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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

19th Feb 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 6015P

Citadel Group

19 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	18 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:	211,340	0.01	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	203,411	0.01	13,618,846	0.71
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	414,751	0.02	13,618,846	0.71

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	82	2.615 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	433	2.617 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,451	2.62 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,105	2.621 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,518	2.622 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,683	2.623 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	430	2.624 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,529	2.625 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,161	2.626 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	19,743	2.627 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,235	2.628 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,095	2.629 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,119	2.63 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	75,779	2.631 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,307	2.632 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,083	2.633 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,248	2.634 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,659	2.635 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,027	2.636 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,502	2.637 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,473	2.638 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,661	2.639 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,676	2.63975 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	49,348	2.64 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	51,039	2.641 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	36,549	2.642 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	34,529	2.643 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,011	2.64375 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	23,993	2.644 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	30,254	2.645 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	770	2.64575 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	47,036	2.646 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	52,329	2.647 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,470	2.64775 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	61,098	2.648 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	27,785	2.649 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	61,864	2.65 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,010	2.65075 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	80,441	2.651 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	74,248	2.652 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	43,547	2.653 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	36,617	2.654 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	38,620	2.655 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	816	2.65575 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	55,415	2.656 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	31,981	2.657 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	34,337	2.658 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,610	2.6585 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	66,170	2.659 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	48,783	2.66 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	22,879	2.661 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,060	2.662 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	60,782	2.663 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	44,938	2.664 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,750	2.666 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,171	2.667 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,960	2.668 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,654	2.669 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,515	2.67 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,057	2.671 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,582	2.672 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,866	2.673 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	23,970	2.674 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6	2.67475 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,411	2.675 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,700	2.676 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	36,296	2.677 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,666	2.678 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	15,468	2.679 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,084	2.68 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-740	2.611 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,040	2.621 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,627	2.622 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,150	2.623 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,203	2.624 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,221	2.625 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,901	2.626 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,839	2.627 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-38,347	2.628 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,594	2.629 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,167	2.63 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-798	2.631 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,954	2.632 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,606	2.633 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,078	2.634 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,802	2.635 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,024	2.636 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,281	2.637 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,606	2.638 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-30,217	2.639 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-35,191	2.64 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-48,422	2.641 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-43,868	2.642 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-24,405	2.643 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-57,312	2.644 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-44,942	2.645 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-52,822	2.646 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-41,899	2.647 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-48,245	2.648 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-65,343	2.649 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-107,147	2.65 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-83,517	2.651 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-46,529	2.652 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,843	2.653 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-27,406	2.654 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,843	2.655 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,211	2.656 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,607	2.657 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-200	2.6575 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-42,640	2.658 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-28,206	2.659 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,523	2.66 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-32,884	2.661 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-34,335	2.662 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-34,261	2.663 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,000	2.664 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,190	2.665 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,917	2.666 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,425	2.667 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,926	2.668 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,964	2.669 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-12,808	2.67 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,697	2.671 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,333	2.672 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,857	2.673 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-36,387	2.674 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-36,104	2.675 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-91,495	2.676 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-84,875	2.677 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-27,868	2.678 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,846	2.679 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 long position	19,782	2.644918 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,773	2.662737 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-9,806	2.643765 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-498	2.646 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-8,784	2.651695 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-694	2.662737 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,420	2.626038 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	23,231	2.641469 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	11,948	2.646648 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	27,258	2.648394 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	69,460	2.648394 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	105,753	2.648394 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	115,557	2.648394 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,868	2.648395 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	9,792	2.648395 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	17,366	2.648395 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	19,373	2.648395 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	29,107	2.648395 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,773	2.654298 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:	19 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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