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:	Â	Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	Â	Â
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Â	HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	Â	Â
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	Â	4 FEB 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	Â	YES 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:	Â	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		5,336,775		0.66%		9,715,178		1.19%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				4,627,349		0.57%		2,450,832		0.30%
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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:		9,964,124		1.22%		12,166,010		1.50%

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)	Â	Purchases and sales	Â	Â	Â	Â
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		495		1.4978 GBP
ORD		Purchase		504		1.5070 GBP
ORD		Purchase		577		1.4980 GBP
ADR		Purchase		668		8.7219 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,638		1.5080 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,401		1.5023 GBP
ORD		Purchase		11,638		1.5014 GBP
ORD		Purchase		17,992		1.5060 GBP
ORD		Purchase		19,627		1.5001 GBP
ORD		Purchase		29,715		1.5090 GBP
ORD		Purchase		45,455		1.5018 GBP
ORD		Purchase		98,429		1.5003 GBP
ORD		Purchase		191,397		1.5044 GBP
ORD		Sale		536		1.4980 GBP
ADR		Sale		668		8.7219 USD
ORD		Sale		1,008		1.5070 GBP
ORD		Sale		18,389		1.5046 GBP
ORD		Sale		29,715		1.5090 GBP
ORD		Sale		41,221		1.5077 GBP
ORD		Sale		123,430		1.5000 GBP
ORD		Sale		142,002		1.5028 GBP
ORD		Sale		168,719		1.5061 GBP
ORD		Sale		263,256		1.5043 GBP
ORD		Sale		626,538		1.5045 GBP

(b)	Â	Cash-settled derivative transactions	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of		Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		SWAP		Long		46,554		1.5064 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		36,393		1.5022 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		48,283		1.5013 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		360,355		1.5058 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		1,336		1.4993 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		17,992		1.5060 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		14,530		1.5012 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		39,890		1.5066 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		45,455		1.5018 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		81,200		1.5008 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		145,648		1.5041 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?

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NO

Date of disclosure:	Â	5 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 [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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