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Form 8.3 - Home Retail Group Plc

26th Jan 2016 15:09

RNS Number : 0565N

D E Shaw & Co LP

26 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 25, 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):	2,877,261	0.35	346,311	0.04
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	2,934,501	0.36	346,311	0.04

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

10p ordinary

Sale

956

GBP 1.483

(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	530	GBP 1.460
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	207	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	316	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	503	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	262	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	234	GBP 1.425
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	809	GBP 1.437
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	537	GBP 1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	770	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	291	GBP 1.481
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	462	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	265	GBP 1.472
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	225	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	160	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	521	GBP 1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	559	GBP 1.483
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1179	GBP 1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1063	GBP 1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	847	GBP 1.460
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	475	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	616	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	897	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	556	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	606	GBP 1.425
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1598	GBP 1.437
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	862	GBP 1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	939	GBP 1.500
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	880	GBP 1.495
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2113	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	795	GBP 1.481
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1153	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	439	GBP 1.472
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	514	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	439	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	949	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	727	GBP 1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	754	GBP 1.483
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1614	GBP 1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	946	GBP 1.489
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1613	GBP 1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1202	GBP 1.460
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	651	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	816	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1181	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	734	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	780	GBP 1.425
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2078	GBP 1.437
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1174	GBP 1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	938	GBP 1.500
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1069	GBP 1.495
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	2597	GBP 1.457
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	980	GBP 1.481
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	1485	GBP 1.480
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	619	GBP 1.472
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	704	GBP 1.447
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Short Position	565	GBP 1.429
10p ordinary	Swap	Increasing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.488
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.475
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.487
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.507
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.485
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.483
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.498
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	80	GBP 1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	326	GBP 1.489
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	281	GBP 1.497
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	168	GBP 1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.514
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.469
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.470
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.468
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	266	GBP 1.459
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.454
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.460
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	300	GBP 1.465
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.463
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	400	GBP 1.448
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.435
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.436
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.440
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	25	GBP 1.421
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.425
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.427
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.438
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.444
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.453
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.467
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.466
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.492
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.482
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	174	GBP 1.490
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	168	GBP 1.494
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	200	GBP 1.500
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	207	GBP 1.495
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	100	GBP 1.496
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	677	GBP 1.484
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	568	GBP 1.478
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	559	GBP 1.487
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	568	GBP 1.507
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	575	GBP 1.506
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	10612	GBP 1.504
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	4533	GBP 1.502
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	544	GBP 1.471
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	544	GBP 1.486
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	547	GBP 1.485
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	544	GBP 1.498
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	4865	GBP 1.493
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	6209	GBP 1.491
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	354	GBP 1.489
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	544	GBP 1.497
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	559	GBP 1.499
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	700	GBP 1.509
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	1280	GBP 1.513
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	338	GBP 1.527
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	8040	GBP 1.536
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	3464	GBP 1.469
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	500	GBP 1.459
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	4172	GBP 1.455
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	2247	GBP 1.454
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	4534	GBP 1.458
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	6122	GBP 1.462
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	4500	GBP 1.465
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	3691	GBP 1.463
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	2626	GBP 1.439
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	4474	GBP 1.435
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	1601	GBP 1.442
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	2666	GBP 1.432
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	6008	GBP 1.424
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	42	GBP 1.428
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	3600	GBP 1.437
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	2043	GBP 1.441
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	773	GBP 1.445
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	3151	GBP 1.456
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	749	GBP 1.452
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	1000	GBP 1.461
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	4802	GBP 1.492
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	900	GBP 1.490
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	9609	GBP 1.494
10p ordinary	Swap	Reducing a Long Position	5548	GBP 1.495

(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 26, 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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