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 SAINSBURY(J)
  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: 25 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: 13,489,177 0.70% 12,009,773 0.62%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
11,225,372 0.58% 715,901 0.04%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 24,714,549 1.28% 12,725,674 0.66%
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%
           
 
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: 1,500,000 0.51% 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: 1,500,000 0.51% 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 25 2.3150 GBP
ORD Purchase 100 2.3080 GBP
ADR Purchase 600 13.1800 USD
ORD Purchase 1,221 2.3325 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,313 2.3410 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,332 2.3110 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,700 2.3113 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,646 2.3050 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,367 2.3122 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,495 2.3161 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,550 2.3366 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,193 2.3073 GBP
ORD Purchase 40,623 2.3137 GBP
ORD Sale 27 2.3113 GBP
ADR Sale 600 13.1800 USD
ORD Sale 613 2.3400 GBP
ORD Sale 1,305 2.3112 GBP
ORD Sale 1,332 2.3110 GBP
ORD Sale 1,781 2.3078 GBP
ORD Sale 2,626 2.3410 GBP
ORD Sale 3,393 2.3050 GBP
ORD Sale 6,254 2.3140 GBP
ORD Sale 9,495 2.3129 GBP
ORD Sale 10,693 2.3160 GBP
ORD Sale 12,138 2.3280 GBP
ORD Sale 17,506 2.3196 GBP
ORD Sale 18,081 2.3395 GBP
ORD Sale 20,615 2.3289 GBP
ORD Sale 23,667 2.3288 GBP
ORD Sale 38,526 2.3302 GBP
ORD Sale 121,033 2.3240 GBP
ORD Sale 149,035 2.3272 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 2,865 2.3234 GBP
ORD CFD Long 9,495 2.3129 GBP
ORD CFD Long 12,633 2.3194 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 18,081 2.3395 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 20,090 2.3299 GBP
ORD

SWAP Expires 27/07/2017

Long 28,100 2.3223 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 56,175 2.3295 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 121,033 2.3240 GBP
ORD CFD Long 140,080 2.3277 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 200 2.3165 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1,200 2.3141 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 1,621 2.3245 GBP
ORD CFD Short 9,495 2.3161 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 51,600 2.3120 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: 26 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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