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Form 8.3 - Home Retail Group Plc

7th Jan 2016 14:57

RNS Number : 1902L

D E Shaw & Co LP

07 January 2016

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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:	D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Home Retail Group Plc
(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:	January 06, 2016
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	Yes: J Sainsbury Plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:	10p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	69,351	0.01
(2) Derivatives (other than options):	4,578,956	0.56	37,639	0.00
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	4,648,307	0.57	37,639	0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	17,249	GBP 1.298
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	7,204	GBP 1.306
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,179	GBP 1.308
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,209	GBP 1.311
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	12,830	GBP 1.312
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,400	GBP 1.315
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,388	GBP 1.316
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	15,912	GBP 1.318
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	11,620	GBP 1.319
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	20,608	GBP 1.320
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	14,944	GBP 1.321
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4,960	GBP 1.322
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,889	GBP 1.323
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,232	GBP 1.325
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	3,970	GBP 1.326
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	3,200	GBP 1.329
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	46,769	GBP 1.330
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	25,271	GBP 1.331
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	32,556	GBP 1.332
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,524	GBP 1.333
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	5,814	GBP 1.334
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	60,005	GBP 1.336
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	35,893	GBP 1.337
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4,362	GBP 1.338
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,607	GBP 1.339
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,270	GBP 1.340
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	508	GBP 1.341
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	16,220	GBP 1.342
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	6,263	GBP 1.343
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4,730	GBP 1.344
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	16,528	GBP 1.345
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	8,487	GBP 1.346
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	14,727	GBP 1.347
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,593	GBP 1.351
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4,700	GBP 1.354
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	12,355	GBP 1.297
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,047	GBP 1.298
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,966	GBP 1.299
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,075	GBP 1.300
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4,611	GBP 1.301
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,330	GBP 1.306
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,677	GBP 1.313
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,845	GBP 1.327
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	539	GBP 1.329
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,720	GBP 1.330
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	3,317	GBP 1.331
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2,347	GBP 1.332
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4,629	GBP 1.334
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	300	GBP 1.335
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	3,304	GBP 1.336
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,797	GBP 1.338
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,224	GBP 1.340
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	400	GBP 1.343
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,635	GBP 1.344
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1,630	GBP 1.346
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	3,732	GBP 1.349
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	3,350	GBP 1.291
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	2,406	GBP 1.297
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	341	GBP 1.298
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	3,976	GBP 1.299
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	193	GBP 1.300
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	14,735	GBP 1.301
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	10,426	GBP 1.302
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	1,786	GBP 1.304
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	1,586	GBP 1.306
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	11,676	GBP 1.307
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	3,900	GBP 1.311
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	20,937	GBP 1.312
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	6,183	GBP 1.317
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	1,351	GBP 1.318
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	10,749	GBP 1.319
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	5,294	GBP 1.320
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	3,442	GBP 1.321
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	6,322	GBP 1.322
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	10,485	GBP 1.323
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	21,945	GBP 1.324
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	104	GBP 1.326
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	5,462	GBP 1.327
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	5,627	GBP 1.328
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	33,090	GBP 1.329
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	16,693	GBP 1.330
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	52,253	GBP 1.331
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	20,434	GBP 1.332
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	25,227	GBP 1.333
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	22,640	GBP 1.334
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	7,394	GBP 1.335
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	9,453	GBP 1.336
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	7,232	GBP 1.337
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	11,931	GBP 1.338
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	19,650	GBP 1.339
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	12,044	GBP 1.340
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	11,233	GBP 1.341
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	6,932	GBP 1.342
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	647	GBP 1.343
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	10,767	GBP 1.344
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	102	GBP 1.345
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	2,858	GBP 1.346
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	6,935	GBP 1.348
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a short position	2,378	GBP 1.352
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	105	GBP 1.287
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,252	GBP 1.294
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3,236	GBP 1.297
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5,055	GBP 1.298
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,008	GBP 1.299
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	800	GBP 1.300
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,236	GBP 1.301
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3,744	GBP 1.303
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	212	GBP 1.305
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	105	GBP 1.309
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2,530	GBP 1.312
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,941	GBP 1.314
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,917	GBP 1.315
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	104	GBP 1.316
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	104	GBP 1.317
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2,846	GBP 1.318
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4,159	GBP 1.319
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2,987	GBP 1.320
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5,228	GBP 1.322
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	18,469	GBP 1.323
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	200	GBP 1.324
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3,742	GBP 1.325
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5,536	GBP 1.326
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3,399	GBP 1.327
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	18,214	GBP 1.328
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4,175	GBP 1.329
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,928	GBP 1.330
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	16,804	GBP 1.331
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	20,904	GBP 1.332
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7,404	GBP 1.333
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	11,020	GBP 1.334
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7,064	GBP 1.335
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	8,921	GBP 1.336
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,207	GBP 1.337
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	11,986	GBP 1.339
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7,815	GBP 1.340
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4,836	GBP 1.341
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2,191	GBP 1.342
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7,336	GBP 1.344
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	700	GBP 1.345
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4,299	GBP 1.346
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2,281	GBP 1.347
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,600	GBP 1.348
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3,700	GBP 1.349
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2,690	GBP 1.351
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1,307	GBP 1.352
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1,514	GBP 1.294
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	106	GBP 1.297
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	842	GBP 1.298
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5,285	GBP 1.299
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.300
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.301
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,683	GBP 1.302
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	106	GBP 1.303
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,776	GBP 1.305
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.306
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.307
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3,351	GBP 1.308
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.310
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,759	GBP 1.312
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.315
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	286	GBP 1.317
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	208	GBP 1.318
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,016	GBP 1.319
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,956	GBP 1.321
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4,864	GBP 1.322
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	17	GBP 1.325
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	249	GBP 1.326
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3,036	GBP 1.327
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1,360	GBP 1.328
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	292	GBP 1.329
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	517	GBP 1.330
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	11,350	GBP 1.331
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	14,302	GBP 1.332
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4,392	GBP 1.333
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	7,804	GBP 1.334
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3,812	GBP 1.335
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4,538	GBP 1.336
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,230	GBP 1.337
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	68	GBP 1.338
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,858	GBP 1.339
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1,360	GBP 1.340
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3,583	GBP 1.341
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,780	GBP 1.342
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2,058	GBP 1.343
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3,264	GBP 1.344
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	102	GBP 1.345
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	31	GBP 1.346
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	137	GBP 1.347
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	204	GBP 1.348
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1,569	GBP 1.349
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	102	GBP 1.350
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	102	GBP 1.352
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	66	GBP 1.359
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	35	GBP 1.362

(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) Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

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)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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"

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	January 07, 2016
Contact name:	Kevin Krist (Compliance Department)
Telephone number:	+44 (0) 20 7409 4420

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 [email protected]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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