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: 27 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

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: 13,650,616 0.71% 11,763,956 0.61%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
11,078,485 0.58% 987,039 0.05%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 24,729,101 1.29% 12,750,995 0.66%
 
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1268412993
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,500,000 0.60% 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 0.60% 0 0.00%
 
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1139087933 - due November 2019
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 500,000 0.11% 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: 500,000 0.11% 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  
ADR Purchase 800 13.3225 USD
ORD Purchase 863 2.3390 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,691 2.3385 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,764 2.3420 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,243 2.3176 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,914 2.3290 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,087 2.3287 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,155 2.3280 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,533 2.3400 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,486 2.3337 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,796 2.3171 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,167 2.3164 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,170 2.3310 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,624 2.3336 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,660 2.3300 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,519 2.3325 GBP
ADR Purchase 8,770 13.3372 USD
ORD Purchase 8,884 2.3350 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,878 2.3321 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,258 2.3370 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,164 2.3320 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,355 2.3261 GBP
ORD Purchase 14,480 2.3330 GBP
ADR Purchase 15,830 13.4453 USD
ORD Purchase 22,135 2.3324 GBP
ORD Purchase 27,833 2.3550 GBP
ORD Purchase 33,025 2.3340 GBP
ORD Purchase 63,320 2.3432 GBP
ORD Purchase 65,016 2.3333 GBP
ORD Purchase 78,513 2.3386 GBP
ORD Purchase 118,270 2.3313 GBP
ADR Sale 800 13.3225 USD
ORD Sale 863 2.3390 GBP
ORD Sale 975 2.3320 GBP
ORD Sale 1,691 2.3385 GBP
ORD Sale 1,764 2.3420 GBP
ORD Sale 2,056 2.3250 GBP
ORD Sale 2,914 2.3290 GBP
ORD Sale 3,257 2.3252 GBP
ORD Sale 3,533 2.3400 GBP
ORD Sale 3,555 2.3350 GBP
ORD Sale 3,910 2.3348 GBP
ORD Sale 3,996 2.3300 GBP
ORD Sale 4,042 2.3270 GBP
ORD Sale 4,088 2.3030 GBP
ORD Sale 4,140 2.3347 GBP
ORD Sale 4,304 2.3114 GBP
ORD Sale 4,344 2.3310 GBP
ORD Sale 7,496 2.3209 GBP
ADR Sale 8,770 13.3372 USD
ORD Sale 8,816 2.3330 GBP
ORD Sale 12,258 2.3370 GBP
ORD Sale 14,357 2.3216 GBP
ORD Sale 14,608 2.3377 GBP
ORD Sale 15,166 2.3157 GBP
ADR Sale 15,830 13.4453 USD
ORD Sale 23,253 2.3391 GBP
ORD Sale 26,243 2.3340 GBP
ORD Sale 36,044 2.3393 GBP
ORD Sale 46,249 2.3550 GBP
ORD Sale 61,090 2.3130 GBP
ORD Sale 75,421 2.3287 GBP
ORD Sale 80,283 2.3151 GBP
Convertible bonds due November 2019 Sale 1,000,000 102.1250 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 966 2.3229 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 1,614 2.3116 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 2,618 2.3086 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 6,000 2.3426 GBP
ORD CFD Long 8,019 2.3021 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 14,310 2.3287 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 15,600 2.3234 GBP
ORD CFD Long 17,140 2.3428 GBP
ORD CFD Long 33,424 2.3108 GBP
ORD CFD Long 44,064 2.3094 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1,200 2.3301 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 2,306 2.3283 GBP
ORD CFD Short 17,331 2.3191 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 38,316 2.3217 GBP
ORD

CFD

Short 63,320 2.3432 GBP
ORD CFD Short 85,264 2.3364 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: 28 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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