Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury 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 J Sainsbury 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: 11 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 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: 14,742,495 0.77% 11,414,449 0.59%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
9,575,579 0.50% 1,173,084 0.06%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 24,318,074 1.26% 12,587,533 0.65%
           
Class of relevant security:   Convertible Bond XS1268412993 - Perpetual convertible bonds  
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 2,200,000 0.88% 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: 2,200,000 0.88% 0 0.00%
           
Class of relevant security:   Convertible Bond XS1139087933 - Convertible bonds due November 2019  
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 3,800,000 0.84% 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: 3,800,000 0.84% 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 1,055 2.4380 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,100 2.4430 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,759 2.4395 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,833 2.4414 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,598 2.4385 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,761 2.4330 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,675 2.4402 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,059 2.4410 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,900 2.4373 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,258 2.4348 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,927 2.4405 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,717 2.4375 GBP
ADR Purchase 9,600 14.2000 USD
ORD Purchase 12,350 2.4340 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,067 2.4393 GBP
ORD Purchase 16,316 2.4390 GBP
ORD Purchase 27,493 2.4404 GBP
ORD Purchase 27,628 2.4316 GBP
ORD Purchase 149,534 2.4400 GBP
ORD Sale 1,080 2.4330 GBP
ORD Sale 1,100 2.4430 GBP
ORD Sale 1,735 2.4380 GBP
ORD Sale 1,759 2.4395 GBP
ORD Sale 2,598 2.4385 GBP
ORD Sale 5,059 2.4410 GBP
ORD Sale 5,329 2.4384 GBP
ORD Sale 6,168 2.4400 GBP
ORD Sale 9,585 2.4190 GBP
ADR Sale 9,600 14.2000 USD
ORD Sale 11,047 2.4391 GBP
ORD Sale 11,532 2.4381 GBP
ORD Sale 26,541 2.4405 GBP
ORD Sale 28,574 2.4421 GBP
ORD Sale 29,813 2.4459 GBP
ORD Sale 44,403 2.4387 GBP
ORD Sale 79,729 2.4414 GBP
ORD Sale 202,909 2.4399 GBP
ORD Sale 213,051 2.4438 GBP
ORD Sale 224,129 2.4358 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 965 2.4396 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 1,818 2.4550 GBP
ORD CFD Long 11,250 2.4346 GBP
ORD CFD Long 19,200 2.4410 GBP
ORD CFD Long 25,267 2.4554 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 44,403 2.4387 GBP
ORD CFD Long 59,436 2.4390 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 111,106 2.4430 GBP
ORD CFD Long 102,801 2.4416 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 261,596 2.4374 GBP
ORD CFD Long 774,725 2.4400 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 700 2.4410 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1,009 2.4331 GBP
ORD CFD Short 3,136 2.4423 GBP
ORD CFD Short 25,180 2.4344 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: 12 Jan 2016
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number: 020 3555 4634

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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