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 “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: | Â |
Barclays PLC. |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed,
if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities
this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
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J SAINSBURY PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | Â | Â |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
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12 April 2016 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A†|
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YES: HOME RETAIL GROUP |
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: | Â | Â | Â | ORD | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 10,404,863 | 0.54% | 9,873,095 | 0.51% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
8,038,651 | 0.42% | 208,569 | 0.01% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 18,443,514 | 0.96% | 10,081,664 | 0.52% | |||||||
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Class of relevant security: | Â | Convertible Bond XS1268412993 | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 900,000 | 0.05% | 500,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 900,000 | 0.05% | 500,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
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Class of relevant security: | Â | Convertible Bond XS1139087933 | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 5,000,000 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 5,000,000 | 0.26% | 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: | Â |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | Â |
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) | Â | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 200 | 16.1800 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 225 | 2.8860 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 248 | 2.8380 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 596 | 2.8400 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 622 | 2.8870 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 800 | 2.8495 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 885 | 2.8706 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,187 | 2.9070 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,278 | 2.8660 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,278 | 2.8525 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,328 | 2.8515 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,487 | 2.8520 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,080 | 2.8686 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,368 | 2.8390 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,556 | 2.8605 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,704 | 2.8600 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,007 | 2.8590 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,044 | 2.8530 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,488 | 2.8620 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,054 | 2.8450 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,757 | 2.8460 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,956 | 2.8800 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,176 | 2.8625 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,556 | 2.8790 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,707 | 2.8370 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,543 | 2.8650 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,136 | 2.8557 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,474 | 2.8531 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,009 | 2.8631 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 9,124 | 16.0973 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,180 | 2.8552 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,940 | 2.8440 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 10,608 | 2.8630 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 10,624 | 2.8720 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 11,268 | 2.8480 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 11,289 | 2.8554 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 11,445 | 2.8470 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 12,277 | 2.8640 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 13,341 | 2.8510 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 13,443 | 2.8490 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 22,791 | 2.8610 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 24,458 | 2.8566 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 26,934 | 2.8500 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 27,950 | 2.8571 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 95,883 | 2.8568 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 114,846 | 2.8580 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 165,866 | 2.8581 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 232,032 | 2.8586 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 33 | 2.8518 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 200 | 16.1800 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 225 | 2.8860 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 248 | 2.8380 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 472 | 2.8533 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 490 | 2.8513 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 596 | 2.8400 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 622 | 2.8870 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 800 | 2.8493 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,145 | 2.8649 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,187 | 2.9070 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,278 | 2.8605 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,278 | 2.8525 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,278 | 2.8660 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,328 | 2.8515 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,549 | 2.8480 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,556 | 2.8440 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,578 | 2.8504 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,600 | 2.8495 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,368 | 2.8390 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,704 | 2.8600 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,923 | 2.8540 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,488 | 2.8620 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,697 | 2.8494 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,564 | 2.8490 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,771 | 2.8630 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,956 | 2.8800 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,962 | 2.8640 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,498 | 2.8478 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,544 | 2.8470 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,556 | 2.8790 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,707 | 2.8370 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,937 | 2.8669 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,543 | 2.8650 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,585 | 2.8610 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 9,124 | 16.0973 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,180 | 2.8577 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,493 | 2.8791 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 10,624 | 2.8720 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 13,420 | 2.8530 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 14,272 | 2.8520 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 20,861 | 2.8694 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 23,825 | 2.8510 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 30,365 | 2.8603 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 35,445 | 2.8500 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 37,753 | 2.8566 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 44,632 | 2.8580 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 44,636 | 2.8574 GBP |
(b) | Â | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 500 | 2.8625 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 500 | 2.8970 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 9,180 | 2.8577 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 12,006 | 2.8603 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 18,094 | 2.8878 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 18,248 | 2.8377 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 24,530 | 2.8774 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 44,636 | 2.8574 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 400 | 2.8502 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 7,457 | 2.8383 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 9,180 | 2.8552 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,139 | 2.8632 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 14,568 | 2.8567 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 31,657 | 2.8576 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 75,569 | 2.8571 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 76,700 | 2.8563 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 88,435 | 2.8565 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 122,997 | 2.8613 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 190,066 | 2.8585 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Â | Product description e.g. call option | Â | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Â | Number of securities to which option relates | Â | Exercise price per unit | Â |
Type
e.g. American, European etc. |
 | Expiry date |  | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Â |
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 | Â |
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? | Â |
NO |
Date of disclosure: | Â |
13 April 2016 |
Contact name: |
Pinar Coktas |
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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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