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Form 8.3 - Home Retail Group Plc

1st Feb 2016 12:43

RNS Number : 6486N

D E Shaw & Co LP

01 February 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 29, 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):	2,681,283	0.33	525,975	0.06
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	2,738,523	0.34	525,975	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	623	GBP 1.377
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	434	GBP 1.378
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	872	GBP 1.368
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	450	GBP 1.371
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	775	GBP 1.379
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	582	GBP 1.381
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	290	GBP 1.396
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	474	GBP 1.389
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	187	GBP 1.388
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	461	GBP 1.383
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	217	GBP 1.374
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	211	GBP 1.365
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	134	GBP 1.339
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	869	GBP 1.264
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	224	GBP 1.313
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	458	GBP 1.376
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	352	GBP 1.366
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	163	GBP 1.375
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	652	GBP 1.373
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1662	GBP 1.377
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1498	GBP 1.378
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	3470	GBP 1.368
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1348	GBP 1.371
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2865	GBP 1.379
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2186	GBP 1.381
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1224	GBP 1.396
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2135	GBP 1.389
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	638	GBP 1.388
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1703	GBP 1.383
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	831	GBP 1.374
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	809	GBP 1.365
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	475	GBP 1.339
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	3267	GBP 1.264
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	842	GBP 1.313
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	714	GBP 1.300
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	928	GBP 1.297
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1099	GBP 1.281
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1083	GBP 1.312
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1167	GBP 1.308
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2064	GBP 1.357
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1683	GBP 1.362
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1676	GBP 1.376
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1243	GBP 1.366
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	602	GBP 1.375
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2118	GBP 1.373
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1263	GBP 1.377
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1030	GBP 1.378
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2322	GBP 1.368
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	996	GBP 1.371
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1803	GBP 1.379
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1295	GBP 1.381
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	801	GBP 1.396
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1329	GBP 1.389
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	370	GBP 1.388
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	998	GBP 1.383
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	522	GBP 1.374
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	484	GBP 1.365
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	277	GBP 1.339
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	422	GBP 1.300
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	479	GBP 1.297
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1011	GBP 1.376
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	600	GBP 1.366
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	457	GBP 1.375
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1616	GBP 1.373
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.400
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	1200	GBP 1.380
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	891	GBP 1.373
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	137	GBP 1.386
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.384
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.370
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	413	GBP 1.371
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	258	GBP 1.369
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	438	GBP 1.378
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	562	GBP 1.379
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	166	GBP 1.393
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	234	GBP 1.394
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	400	GBP 1.392
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	700	GBP 1.385
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	400	GBP 1.383
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	800	GBP 1.368
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	278	GBP 1.374
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1100	GBP 1.375
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	303	GBP 1.377
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	400	GBP 1.351
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.267
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.326
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	51	GBP 1.329
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	249	GBP 1.338
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	226	GBP 1.298
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	121	GBP 1.297
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	216	GBP 1.287
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	112	GBP 1.289
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	14	GBP 1.288
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	84	GBP 1.281
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	216	GBP 1.275
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	37	GBP 1.294
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	216	GBP 1.312
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	84	GBP 1.311
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	206	GBP 1.320
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	10	GBP 1.322
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.323
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	407	GBP 1.353
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	93	GBP 1.352
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.358
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.361
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	74	GBP 1.366
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	226	GBP 1.365
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	180	GBP 1.407
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	32657	GBP 1.380
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	297	GBP 1.373
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2749	GBP 1.386
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5652	GBP 1.384
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5890	GBP 1.370
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3300	GBP 1.369
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	342	GBP 1.378
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.379
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2283	GBP 1.387
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1797	GBP 1.390
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3148	GBP 1.391
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	12000	GBP 1.385
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	101	GBP 1.383
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	479	GBP 1.382
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1038	GBP 1.368
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	320	GBP 1.374
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	5302	GBP 1.375
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3722	GBP 1.377
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	6976	GBP 1.376
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	10467	GBP 1.372
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	935	GBP 1.367
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	327	GBP 1.299
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	73	GBP 1.300
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1485	GBP 1.284
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7548	GBP 1.287
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2992	GBP 1.285
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1088	GBP 1.281
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	544	GBP 1.280
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	507	GBP 1.279
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	544	GBP 1.278
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2948	GBP 1.277
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	400	GBP 1.276
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1234	GBP 1.273
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	544	GBP 1.272
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	544	GBP 1.271
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2536	GBP 1.295
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	281	GBP 1.311
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	348	GBP 1.315
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1988	GBP 1.314
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1006	GBP 1.354
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7179	GBP 1.364
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	53111	GBP 1.367

(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:	February 01, 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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