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)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		SAINSBURY(J)
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		05 January 2016
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		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:	Â	Â	Â	ORD
				Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		16,577,927		0.86%		10,795,736		0.56%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				7,033,971		0.37%		1,362,540		0.07%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		23,611,898		1.23%		12,158,276		0.63%
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Class of relevant security:		Â		Convertible Bond XS1268412993
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		2,200,000		0.88%		0		0.00%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		2,200,000		0.88%		0		0.00%
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Class of relevant security:		Â		Convertible Bond XS1139087933
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		2,800,000		0.62%		0		0.00%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		2,800,000		0.62%		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		209		2.4895 GBP
ORD		Purchase		471		2.4775 GBP
ORD		Purchase		477		2.4745 GBP
ADR		Purchase		525		14.2400 USD
ORD		Purchase		736		2.4490 GBP
ORD		Purchase		754		2.4935 GBP
ORD		Purchase		837		2.4810 GBP
ORD		Purchase		886		2.4630 GBP
ORD		Purchase		927		2.4505 GBP
ORD		Purchase		927		2.4360 GBP
ORD		Purchase		927		2.4515 GBP
ORD		Purchase		927		2.4825 GBP
ORD		Purchase		927		2.4790 GBP
ORD		Purchase		927		2.4740 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,100		2.4830 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,259		2.4325 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,259		2.4680 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,262		2.4595 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,276		2.5160 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,480		2.4905 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,529		2.4665 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,545		2.4720 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,545		2.4785 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,228		2.4690 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,492		2.4220 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,580		2.4860 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,804		2.4820 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,922		2.4930 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,062		2.4920 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,390		2.4530 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,500		2.4350 GBP
ADR		Purchase		4,000		14.1660 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,050		2.4420 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,074		2.4940 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,315		2.4620 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,700		2.4840 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,935		2.4520 GBP
ORD		Purchase		6,448		2.4640 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,259		2.4578 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,415		2.4850 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,418		2.4809 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,648		2.4310 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,597		2.4880 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,897		2.4320 GBP
ORD		Purchase		9,683		2.4870 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,000		2.4540 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,917		2.4439 GBP
ORD		Purchase		11,038		2.4800 GBP
ORD		Purchase		11,062		2.4910 GBP
ORD		Purchase		11,429		2.4589 GBP
ORD		Purchase		12,295		2.4890 GBP
ORD		Purchase		13,665		2.4650 GBP
ORD		Purchase		14,459		2.4795 GBP
ORD		Purchase		16,667		2.4900 GBP
ORD		Purchase		17,875		2.5274 GBP
ORD		Purchase		18,143		2.4597 GBP
ORD		Purchase		18,979		2.4660 GBP
ADR		Purchase		20,978		14.2310 USD
ADR		Purchase		21,000		14.1700 USD
ORD		Purchase		22,996		2.4340 GBP
ORD		Purchase		37,759		2.4462 GBP
ORD		Purchase		48,067		2.4658 GBP
ORD		Purchase		55,259		2.4709 GBP
ORD		Purchase		60,168		2.4454 GBP
ORD		Purchase		75,994		2.4560 GBP
ORD		Purchase		84,000		2.4123 GBP
ORD		Purchase		100,000		2.4298 GBP
ORD		Purchase		144,272		2.4541 GBP
ORD		Purchase		182,976		2.4596 GBP
ORD		Sale		471		2.4775 GBP
ADR		Sale		525		14.2400 USD
ORD		Sale		736		2.4490 GBP
ORD		Sale		837		2.4810 GBP
ORD		Sale		926		2.4920 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4790 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4690 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4515 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4505 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4360 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4740 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4825 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4860 GBP
ORD		Sale		927		2.4910 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,000		2.4330 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,259		2.4325 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,259		2.4680 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,262		2.4595 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,276		2.5160 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,276		2.5162 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,480		2.4905 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,500		2.5187 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,529		2.4665 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,545		2.4820 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,545		2.4720 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,545		2.4785 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,012		2.4930 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,265		2.5171 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,359		2.4378 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,492		2.4220 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,848		2.4800 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,040		2.4540 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,500		2.4350 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,769		2.4870 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,908		2.5666 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,908		2.4890 GBP
ADR		Sale		4,000		14.1660 USD
ORD		Sale		4,050		2.4420 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,074		2.4940 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,315		2.4620 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,935		2.4520 GBP
ORD		Sale		5,244		2.4650 GBP
ORD		Sale		6,427		2.4210 GBP
ORD		Sale		6,615		2.4900 GBP
ORD		Sale		7,960		2.4803 GBP
ORD		Sale		8,681		2.4640 GBP
ORD		Sale		9,395		2.4310 GBP
ORD		Sale		10,900		2.4468 GBP
ORD		Sale		13,390		2.4530 GBP
ORD		Sale		14,760		2.4333 GBP
ORD		Sale		16,022		2.4352 GBP
ORD		Sale		18,313		2.4660 GBP
ADR		Sale		20,978		14.2310 USD
ADR		Sale		21,000		14.1700 USD
ORD		Sale		22,996		2.4340 GBP
ORD		Sale		36,114		2.5089 GBP
ORD		Sale		42,285		2.4320 GBP
ORD		Sale		44,919		2.5064 GBP
ORD		Sale		50,500		2.4494 GBP
ORD		Sale		75,000		2.4591 GBP
ORD		Sale		87,540		2.4255 GBP
ORD		Sale		200,000		2.4862 GBP
ORD		Sale		217,428		2.4662 GBP
ORD		Sale		253,742		2.4971 GBP
ORD		Sale		357,808		2.4143 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		CFD		Long		2,650		2.4710 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		7,223		2.4466 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		18,916		2.5418 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		23,705		2.5329 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		39,783		2.5499 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		46,782		2.4478 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		74,942		2.5321 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		75,000		2.4591 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		141,905		2.4547 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		196,297		2.4791 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		200,000		2.4862 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		357,808		2.4143 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		4,600		2.4442 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		6,200		2.4528 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		6,596		2.4255 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		10,000		2.4262 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		5,500		2.5100 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		5,500		2.5616 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		12,700		2.4601 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		33,600		2.4323 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		37,344		2.4868 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		53,731		2.4215 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		62,921		2.4403 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		84,000		2.4123 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		90,207		2.4565 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		143,620		2.4723 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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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?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		6 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 [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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