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Form 8.3 - Home Retail Group Plc

21st Jan 2016 14:19

RNS Number : 6225M

D E Shaw & Co LP

21 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 20, 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:	67,561	0.01
(2) Derivatives (other than options):	3,160,727	0.39	251,425	0.03
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	3,228,288	0.40	251,425	0.03

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	196	GBP 1.422
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2502	GBP 1.464
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	770	GBP 1.469
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	5129	GBP 1.452
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2064	GBP 1.449
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1332	GBP 1.422
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1602	GBP 1.420
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2690	GBP 1.421
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	926	GBP 1.419
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	3994	GBP 1.418
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1338	GBP 1.416
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	879	GBP 1.411
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1597	GBP 1.412
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1913	GBP 1.401
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	3862	GBP 1.404
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4257	GBP 1.406
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1973	GBP 1.413
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2535	GBP 1.396
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1362	GBP 1.394
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2789	GBP 1.398
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	4988	GBP 1.454
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1393	GBP 1.451
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2687	GBP 1.425
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2878	GBP 1.386
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1260	GBP 1.403
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	600	GBP 1.464
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	594	GBP 1.465
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	500	GBP 1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.477
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	7107	GBP 1.476
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2072	GBP 1.471
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1600	GBP 1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.460
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.469
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2560	GBP 1.463
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.467
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.452
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.453
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	460	GBP 1.449
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1615	GBP 1.431
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	757	GBP 1.428
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3581	GBP 1.430
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1338	GBP 1.424
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5979	GBP 1.422
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	26568	GBP 1.420
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3766	GBP 1.421
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	885	GBP 1.419
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2400	GBP 1.442
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2648	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	152	GBP 1.434
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1966	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1330	GBP 1.418
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5827	GBP 1.417
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1693	GBP 1.416
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	137	GBP 1.423
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	6402	GBP 1.414
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	283	GBP 1.411
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	63	GBP 1.392
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1962	GBP 1.399
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	19709	GBP 1.400
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3533	GBP 1.403
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	6222	GBP 1.412
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	7737	GBP 1.410
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2745	GBP 1.408
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5701	GBP 1.401
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	602	GBP 1.402
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3101	GBP 1.405
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3403	GBP 1.404
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5175	GBP 1.407
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	11519	GBP 1.415
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.406
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1809	GBP 1.413
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1625	GBP 1.409
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1847	GBP 1.397
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	102	GBP 1.395
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4365	GBP 1.396
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5938	GBP 1.394
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	102	GBP 1.391
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4220	GBP 1.398
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1	GBP 1.388
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	7519	GBP 1.387
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2249	GBP 1.384
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1670	GBP 1.382
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	400	GBP 1.400

(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 21, 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

END

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