Form 8.3 - SAINSBURY(J) PLC

Form 8.3 - SAINSBURY(J) PLC

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) PLC
  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: 08 February 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: 12,825,108 0.67% 11,477,991 0.60%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
10,599,868 0.55% 383,426 0.02%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 23,424,976 1.22% 11,861,417 0.62%
 
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%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 1,500,000 0.60% 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 0.33% 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 0.33% 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 308 2.4740 GBP
ORD Purchase 396 2.4560 GBP
ADR Purchase 400 14.0300 USD
ADR Purchase 600 14.0000 USD
ORD Purchase 800 2.4460 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,120 2.4233 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,153 2.4370 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,833 2.4272 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,432 2.4200 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,720 2.4315 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,000 2.4596 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,395 2.4535 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,427 2.4295 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,542 2.4353 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,600 2.4590 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,835 2.4363 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,231 2.4285 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,382 2.4320 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,563 2.4250 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,569 2.4260 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,685 2.4249 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,029 2.4230 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,371 2.4346 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,500 2.4448 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,779 2.4220 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,336 2.4210 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,852 2.4520 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,271 2.4310 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,308 2.4240 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,613 2.4270 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,842 2.4300 GBP
ORD Purchase 25,636 2.4280 GBP
ORD Purchase 28,385 2.4277 GBP
ORD Purchase 36,073 2.4634 GBP
ORD Purchase 39,199 2.4290 GBP
ORD Purchase 42,972 2.4567 GBP
ORD Sale 184 2.4740 GBP
ORD Sale 200 2.4260 GBP
ORD Sale 396 2.4560 GBP
ADR Sale 400 14.0300 USD
ADR Sale 600 14.0000 USD
ORD Sale 700 2.4520 GBP
ORD Sale 724 2.4530 GBP
ORD Sale 800 2.4460 GBP
ORD Sale 901 2.4270 GBP
ORD Sale 966 2.4302 GBP
ORD Sale 1,153 2.4370 GBP
ORD Sale 1,207 2.4220 GBP
ORD Sale 1,208 2.4310 GBP
ORD Sale 1,505 2.4557 GBP
ORD Sale 1,575 2.4610 GBP
ORD Sale 2,075 2.4735 GBP
ORD Sale 2,429 2.4230 GBP
ORD Sale 2,432 2.4200 GBP
ORD Sale 2,576 2.4204 GBP
ORD Sale 2,607 2.4315 GBP
ORD Sale 2,800 2.4590 GBP
ORD Sale 3,600 2.4561 GBP
ORD Sale 3,832 2.4280 GBP
ORD Sale 5,120 2.4644 GBP
ORD Sale 5,427 2.4295 GBP
ORD Sale 6,130 2.4210 GBP
ORD Sale 6,382 2.4320 GBP
ORD Sale 8,781 2.4240 GBP
ORD Sale 9,621 2.4598 GBP
ORD Sale 12,462 2.4300 GBP
ORD Sale 20,781 2.4290 GBP
ORD Sale 20,992 2.4386 GBP
ORD Sale 23,932 2.4674 GBP
ORD Sale 37,466 2.4702 GBP
ORD Sale 42,044 2.4622 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 800 2.4458 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 3,592 2.4576 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 23,932 2.4674 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 24,048 2.4614 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 66,611 2.4670 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1,153 2.4371 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 7,820 2.4362 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 12,742 2.4575 GBP
ORD CFD Short 27,357 2.4308 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 50,841 2.4734 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: 9 Feb 2016
Contact name: Andrew Hurley
Telephone number: 020 3555 3445

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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