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Form 8.3 - Home Retail Group Plc

15th Jan 2016 15:09

RNS Number : 0783M

D E Shaw & Co LP

15 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 14, 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):	3,663,382	0.45	66,937	0.00
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	3,732,733	0.46	66,937	0.01

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 long position	14	1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	100	1.520
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3133	1.446
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	975	1.451
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	400	1.453
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5172	1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5422	1.467
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3806	1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2837	1.469
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5205	1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7534	1.471
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1189	1.472
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5000	1.474
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4699	1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	9706	1.481
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2055	1.482
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1470	1.483
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1013	1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	363	1.486
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1861	1.487
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3269	1.488
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	9340	1.490
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3345	1.491
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7745	1.492
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3036	1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	17336	1.494
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1232	1.495
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5240	1.496
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	703	1.497
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	14805	1.500
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	369	1.501
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	500	1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	336	1.503
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2576	1.504
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1523	1.505
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	371	1.506
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1402	1.507
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	9673	1.509
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1338	1.510
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	727	1.515
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	10642	1.516
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1261	1.517
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1525	1.518
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4849	1.519
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5951	1.520
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	210	1.521
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	100	1.522
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1308	1.529
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	361	1.531
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1525	1.532
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2925	1.533
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3286	1.534
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4362	1.535
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	15394	1.536
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4133	1.537
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5885	1.538
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7594	1.539
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4150	1.540
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	10701	1.541
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1500	1.542
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	100	1.543
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	8979	1.547
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	790	1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	522	1.523
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.459
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	400	1.492
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.501
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.510
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.512
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.518
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.521
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.523
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.525
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	62	1.529
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	40	1.538
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	740	1.540
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.541
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	400	1.542
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	160	1.543
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	1.547
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	563	1.549
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	1.567
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	8385	1.545
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	954	1.547
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	10201	1.548
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1087	1.446
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	956	1.462
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	626	1.474
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1291	1.478
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	120	1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2147	1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1746	1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	926	1.500
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1885	1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	921	1.508
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	669	1.521
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1443	1.522
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1233	1.523
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	906	1.540
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1388	1.543
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1557	1.544
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1786	1.550
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	595	1.446
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	426	1.462
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	159	1.474
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	156	1.478
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	10	1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	130	1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	778	1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	690	1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	242	1.521
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	534	1.543
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	856	1.544
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	634	1.550
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	697	1.462
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2437	1.469
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1352	1.475
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2638	1.478
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1588	1.482
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1375	1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1684	1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	925	1.500
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	921	1.508
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2308	1.523
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	904	1.539
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1154	1.540
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2138	1.541
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	2704	1.543
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1801	1.544
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	898	1.546
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1031	1.548
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a short position	1500	1.549

(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 15, 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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