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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31 August 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 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: | Â | Â | Â | ORD | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 14,232,466 | 0.74% | 12,634,152 | 0.66% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
11,594,973 | 0.60% | 5,547,280 | 0.29% | ||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,300,000 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 27,127,439 | 1.41% | 18,181,432 | 0.94% | |||||||
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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: | 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% | |||||||
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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: | 3,100,000 | 0.16% | 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: | 3,100,000 | 0.16% | 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) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant | Â | Purchase/sale | Â | Number of | Â | Price per unit | |
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 412 | 2.4290 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 442 | 2.4015 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 492 | 2.4285 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 513 | 2.4115 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 614 | 2.4100 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 670 | 2.3875 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 742 | 2.4245 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 800 | 2.4075 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 814 | 2.3945 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 887 | 2.4135 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 946 | 2.3965 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,244 | 2.4045 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,288 | 2.3885 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,315 | 2.3955 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,407 | 2.4175 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,427 | 2.3925 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,526 | 2.3845 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,541 | 2.4205 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,561 | 2.3920 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,583 | 2.3935 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 1,600 | 12.8425 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,693 | 2.4230 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,858 | 2.4055 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 1,969 | 2.3915 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,023 | 2.4225 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,154 | 2.3985 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,240 | 2.4255 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,435 | 2.4165 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,449 | 2.4033 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,565 | 2.4025 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,606 | 2.4105 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,749 | 2.4035 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,762 | 2.4145 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 2,892 | 2.4240 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,056 | 2.3865 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,097 | 2.4185 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,099 | 2.4020 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,244 | 2.3855 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,320 | 2.4150 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,322 | 2.3840 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,837 | 2.4195 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 3,996 | 2.4166 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,072 | 2.3905 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,164 | 2.3970 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,235 | 2.3995 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 4,314 | 2.4280 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 5,000 | 12.8240 USD | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,020 | 2.4250 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,116 | 2.4050 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,210 | 2.3900 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,391 | 2.4265 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,567 | 2.3910 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,567 | 2.4260 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 5,721 | 2.4090 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,434 | 2.4040 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,733 | 2.4170 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,880 | 2.4155 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 6,883 | 2.4095 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,187 | 2.3880 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,206 | 2.4179 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,245 | 2.4085 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,287 | 2.4060 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,426 | 2.4044 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,666 | 2.4180 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 7,782 | 2.4160 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,518 | 2.3930 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,616 | 2.4215 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 8,868 | 2.4275 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,018 | 2.4220 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,154 | 2.4270 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,787 | 2.4210 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 9,897 | 2.4140 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 11,040 | 2.3890 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 14,722 | 2.3895 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 15,366 | 2.4200 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 19,035 | 2.4136 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 19,398 | 2.4042 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 20,896 | 2.4156 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 22,506 | 2.4133 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 32,710 | 2.4190 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 41,938 | 2.4191 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 51,489 | 2.4116 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 61,775 | 2.4146 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 66,817 | 2.4114 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 85,399 | 2.4080 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 90,039 | 2.4102 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 95,303 | 2.4120 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 179,842 | 2.4070 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 189,048 | 2.4030 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 210,517 | 2.4077 GBP | ||||
ORD | Purchase | 489,059 | 2.4068 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 401 | 2.4185 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 412 | 2.4290 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 442 | 2.4015 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 492 | 2.4285 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 513 | 2.4115 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 614 | 2.4100 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 670 | 2.3875 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 742 | 2.4245 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 800 | 2.4075 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 814 | 2.3945 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 887 | 2.4135 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 946 | 2.3965 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,244 | 2.4045 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,288 | 2.3885 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,315 | 2.3955 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,407 | 2.4175 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,427 | 2.3925 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,526 | 2.3845 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,541 | 2.4205 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,583 | 2.3935 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 1,600 | 12.8425 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,672 | 2.4051 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,693 | 2.4230 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,858 | 2.4055 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,969 | 2.3915 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,023 | 2.4225 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,154 | 2.3985 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,240 | 2.4255 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,435 | 2.4165 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,459 | 2.4026 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,514 | 2.4076 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,606 | 2.4105 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,749 | 2.4035 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 2,892 | 2.4240 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,056 | 2.3865 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,099 | 2.4020 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,221 | 2.4145 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,244 | 2.3855 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,320 | 2.4150 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,322 | 2.3840 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,409 | 2.4253 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,818 | 2.4219 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 3,837 | 2.4195 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,009 | 2.4180 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,072 | 2.3905 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,164 | 2.3970 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,235 | 2.3995 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,314 | 2.4280 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 4,678 | 2.4120 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 5,000 | 12.8240 USD | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,020 | 2.4250 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,116 | 2.4050 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,210 | 2.3900 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,391 | 2.4265 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,567 | 2.3910 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,567 | 2.4260 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,721 | 2.4090 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,434 | 2.4040 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,733 | 2.4170 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,880 | 2.4155 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 6,883 | 2.4095 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,187 | 2.3880 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,245 | 2.4085 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,287 | 2.4060 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,356 | 2.4148 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,418 | 2.4222 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,706 | 2.3920 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 7,782 | 2.4160 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 8,518 | 2.3930 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 8,868 | 2.4275 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,154 | 2.4270 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,787 | 2.4210 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,897 | 2.4140 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,904 | 2.4220 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 9,920 | 2.4079 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 11,040 | 2.3890 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 11,983 | 2.4199 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 12,303 | 2.4215 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 12,582 | 2.4080 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 12,933 | 2.4070 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 14,722 | 2.3895 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 16,992 | 2.4109 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 23,425 | 2.4196 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 25,533 | 2.4166 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 32,710 | 2.4190 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 35,970 | 2.4126 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 54,872 | 2.4131 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 55,094 | 2.4143 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 66,398 | 2.4146 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 134,402 | 2.4102 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 175,000 | 2.4028 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 190,366 | 2.4200 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 222,659 | 2.4030 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 1,502,074 | 2.4032 GBP | ||||
ORD | Sale | 5,628,707 | 2.4025 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of | Â | Product | Â | Nature of dealing | Â | Number of | Â | Price per | |
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,771 | 2.4036 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 10,000 | 2.4204 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 9,476 | 2.4043 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 55,094 | 2.4143 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 62,045 | 2.4213 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 110,000 | 2.4126 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Long | 117,807 | 2.4124 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 175,000 | 2.4028 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 175,000 | 2.4200 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Long | 5,626,142 | 2.4025 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 455 | 2.4093 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 700 | 2.4094 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,449 | 2.4033 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 3,200 | 2.4189 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,996 | 2.4166 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 10,497 | 2.3947 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,364 | 2.4249 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 7,401 | 2.4223 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 19,398 | 2.4042 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 21,189 | 2.3892 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 61,775 | 2.4146 GBP | |||||
ORD | SWAP | Short | 102,740 | 2.4056 GBP | |||||
ORD | CFD | Short | 241,676 | 2.4116 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 |
YES |
Date of disclosure: |
1 Sept 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.
143221.01
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 “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure: |
Barclays PLC. |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates: |
J SAINSBURY PLC |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class | Â | Product | Â | Writing, | Â | Number | Â | Exercise | Â | Type | Â | 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 | |||||||
ORD | Call Options | Purchased | 300,000 | 230.0000 | American | 16 Sep 2016 |
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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