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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

13th Jan 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 7777L

Citadel Group

13 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) 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	12 January 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"	Yes - Home Retail Group Plc

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:	COMMON STOCK ISIN GB00B019KW72
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0.00	2,955	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	365,625	0.02	5,942,944	0.31
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	365,625	0.02	5,945,899	0.31

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:
TOTAL:	6,000,000	2.40	0	0.00

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	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common stock	Purchase	68,027	2.5
Common stock	Purchase	33,198	2.51
Common stock	Purchase	840	2.54
Common stock	Purchase	26,509	2.515
Common stock	Purchase	28,819	2.516
Common stock	Purchase	18,941	2.493
Common stock	Purchase	12,052	2.491
Common stock	Purchase	880	2.484
Common stock	Purchase	10,683	2.494
Common stock	Purchase	26,324	2.517
Common stock	Purchase	34,795	2.506
Common stock	Purchase	23,263	2.497
Common stock	Purchase	42,523	2.518
Common stock	Purchase	67,838	2.514
Common stock	Purchase	23,057	2.522
Common stock	Purchase	31,969	2.521
Common stock	Purchase	2,013	2.489
Common stock	Purchase	4,364	2.526
Common stock	Purchase	4,291	2.527
Common stock	Purchase	29,361	2.501
Common stock	Purchase	22,818	2.499
Common stock	Purchase	23,844	2.498
Common stock	Purchase	104,390	2.52
Common stock	Purchase	13,775	2.49
Common stock	Purchase	1,020	2.535
Common stock	Purchase	12,954	2.505
Common stock	Purchase	3,516	2.485
Common stock	Purchase	3,480	2.525
Common stock	Purchase	1,290	2.488
Common stock	Purchase	1,661	2.547
Common stock	Purchase	1,200	2.486
Common stock	Purchase	9,556	2.523
Common stock	Purchase	17,468	2.511
Common stock	Purchase	35,201	2.513
Common stock	Purchase	9,665	2.503
Common stock	Purchase	38,651	2.509
Common stock	Purchase	3,900	2.541
Common stock	Purchase	10,307	2.524
Common stock	Purchase	2,761	2.528
Common stock	Purchase	1,400	2.529
Common stock	Purchase	30,755	2.508
Common stock	Purchase	30,900	2.502
Common stock	Purchase	42,028	2.512
Common stock	Purchase	16,625	2.504
Common stock	Purchase	19,241	2.492
Common stock	Purchase	14,959	2.495
Common stock	Purchase	51,271	2.496
Common stock	Purchase	25,946	2.507
Common stock	Purchase	102,622	2.519
Common stock	Purchase	4,254	2.483
Common stock	Purchase	845	2.49575
Common stock	Purchase	888	2.51875
Common stock	Purchase	2,108	2.542
Common stock	Purchase	853	2.49275
Common stock	Purchase	876	2.49175
Common stock	Sale	-27,541	2.5
Common stock	Sale	-17,353	2.51
Common stock	Sale	-56,522	2.515
Common stock	Sale	-64,199	2.516
Common stock	Sale	-6,274	2.493
Common stock	Sale	-9,588	2.491
Common stock	Sale	-5,650	2.484
Common stock	Sale	-27,768	2.494
Common stock	Sale	-169,792	2.517
Common stock	Sale	-50,796	2.506
Common stock	Sale	-8,779	2.497
Common stock	Sale	-55,624	2.518
Common stock	Sale	-44,423	2.514
Common stock	Sale	-14,347	2.522
Common stock	Sale	-9,215	2.521
Common stock	Sale	-25,842	2.489
Common stock	Sale	-5,712	2.526
Common stock	Sale	-7,651	2.527
Common stock	Sale	-32,945	2.501
Common stock	Sale	-17,081	2.499
Common stock	Sale	-17,146	2.498
Common stock	Sale	-38,156	2.52
Common stock	Sale	-4,371	2.49
Common stock	Sale	-712	2.537
Common stock	Sale	-3,378	2.535
Common stock	Sale	-8,056	2.505
Common stock	Sale	-29,468	2.485
Common stock	Sale	-2,816	2.525
Common stock	Sale	-10,409	2.531
Common stock	Sale	-17,222	2.488
Common stock	Sale	-4,730	2.486
Common stock	Sale	-18,347	2.523
Common stock	Sale	-4,310	2.487
Common stock	Sale	-11,095	2.511
Common stock	Sale	-49,864	2.513
Common stock	Sale	-10,278	2.503
Common stock	Sale	-39,196	2.509
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.536
Common stock	Sale	-679	2.538
Common stock	Sale	-1,013	2.541
Common stock	Sale	-880	2.524
Common stock	Sale	-2,577	2.528
Common stock	Sale	-2,507	2.529
Common stock	Sale	-28,313	2.508
Common stock	Sale	-14,863	2.502
Common stock	Sale	-21,249	2.512
Common stock	Sale	-5,864	2.504
Common stock	Sale	-5,329	2.492
Common stock	Sale	-16,466	2.495
Common stock	Sale	-5,305	2.496
Common stock	Sale	-13,505	2.507
Common stock	Sale	-72,589	2.519
Common stock	Sale	-5,988	2.53125
Common stock	Sale	-2,002	2.53325
Common stock	Sale	-1,760	2.483
Common stock	Sale	-1,446	2.48
Common stock	Sale	-3,481	2.5325
Common stock	Sale	-1,784	2.52825
Common stock	Sale	-13,652	2.546
Common stock	Sale	-2,786	2.53025
Common stock	Sale	-1,000	2.534

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

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
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-52,869	2.501609
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-204	2.499157
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-68,045	2.501991
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-49,318	2.501277
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-28,273	2.511845
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-14,884	2.516925
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,134	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,677	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	829	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	16,443	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	60,379	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	341	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	154,252	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,488	2.52446
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	4,111	2.52446
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,811	2.52446
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	4,616	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	100,151	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	72,855	2.513616
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	291,416	2.513617
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	177,234	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	106,325	2.515271
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	50,094	2.494228
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	162,701	2.49675
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,564	2.496322
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	363,114	2.496968
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	40,676	2.49675
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	29,400	2.496322
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,363	2.500284
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	7,133	2.505007
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	15,523	2.507396
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	53,667	2.505007
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	33,116	2.507396
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,561	2.507396

(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:	13 January 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

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