Form 8.3 - SAINSBURY(J)

Form 8.3 - SAINSBURY(J)

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

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  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: 18 January 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: 14,707,993 0.76% 11,686,007 0.61%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
9,845,246 0.51% 885,024 0.05%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 24,553,239 1.28% 12,571,031 0.65%
 
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1268412993
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 2,200,000 0.88% 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: 2,200,000 0.88% 0 0.00%
 
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1139087933
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,300,000 0.29% 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: 1,300,000 0.29% 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 199 2.4095 GBP
ORD Purchase 663 2.4105 GBP
ORD Purchase 880 2.4180 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,289 2.3891 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,565 2.4425 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,885 2.3960 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,865 2.3870 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,901 2.4069 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,200 2.4250 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,495 2.3924 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,077 2.4003 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,841 2.4427 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,760 2.3884 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,765 2.3880 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,841 2.3967 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,205 2.3950 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,306 2.4014 GBP
ORD Purchase 26,310 2.3890 GBP
ORD Purchase 27,860 2.4009 GBP
ORD Purchase 29,413 2.4078 GBP
ORD Purchase 71,016 2.4062 GBP
ORD Sale 190 2.4488 GBP
ORD Sale 459 2.3963 GBP
ORD Sale 664 2.4095 GBP
ORD Sale 931 2.4228 GBP
ORD Sale 1,326 2.4105 GBP
ORD Sale 1,353 2.3880 GBP
ORD Sale 1,365 2.3870 GBP
ORD Sale 1,764 2.4387 GBP
ORD Sale 1,885 2.3960 GBP
ORD Sale 2,753 2.4182 GBP
ORD Sale 2,800 2.3956 GBP
ORD Sale 4,596 2.3988 GBP
ORD Sale 4,818 2.4425 GBP
ORD Sale 5,166 2.3893 GBP
ORD Sale 6,499 2.3950 GBP
ORD Sale 7,737 2.3890 GBP
ORD Sale 10,603 2.4124 GBP
ORD Sale 11,527 2.4075 GBP
ORD Sale 23,033 2.4034 GBP
ORD Sale 23,741 2.4269 GBP
ORD Sale 49,700 2.4013 GBP
ORD Sale 110,929 2.3953 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
ORD SWAP Long 1,000 2.3993 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 1,721 2.4104 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 2,754 2.4011 GBP
ORD CFD Long 7,930 2.4107 GBP
ORD CFD Long 23,741 2.4265 GBP
ORD CFD Long 47,085 2.3947 GBP
ORD CFD Long 75,000 2.3952 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 168,900 2.3994 GBP
ORD CFD Long 131,092 2.3974 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 600 2.3940 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 600 2.3950 GBP
ORD CFD Short 7,930 2.4135 GBP
ORD CFD Short 8,616 2.4001 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 44,695 2.4004 GBP
ORD CFD Short 47,085 2.3993 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 51,784 2.4126 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”

(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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure: 19 Jan 2016
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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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