FORM 8.3 - HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC

FORM 8.3 - HOME RETAIL GROUP 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 HOME RETAIL GROUP 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: 02 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? SAINSBURY(J) 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: 7,087,937 0.87% 10,560,096 1.30%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,708,511 0.70% 2,798,599 0.34%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 12,796,448 1.57% 13,358,695 1.64%

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 131 1.5295 GBP
ORD Purchase 335 1.5400 GBP
ORD Purchase 977 1.5345 GBP
ORD Purchase 996 1.5240 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,108 1.5095 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,174 1.5235 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,624 1.5001 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,483 1.5280 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,883 1.5301 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,723 1.5130 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,307 1.5282 GBP
ADR Purchase 14,304 8.7307 USD
ORD Purchase 15,048 1.5197 GBP
ORD Purchase 20,865 1.5290 GBP
ORD Purchase 93,696 1.5281 GBP
ORD Purchase 100,788 1.5269 GBP
ORD Purchase 122,004 1.5194 GBP
ORD Purchase 197,527 1.5303 GBP
ORD Sale 71 1.4870 GBP
ORD Sale 78 1.4800 GBP
ORD Sale 131 1.5295 GBP
ORD Sale 498 1.5240 GBP
ORD Sale 797 1.5119 GBP
ORD Sale 977 1.5345 GBP
ORD Sale 1,108 1.5095 GBP
ORD Sale 1,174 1.5235 GBP
ORD Sale 1,374 1.5097 GBP
ORD Sale 3,060 1.5326 GBP
ORD Sale 4,375 1.5300 GBP
ORD Sale 5,971 1.5107 GBP
ORD Sale 8,483 1.5280 GBP
ORD Sale 9,098 1.5286 GBP
ORD Sale 10,697 1.5200 GBP
ORD Sale 10,982 1.5266 GBP
ORD Sale 12,658 1.5289 GBP
ORD Sale 13,246 1.5298 GBP
ADR Sale 14,304 8.7307 USD
ORD Sale 15,300 1.5292 GBP
ORD Sale 17,064 1.5234 GBP
ORD Sale 20,865 1.5290 GBP
ORD Sale 28,157 1.5255 GBP
ORD Sale 145,984 1.5220 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 330 1.4800 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 371 1.4829 GBP
ORD CFD Long 13,246 1.5298 GBP
ORD CFD Long 28,608 1.5290 GBP
ORD CFD Short 945 1.5251 GBP
ORD CFD Short 9,883 1.5301 GBP
ORD CFD Short 10,892 1.5090 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 70,400 1.5313 GBP
ORD CFD Short 197,527 1.5303 GBP
ORD CFD Short 104,334 1.5280 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: 3 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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