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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

11th Mar 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 8623R

Citadel Group

11 March 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	10 March, 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:	197,244	0.01	8,734,116	0.45
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	197,244	0.01	8,734,116	0.45

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	1,750	2.651 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	284	2.653 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,414	2.654 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,810	2.655 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,716	2.656 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,337	2.657 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,809	2.658 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,131	2.659 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	15,950	2.66 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,627	2.661 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	511	2.662 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,719	2.663 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,938	2.665 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,734	2.666 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,062	2.667 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	739	2.668 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,272	2.669 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	27,209	2.67 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,794	2.671 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	52,259	2.672 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,237	2.673 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	54,653	2.674 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,059	2.675 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	19,756	2.676 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,885	2.677 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,752	2.678 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,638	2.679 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,902	2.68 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,075	2.681 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,965	2.682 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,368	2.683 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	30,918	2.684 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,730	2.685 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,328	2.686 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,653	2.687 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,584	2.688 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,451	2.689 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,418	2.69 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,261	2.691 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,395	2.692 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	25,689	2.693 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,404	2.694 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	15,790	2.695 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,416	2.696 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,198	2.697 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,696	2.698 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,615	2.699 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,137	2.7 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,588	2.701 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,462	2.702 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,297	2.703 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	678	2.704 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,177	2.705 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,642	2.707 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	905	2.708 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,981	2.653 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,932	2.654 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,414	2.655 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,978	2.656 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-12,472	2.657 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-62,543	2.658 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-50,722	2.659 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,205	2.66 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,157	2.661 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,079	2.662 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,175	2.664 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,450	2.665 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,050	2.666 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,543	2.667 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,251	2.668 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,795	2.669 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,663	2.67 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,078	2.671 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,938	2.672 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,836	2.673 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-40,546	2.674 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,129	2.675 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,141	2.676 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,403	2.677 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,627	2.678 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,573	2.679 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,451	2.68 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,381	2.681 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-780	2.682 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,242	2.683 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,457	2.684 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,175	2.685 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,898	2.686 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,414	2.687 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,647	2.688 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,221	2.689 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,896	2.69 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,241	2.691 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,893	2.692 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,996	2.693 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,715	2.694 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-26,723	2.695 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,788	2.696 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,307	2.697 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,041	2.698 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,148	2.699 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-255	2.7 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,415	2.701 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,384	2.702 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,346	2.703 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,553	2.704 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,067	2.705 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,969	2.706 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,202	2.707 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,381	2.708 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,111	2.709 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	6,757	2.695361 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-2,658	2.656046 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-4,099	2.656392 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-8,143	2.657093 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-3,464	2.666663 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-15,632	2.682805 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-8,774	2.691707 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-7,866	2.692044 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-3,910	2.692044 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-2,987	2.692044 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-2,483	2.692044 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-1,813	2.692044 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-628	2.692044 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,295	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,357	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,616	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,762	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	14,473	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	17,086	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	17,617	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	19,360	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	36,880	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	37,405	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	77,441	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	99,998	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	162,710	2.6545 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,258	2.654949 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	25,028	2.654949 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	7,000	2.655 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,717	2.6555 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,864	2.6555 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,178	2.655613 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	40,707	2.655613 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	729	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,296	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,919	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	5,185	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,812	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	20,508	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	31,303	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	40,675	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	82,395	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	90,139	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	159,998	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	354,041	2.656125 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,164	2.657291 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	12,053	2.657291 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	15,742	2.657291 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	20,144	2.657291 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	20,597	2.657291 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	15,912	2.658608 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	77,541	2.658608 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	97,300	2.658608 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	5,424	2.666429 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	37,150	2.666429 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	38,804	2.666429 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	5,800	2.668778 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,609	2.668778 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	189,601	2.674893 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	697	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,377	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,805	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	13,012	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	28,876	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	31,196	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	35,077	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	36,576	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	52,053	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	67,449	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	67,488	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	75,971	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	142,273	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	350,000	2.675886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,787	2.678586 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	9,144	2.678586 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	11,993	2.678586 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	75,516	2.678586 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	212,864	2.678586 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	72,072	2.680591 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	16,386	2.684491 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	91,358	2.68551 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,164	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	5,181	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	59,705	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	70,492	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	119,209	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	139,342	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	171,327	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	679,508	2.6865 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	236,247	2.687765 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	64,998	2.699331 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:	11 March, 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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