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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

1st Sep 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 7150I

Citadel Group

01 September 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	31 August, 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:	5,000,000	2.00	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:	5,000,000	2.00	0	0.00

Class of relevant security:	Common Stock ISIN GB00B019KW72
	Interests		Short Positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	121,067	0.01	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	31,568,698	1.64
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	121,067	0.01	31,568,698	1.64

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	5,065	2.385 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,837	2.386 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,702	2.387 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,043	2.388 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	28,559	2.389 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	76,428	2.39 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,459	2.391 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	32,161	2.392 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,243	2.393 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,331	2.394 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,053	2.395 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,183	2.396 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,111	2.397 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,619	2.398 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,435	2.399 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,969	2.4 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,772	2.401 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,728	2.402 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	29,264	2.403 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,688	2.404 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	40,458	2.405 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	39,501	2.406 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	35,573	2.407 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	36,660	2.408 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	30,291	2.409 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	31,446	2.41 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	26,777	2.411 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,811	2.412 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,330	2.413 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,162	2.414 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	77,300	2.415 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	26,758	2.416 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	15,875	2.417 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	56,804	2.418 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	41,578	2.419 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	113,479	2.42 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	132,904	2.421 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	154,054	2.422 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	37,287	2.423 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,852	2.424 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	53,769	2.425 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	50,752	2.426 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,278	2.427 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,711	2.428 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,209	2.384 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,474	2.385 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,754	2.386 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,202	2.387 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,532	2.388 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-45,172	2.389 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,618	2.39 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,857	2.391 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-32,871	2.392 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,319	2.393 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,820	2.394 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,741	2.395 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,334	2.396 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,983	2.397 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,903	2.398 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,149	2.399 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,357	2.4 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,263	2.401 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,268	2.402 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,334	2.403 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-321	2.4035 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-50,109	2.404 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,286	2.405 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-22,603	2.406 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,572	2.407 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-52,074	2.408 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-97,147	2.409 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,112	2.41 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,388	2.411 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,864	2.412 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,016	2.413 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,422	2.414 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-41,687	2.415 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-29,045	2.416 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-29,721	2.417 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,719	2.418 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-46,436	2.419 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-63,236	2.42 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-168,083	2.421 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-48,398	2.422 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-31,551	2.423 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-76,806	2.424 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-42,482	2.425 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-58,928	2.426 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-18,427	2.427 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,802	2.429 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	-648	2.387427 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,514	2.392 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-1,297,396	2.408047 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-504,539	2.408062 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-455,442	2.414257 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-182,482	2.414258 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-177,142	2.414258 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-70,911	2.414258 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-14,938	2.4175 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-5,985	2.4175 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-5,809	2.4175 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,325	2.4175 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-5,145	2.418418 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,061	2.418421 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-1,926	2.419022 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-770	2.419049 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,462	2.421649 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,183	2.421649 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-23,620	2.42165 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-3,679	2.421651 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-214,382	2.421834 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-85,896	2.421834 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-83,387	2.421834 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-33,377	2.421834 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-48,879	2.423366 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-19,586	2.423366 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-19,013	2.423366 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-7,610	2.423366 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-3,837	2.423747 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-24,640	2.423748 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,873	2.423748 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,584	2.423748 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-20,015	2.424618 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-8,019	2.424618 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-7,785	2.424618 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-3,116	2.424618 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	14,236	2.411148 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	420	2.414326 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,786	2.414326 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	13,544	2.414326 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,739	2.41638 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,414	2.421 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"

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:	01 September, 2016
Contact name:	Alasdair Putt
Telephone number:	020 7645 9700

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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