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Form 8.3 - Home Retail Group Plc

2nd Feb 2016 14:13

RNS Number : 8279N

D E Shaw & Co LP

02 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:	February 01, 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):	2,713,876	0.33	575,530	0.07
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	2,771,116	0.34	575,530	0.07

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	689	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1049	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	171	GBP 1.411
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	122	GBP 1.405
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	308	GBP 1.403
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	450	GBP 1.392
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	622	GBP 1.401
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	346	GBP 1.412
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	228	GBP 1.417
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	581	GBP 1.419
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	355	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	414	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	731	GBP 1.414
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2432	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2796	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	511	GBP 1.411
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	338	GBP 1.405
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	851	GBP 1.403
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1245	GBP 1.392
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1355	GBP 1.401
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	699	GBP 1.412
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	446	GBP 1.417
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1286	GBP 1.419
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	387	GBP 1.443
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	885	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	758	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1864	GBP 1.431
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	893	GBP 1.460
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	859	GBP 1.441
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1780	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	758	GBP 1.523
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1282	GBP 1.518
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1864	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2109	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	372	GBP 1.411
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	250	GBP 1.405
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	624	GBP 1.403
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	934	GBP 1.392
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1024	GBP 1.401
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	498	GBP 1.412
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	335	GBP 1.417
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	977	GBP 1.419
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	289	GBP 1.443
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	686	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	564	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1225	GBP 1.431
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	628	GBP 1.460
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	604	GBP 1.441
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1410	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1204	GBP 1.414
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	181	GBP 1.442
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	491	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	950	GBP 1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	943	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	942	GBP 1.488
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	931	GBP 1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	920	GBP 1.516
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	428	GBP 1.523
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	681	GBP 1.518
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	102	GBP 1.384
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.423
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	475	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.435
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	500	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.420
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.412
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.409
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	601	GBP 1.389
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.399
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	84	GBP 1.405
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.402
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	202	GBP 1.406
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.414
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.415
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.421
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.417
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	400	GBP 1.422
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.450
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	267	GBP 1.444
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	233	GBP 1.445
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.441
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	487	GBP 1.425
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	376	GBP 1.427
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	250	GBP 1.434
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.443
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.437
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	24	GBP 1.426
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.428
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	25	GBP 1.448
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.476
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	183	GBP 1.473
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.467
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.472
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	200	GBP 1.475
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	400	GBP 1.479
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.481
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.488
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.497
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	105	GBP 1.494
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	195	GBP 1.498
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	105	GBP 1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	95	GBP 1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.514
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.519
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	502	GBP 1.518
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	300	GBP 1.529
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	102	GBP 1.520
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	98	GBP 1.513
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4701	GBP 1.400
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	500	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	100	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3000	GBP 1.420
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1075	GBP 1.424
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	3400	GBP 1.418
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	7190	GBP 1.416
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1901	GBP 1.433
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1539	GBP 1.430
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	7896	GBP 1.425
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1794	GBP 1.431
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	231	GBP 1.427
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	4337	GBP 1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1400	GBP 1.514
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2508	GBP 1.519
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	1147	GBP 1.524
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a long position	2742	GBP 1.526
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1988	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1512	GBP 1.435
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	11786	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	7287	GBP 1.420
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2253	GBP 1.424
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4877	GBP 1.410
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	2246	GBP 1.389
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	900	GBP 1.433
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	13	GBP 1.430
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	73	GBP 1.431
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1028	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4427	GBP 1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	1091	GBP 1.469
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	9959	GBP 1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	14485	GBP 1.467
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	113	GBP 1.472
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	5004	GBP 1.475
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	16483	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	4940	GBP 1.479
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a long position	200	GBP 1.481

(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 02, 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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