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: 26 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: 13,793,951 0.72% 11,985,725 0.62%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
11,209,492 0.58% 1,054,067 0.05%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 25,003,443 1.30% 13,039,792 0.68%
 
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1268412993
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 2,200,000 0.88% 1,000,000 0.40%
           
(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% 1,000,000 0.40%
 
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%
           
(4)
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 662 2.3030 GBP
ORD Purchase 965 2.3065 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,200 2.2847 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,316 2.2900 GBP
ADR Purchase 1,328 13.1300 USD
ORD Purchase 1,812 2.2890 GBP
ADR Purchase 2,000 13.1600 USD
ORD Purchase 2,698 2.3050 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,248 2.2937 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,098 2.3090 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,681 2.3040 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,323 2.2880 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,892 2.3070 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,059 2.3080 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,778 2.3060 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,661 2.3081 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,352 2.3068 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,894 2.3059 GBP
ORD Purchase 24,451 2.3020 GBP
ORD Purchase 25,607 2.3106 GBP
ORD Purchase 27,350 2.2860 GBP
ORD Purchase 33,075 2.2941 GBP
ORD Purchase 48,633 2.2904 GBP
ORD Purchase 50,511 2.2914 GBP
ORD Purchase 67,412 2.2895 GBP
ORD Purchase 105,519 2.3100 GBP
ORD Purchase 121,866 2.2927 GBP
ORD Purchase 134,023 2.2969 GBP
ORD Purchase 184,361 2.2965 GBP
ORD Sale 67 2.2897 GBP
ORD Sale 100 2.3000 GBP
ORD Sale 112 2.3100 GBP
ORD Sale 662 2.3030 GBP
ORD Sale 965 2.3065 GBP
ORD Sale 1,000 2.2910 GBP
ORD Sale 1,166 2.3041 GBP
ADR Sale 1,328 13.1300 USD
ORD Sale 1,812 2.2890 GBP
ADR Sale 2,000 13.1600 USD
ORD Sale 2,116 2.2900 GBP
ORD Sale 2,516 2.3020 GBP
ORD Sale 2,698 2.3050 GBP
ORD Sale 3,061 2.2896 GBP
ORD Sale 3,500 2.2990 GBP
ORD Sale 4,056 2.2969 GBP
ORD Sale 4,098 2.3090 GBP
ORD Sale 4,438 2.3040 GBP
ORD Sale 8,892 2.3070 GBP
ORD Sale 9,059 2.3080 GBP
ORD Sale 9,778 2.3060 GBP
ORD Sale 11,224 2.2945 GBP
ORD Sale 12,694 2.2951 GBP
ORD Sale 15,142 2.3063 GBP
ORD Sale 15,180 2.2974 GBP
ORD Sale 19,559 2.2979 GBP
ORD Sale 21,991 2.3012 GBP
ORD Sale 36,591 2.2960 GBP
ORD Sale 39,475 2.2880 GBP
ORD Sale 43,208 2.2957 GBP
ORD Sale 59,099 2.2987 GBP
ORD Sale 99,791 2.2978 GBP
ORD Sale 150,000 2.2865 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 1,657 2.2960 GBP
ORD CFD Long 2,656 2.3076 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 3,500 2.2987 GBP
ORD CFD Long 4,084 2.2856 GBP
ORD CFD Long 8,168 2.3007 GBP
ORD CFD Long 13,237 2.2962 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 73,940 2.2979 GBP
ORD CFD Short 4,000 2.3071 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 15,992 2.3115 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 67,050 2.3080 GBP
ORD CFD Short 39,120 2.3133 GBP
ORD CFD Short 56,943 2.2984 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 278,183 2.2921 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: 27 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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