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Form 8.3 - Home Retail Group Plc

29th Jan 2016 14:30

RNS Number : 4955N

D E Shaw & Co LP

29 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 28, 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:	57,240	0.01
(2) Derivatives (other than options):	2,707,913	0.33	460,142	0.06
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	2,765,153	0.34	460,142	0.06

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	339	GBP 1.489
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	258	GBP 1.491
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	508	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	400	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	234	GBP 1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	357	GBP 1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	732	GBP 1.459
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	506	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	268	GBP 1.453
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	150	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	81	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	365	GBP 1.444
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	320	GBP 1.449
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1101	GBP 1.489
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1032	GBP 1.491
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1621	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1178	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	756	GBP 1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1164	GBP 1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1917	GBP 1.459
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1453	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1032	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	672	GBP 1.453
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	518	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	216	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1253	GBP 1.444
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	741	GBP 1.449
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	910	GBP 1.448
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	942	GBP 1.443
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1367	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	808	GBP 1.489
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	708	GBP 1.491
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1086	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	586	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	469	GBP 1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	750	GBP 1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1152	GBP 1.459
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	928	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	610	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	407	GBP 1.453
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	354	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	148	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	883	GBP 1.444
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	467	GBP 1.449
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	558	GBP 1.448
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	555	GBP 1.443
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	818	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.489
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.487
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	38	GBP 1.483
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	900	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.465
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.467
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.458
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	600	GBP 1.462
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.444
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.433
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.449
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.456
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	389	GBP 1.451
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.446
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	11	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.454
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	700	GBP 1.448
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.443
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.442
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.435
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.430
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1231	GBP 1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1850	GBP 1.487
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	665	GBP 1.478
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	10750	GBP 1.481
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1963	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3976	GBP 1.465
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	38	GBP 1.458
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4912	GBP 1.455
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4523	GBP 1.459
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	397	GBP 1.450
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2036	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1376	GBP 1.446
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	7900	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	6450	GBP 1.452
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1000	GBP 1.448
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	500	GBP 1.443
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5597	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	200	GBP 1.492
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1998	GBP 1.491
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	200	GBP 1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	400	GBP 1.455
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	3602	GBP 1.433
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1000	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	8696	GBP 1.430
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	19190	GBP 1.425

(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 29, 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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