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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

23rd Feb 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 8675P

Citadel Group

23 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) Full name of discloser:	Citadel Group
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	J SAINSBURY 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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	22 February, 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	HOME RETAIL GROUP

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

(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:	Convertible Bond ISIN XS1268412993
	Interests		Short Positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	6,000,000	2.40	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	6,000,000	2.40	0	0.00

Class of relevant security:	Common Stock ISIN GB00B019KW72
	Interests		Short Positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0.00	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	180,159	0.01	15,716,372	0.82
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	180,159	0.01	15,716,372	0.82

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security ISIN GB00B019KW72	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common Stock	Purchase	7,635	2.545 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	373	2.546 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,959	2.547 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	19,810	2.548 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	32,698	2.549 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	45,949	2.55 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	44,501	2.551 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	50,392	2.552 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	40,580	2.553 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,699	2.554 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	58,400	2.555 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	40,469	2.556 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	45,517	2.557 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	44,760	2.558 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	67,070	2.559 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	127,585	2.56 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	61,342	2.561 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	42,593	2.562 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	60,286	2.563 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	52,698	2.564 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	49,751	2.565 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	46,423	2.566 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	35,045	2.567 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	75,509	2.568 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	19,460	2.569 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	62,130	2.57 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,534	2.571 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	35,891	2.572 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	24,212	2.573 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,066	2.574 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	50,425	2.575 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,312	2.576 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	28,285	2.577 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,896	2.578 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,653	2.579 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	35,438	2.58 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,859	2.581 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,702	2.582 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,726	2.58225 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,213	2.583 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,036	2.584 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,316	2.585 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,436	2.586 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,452	2.587 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,710	2.588 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,823	2.589 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	38,146	2.59 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,400	2.596 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,793	2.547 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,941	2.548 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-26,602	2.549 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-54,398	2.55 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-30,103	2.551 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-55,557	2.552 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,804	2.55225 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-34,885	2.553 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-51,262	2.554 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-65,639	2.555 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,649	2.55525 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-41,012	2.556 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-57,090	2.557 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-127,639	2.558 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-127,502	2.559 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-99,285	2.56 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-55,234	2.561 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-79,517	2.562 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,389	2.563 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-70,587	2.564 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-52,650	2.565 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-73,097	2.566 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-71,277	2.567 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-79,444	2.568 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-31,811	2.569 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,097	2.57 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,049	2.571 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,915	2.572 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,950	2.573 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,013	2.574 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,712	2.575 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,931	2.576 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-55,556	2.577 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,797	2.578 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,403	2.579 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,383	2.58 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,101	2.581 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-12,391	2.582 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-22,923	2.583 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,760	2.584 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,036	2.585 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,903	2.586 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,969	2.588 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,135	2.589 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,300	2.59 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,400	2.599 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security ISIN GB00B019KW72	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
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-317,436	2.557172 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-40,673	2.558 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-10,168	2.558 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-1,538	2.559771 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-86,289	2.560456 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-21,572	2.560456 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-290,304	2.563689 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-72,578	2.56369 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-18,334	2.564696 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-73,331	2.564697 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-161,860	2.565515 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-40,465	2.565515 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-716	2.566486 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-20,092	2.566891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-5,023	2.566891 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-14,796	2.5675 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-3,699	2.5675 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-504,329	2.568055 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-126,080	2.568055 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,756	2.571568 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-39,017	2.57157 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-198,825	2.572286 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-49,705	2.572286 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-203,518	2.578042 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-50,880	2.578042 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-23,252	2.55985 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	716	2.549686 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,538	2.549686 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	7,581	2.553653 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	757	2.556594 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,848	2.556594 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,920	2.556594 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	19,476	2.556594 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,473	2.567932 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	12,494	2.568535 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	60,890	2.568535 GBP

(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) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

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)

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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	23 February, 2016
Contact name:	Pauline Rogers
Telephone number:	020 7645 9708

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 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

END

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