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: 28 July 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: 12,348,919 0.64% 11,848,031 0.62%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
10,454,323 0.54% 3,947,255 0.20%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 1,000,000 0.05% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 23,803,242 1.24% 15,795,286 0.82%
 
Class of relevant security:   Convertible Bond XS1268412993      
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 0 0.00% 300,000 0.02%
           
(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% 300,000 0.02%
 
Class of relevant security:   Convertible Bond XS1139087933      
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,600,000 0.08% 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: 1,600,000 0.08% 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 400 2.2380 GBP
ORD Purchase 433 2.2652 GBP
ORD Purchase 600 2.2575 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,229 2.2585 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,337 2.2570 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,468 2.2780 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,603 2.2660 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,817 2.2546 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,297 2.2670 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,343 2.2457 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,653 2.2496 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,870 2.2410 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,000 2.2420 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,568 2.2580 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,200 2.2400 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,422 2.2626 GBP
ADR Purchase 9,800 11.9826 USD
ORD Purchase 13,118 2.2360 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,593 2.2611 GBP
ORD Purchase 41,614 2.2646 GBP
ORD Purchase 57,763 2.2361 GBP
ORD Purchase 94,987 2.2607 GBP
ORD Purchase 114,876 2.2437 GBP
ORD Sale 400 2.2380 GBP
ORD Sale 600 2.2575 GBP
ORD Sale 811 2.2360 GBP
ORD Sale 861 2.2412 GBP
ORD Sale 1,229 2.2585 GBP
ORD Sale 1,468 2.2780 GBP
ORD Sale 1,575 2.2713 GBP
ORD Sale 1,603 2.2660 GBP
ORD Sale 2,284 2.2580 GBP
ORD Sale 2,720 2.2409 GBP
ORD Sale 3,154 2.2457 GBP
ORD Sale 3,870 2.2410 GBP
ORD Sale 4,000 2.2420 GBP
ORD Sale 4,158 2.2411 GBP
ORD Sale 4,307 2.2692 GBP
ORD Sale 5,334 2.2487 GBP
ORD Sale 7,010 2.2512 GBP
ORD Sale 7,147 2.2662 GBP
ADR Sale 9,800 11.9826 USD
ORD Sale 11,200 2.2400 GBP
ORD Sale 13,679 2.2690 GBP
ORD Sale 17,181 2.2484 GBP
ORD Sale 40,910 2.2599 GBP
ORD Sale 55,145 2.2695 GBP
ORD Sale 55,984 2.2529 GBP
ORD Sale 69,548 2.2490 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 1,603 2.2658 GBP
ORD CFD Long 1,902 2.2558 GBP
ORD CFD Long 3,154 2.2457 GBP
ORD CFD Long 19,600 2.2406 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 37,394 2.2683 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 55,145 2.2694 GBP
ORD CFD Long 77,659 2.2483 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 433 2.2652 GBP
ORD CFD Short 2,817 2.2546 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 11,548 2.2595 GBP
ORD CFD Short 7,214 2.2744 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 18,225 2.2550 GBP
ORD CFD Short 18,320 2.2649 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 49,085 2.2593 GBP
ORD CFD Short 57,763 2.2361 GBP
ORD CFD Short 40,064 2.2607 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?   YES
Date of disclosure: 29 Jul 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:  
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose J SAINSBURY PLC
relevant securities this from relates:  

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
ORD Put Options Written 1,000,000 260.0000 American 15 Dec 2017

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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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