048 2.9115 GBP
ORD Sale 4,250 2.9045 GBP
ORD Sale 4,336 2.9103 GBP
ORD Sale 4,430 2.9125 GBP
ORD Sale 5,050 2.9190 GBP
ORD Sale 5,120 2.9139 GBP
ORD Sale 5,770 2.9130 GBP
ORD Sale 5,863 2.9196 GBP
ORD Sale 6,124 2.9185 GBP
ORD Sale 6,706 2.9220 GBP
ORD Sale 6,991 2.9215 GBP
ORD Sale 7,051 2.9128 GBP
ORD Sale 7,396 2.9165 GBP
ORD Sale 7,714 2.9175 GBP
ORD Sale 8,442 2.9172 GBP
ORD Sale 8,785 2.9150 GBP
ORD Sale 8,987 2.9205 GBP
ORD Sale 9,754 2.9154 GBP
ORD Sale 11,022 2.9145 GBP
ORD Sale 12,554 2.9090 GBP
ORD Sale 13,972 2.9140 GBP
ORD Sale 17,060 2.9155 GBP
ORD Sale 18,461 2.9210 GBP
ORD Sale 20,500 2.9135 GBP
ORD Sale 20,766 2.9065 GBP
ORD Sale 21,026 2.9120 GBP
ORD Sale 26,458 2.9163 GBP
ORD Sale 32,609 2.9180 GBP
ORD Sale 32,649 2.9174 GBP
ORD Sale 39,499 2.9109 GBP
ORD Sale 45,393 2.9132 GBP
ORD Sale 51,559 2.9170 GBP
ORD Sale 98,074 2.9095 GBP
ORD Sale 111,340 2.9133 GBP
ORD Sale 142,846 2.9118 GBP
ORD Sale 154,138 2.9200 GBP
ORD Sale 154,186 2.9016 GBP
Convertible Bond XS1268412993 Sale 1,500,000 100.2500 GBP
Convertible Bond XS1139087933 Sale 1,800,000 108.7600 GBP
Convertible Bond XS1139087933 Sale 4,100,000 109.0500 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 1 2.9000 GBP
ORD CFD Long 100 2.8997 GBP
ORD CFD Long 1,200 2.9132 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 5,700 2.9168 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 6,101 2.9204 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 7,646 2.9188 GBP
ORD CFD Long 15,782 2.9149 GBP
ORD CFD Long 20,000 2.9137 GBP
ORD CFD Long 36,583 2.9072 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 46,166 2.9066 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 48,382 2.9122 GBP
ORD CFD Long 28,001 2.9128 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 117,418 2.9094 GBP
ORD CFD Long 154,186 2.9016 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1 2.9000 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 100 2.9133 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 1,700 2.9110 GBP
ORD CFD Short 2,223 2.8784 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 2,366 2.8920 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 2,904 2.8970 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 4,100 2.9050 GBP
ORD CFD Short 15,057 2.9124 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 28,241 2.9032 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 52,294 2.9007 GBP
ORD CFD Short 53,032 2.8796 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: 12 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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