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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

6th Jan 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 0356L

Citadel Group

06 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	5 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	10,568	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,976,193	0.57	5,180,273	0.27
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	10,976,193	0.57	5,190,841	0.27

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	45,957	2.45
Common stock	Purchase	3,269	2.56
Common stock	Purchase	2,680	2.55
Common stock	Purchase	18,174	2.5
Common stock	Purchase	6,089	2.41
Common stock	Purchase	2,164	2.51
Common stock	Purchase	880	2.57
Common stock	Purchase	19,506	2.461
Common stock	Purchase	40,565	2.46
Common stock	Purchase	25,905	2.426
Common stock	Purchase	14,470	2.458
Common stock	Purchase	3,390	2.453
Common stock	Purchase	30,305	2.457
Common stock	Purchase	13,623	2.427
Common stock	Purchase	10,197	2.44
Common stock	Purchase	8,478	2.515
Common stock	Purchase	936	2.476
Common stock	Purchase	25,892	2.428
Common stock	Purchase	9,095	2.429
Common stock	Purchase	84,757	2.459
Common stock	Purchase	46,686	2.424
Common stock	Purchase	12,139	2.437
Common stock	Purchase	13,396	2.516
Common stock	Purchase	2,989	2.578
Common stock	Purchase	34,463	2.425
Common stock	Purchase	4,424	2.493
Common stock	Purchase	4,912	2.448
Common stock	Purchase	3,855	2.452
Common stock	Purchase	4,055	2.579
Common stock	Purchase	5,109	2.436
Common stock	Purchase	6,650	2.439
Common stock	Purchase	3,260	2.441
Common stock	Purchase	2,142	2.491
Common stock	Purchase	42,850	2.438
Common stock	Purchase	20,680	2.422
Common stock	Purchase	14,648	2.435
Common stock	Purchase	14,290	2.43
Common stock	Purchase	7,691	2.417
Common stock	Purchase	4,390	2.533
Common stock	Purchase	4,957	2.434
Common stock	Purchase	14,014	2.463
Common stock	Purchase	14,634	2.466
Common stock	Purchase	8,822	2.484
Common stock	Purchase	4,254	2.482
Common stock	Purchase	7,962	2.494
Common stock	Purchase	1,104	2.412
Common stock	Purchase	14,690	2.517
Common stock	Purchase	9,554	2.506
Common stock	Purchase	1,817	2.51075
Common stock	Purchase	18,857	2.47
Common stock	Purchase	6,233	2.443
Common stock	Purchase	33,814	2.421
Common stock	Purchase	13,150	2.447
Common stock	Purchase	16,551	2.445
Common stock	Purchase	1,775	2.444
Common stock	Purchase	60,137	2.464
Common stock	Purchase	432	2.554
Common stock	Purchase	4,523	2.497
Common stock	Purchase	6,728	2.518
Common stock	Purchase	23,541	2.433
Common stock	Purchase	1,770	2.53
Common stock	Purchase	1,250	2.475
Common stock	Purchase	6,717	2.481
Common stock	Purchase	4,818	2.514
Common stock	Purchase	3,814	2.471
Common stock	Purchase	24,302	2.462
Common stock	Purchase	5,819	2.409
Common stock	Purchase	1,865	2.522
Common stock	Purchase	8,724	2.431
Common stock	Purchase	5,917	2.446
Common stock	Purchase	2,800	2.415
Common stock	Purchase	11,550	2.521
Common stock	Purchase	1,686	2.489
Common stock	Purchase	6,295	2.451
Common stock	Purchase	1,700	2.526
Common stock	Purchase	3,627	2.527
Common stock	Purchase	1,818	2.501
Common stock	Purchase	8,527	2.499
Common stock	Purchase	1,560	2.553
Common stock	Purchase	884	2.576
Common stock	Purchase	4,951	2.545
Common stock	Purchase	5,645	2.454
Common stock	Purchase	42,603	2.423
Common stock	Purchase	5,400	2.519
Common stock	Purchase	2,238	2.479
Common stock	Purchase	5,512	2.548
Common stock	Purchase	4,577	2.539
Common stock	Purchase	23,377	2.465
Common stock	Purchase	2,286	2.498
Common stock	Purchase	5,170	2.474
Common stock	Purchase	26,003	2.558
Common stock	Purchase	40,672	2.52
Common stock	Purchase	21	2.549
Common stock	Purchase	2,553	2.617
Common stock	Purchase	4,342	2.561
Common stock	Purchase	11,376	2.432
Common stock	Purchase	10,880	2.49
Common stock	Purchase	134	2.532
Common stock	Purchase	10,307	2.42
Common stock	Purchase	1,048	2.537
Common stock	Purchase	3,266	2.507
Common stock	Purchase	8,698	2.535
Common stock	Purchase	10,283	2.505
Common stock	Purchase	4,615	2.485
Common stock	Purchase	9,501	2.469
Common stock	Purchase	3,140	2.616
Common stock	Purchase	5,869	2.525
Common stock	Purchase	2,818	2.531
Common stock	Purchase	3,885	2.442
Common stock	Purchase	19,312	2.467
Common stock	Purchase	4,745	2.449
Common stock	Purchase	4,070	2.488
Common stock	Purchase	9,332	2.534
Common stock	Purchase	2,258	2.399
Common stock	Purchase	16	2.689
Common stock	Purchase	1,400	2.702
Common stock	Purchase	1,000	2.547
Common stock	Purchase	3,220	2.746
Common stock	Purchase	4,071	2.741
Common stock	Purchase	1,400	2.733
Common stock	Purchase	5,881	2.486
Common stock	Purchase	3,443	2.523
Common stock	Purchase	11,056	2.468
Common stock	Purchase	1,150	2.413
Common stock	Purchase	1,400	2.664
Common stock	Purchase	1,400	2.668
Common stock	Purchase	204	2.473
Common stock	Purchase	9,878	2.456
Common stock	Purchase	3,527	2.401
Common stock	Purchase	2,940	2.414
Common stock	Purchase	1,178	2.563
Common stock	Purchase	3,065	2.487
Common stock	Purchase	710	2.411
Common stock	Purchase	13,557	2.455
Common stock	Purchase	1,753	2.511
Common stock	Purchase	12,441	2.416
Common stock	Purchase	2,138	2.551
Common stock	Purchase	1,242	2.564
Common stock	Purchase	5,044	2.48
Common stock	Purchase	3,741	2.621
Common stock	Purchase	2,055	2.4145
Common stock	Purchase	1,441	2.581
Common stock	Purchase	1,250	2.565
Common stock	Purchase	950	2.66
Common stock	Purchase	1,200	2.573
Common stock	Purchase	1,750	2.575
Common stock	Purchase	8,068	2.418
Common stock	Purchase	2,880	2.574
Common stock	Purchase	1,267	2.513
Common stock	Purchase	10,888	2.503
Common stock	Purchase	5,644	2.509
Common stock	Purchase	2,422	2.571
Common stock	Sale	-12,279	2.45
Common stock	Sale	-4,400	2.56
Common stock	Sale	-3,314	2.41
Common stock	Sale	-4,702	2.51
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.54
Common stock	Sale	-5,164	2.461
Common stock	Sale	-41,692	2.46
Common stock	Sale	-39,224	2.426
Common stock	Sale	-17,843	2.458
Common stock	Sale	-4,232	2.453
Common stock	Sale	-13,992	2.457
Common stock	Sale	-32,720	2.427
Common stock	Sale	-8,719	2.44
Common stock	Sale	-10,281	2.515
Common stock	Sale	-2,715	2.476
Common stock	Sale	-39,494	2.428
Common stock	Sale	-34,427	2.429
Common stock	Sale	-8,628	2.459
Common stock	Sale	-4,234	2.424
Common stock	Sale	-15,200	2.437
Common stock	Sale	-25,781	2.516
Common stock	Sale	-62,223	2.425
Common stock	Sale	-10,179	2.448
Common stock	Sale	-4,660	2.452
Common stock	Sale	-5,115	2.579
Common stock	Sale	-27,803	2.436
Common stock	Sale	-22,967	2.439
Common stock	Sale	-5,901	2.441
Common stock	Sale	-10,411	2.438
Common stock	Sale	-76,335	2.422
Common stock	Sale	-25,178	2.435
Common stock	Sale	-20,108	2.43
Common stock	Sale	-12,032	2.417
Common stock	Sale	-1,471	2.533
Common stock	Sale	-18,265	2.434
Common stock	Sale	-10,119	2.463
Common stock	Sale	-3,393	2.466
Common stock	Sale	-2,077	2.484
Common stock	Sale	-3,034	2.482
Common stock	Sale	-1,671	2.412
Common stock	Sale	-11,084	2.517
Common stock	Sale	-11,028	2.47
Common stock	Sale	-22,700	2.443
Common stock	Sale	-4,707	2.421
Common stock	Sale	-1,971	2.447
Common stock	Sale	-25,134	2.445
Common stock	Sale	-21,190	2.444
Common stock	Sale	-8,839	2.464
Common stock	Sale	-2,712	2.554
Common stock	Sale	-12,239	2.518
Common stock	Sale	-6,077	2.433
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.53
Common stock	Sale	-2,839	2.475
Common stock	Sale	-10,943	2.514
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.471
Common stock	Sale	-9,726	2.462
Common stock	Sale	-426	2.409
Common stock	Sale	-2,653	2.522
Common stock	Sale	-9,729	2.431
Common stock	Sale	-1,184	2.446
Common stock	Sale	-20,152	2.415
Common stock	Sale	-6,519	2.521
Common stock	Sale	-1,247	2.489
Common stock	Sale	-9,666	2.451
Common stock	Sale	-13,118	2.526
Common stock	Sale	-3,362	2.527
Common stock	Sale	-2,659	2.553
Common stock	Sale	-2,390	2.576
Common stock	Sale	-1,551	2.454
Common stock	Sale	-48,943	2.423
Common stock	Sale	-8,554	2.519
Common stock	Sale	-9,115	2.465
Common stock	Sale	-725	2.474
Common stock	Sale	-395	2.558
Common stock	Sale	-6,708	2.52
Common stock	Sale	-15	2.549
Common stock	Sale	-1,596	2.561
Common stock	Sale	-15,111	2.432
Common stock	Sale	-433	2.49
Common stock	Sale	-5,046	2.532
Common stock	Sale	-58,116	2.42
Common stock	Sale	-3,741	2.535
Common stock	Sale	-2,324	2.485
Common stock	Sale	-4,926	2.469
Common stock	Sale	-2,052	2.525
Common stock	Sale	-4,056	2.531
Common stock	Sale	-23,878	2.442
Common stock	Sale	-6,886	2.467
Common stock	Sale	-15,013	2.449
Common stock	Sale	-424	2.488
Common stock	Sale	-3,587	2.534
Common stock	Sale	-5,925	2.486
Common stock	Sale	-1,900	2.523
Common stock	Sale	-15,891	2.468
Common stock	Sale	-12	2.668
Common stock	Sale	-13,158	2.456
Common stock	Sale	-8,562	2.414
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.563
Common stock	Sale	-655	2.487
Common stock	Sale	-972	2.411
Common stock	Sale	-8,461	2.455
Common stock	Sale	-40,350	2.416
Common stock	Sale	-1,571	2.551
Common stock	Sale	-365	2.48
Common stock	Sale	-1,692	2.581
Common stock	Sale	-1,750	2.565
Common stock	Sale	-350	2.573
Common stock	Sale	-6,194	2.575
Common stock	Sale	-1,999	2.418
Common stock	Sale	-4,827	2.574
Common stock	Sale	-1,072	2.407
Common stock	Sale	-958	2.577
Common stock	Sale	-60,012	2.568
Common stock	Sale	-1,254	2.567
Common stock	Sale	-644	2.562
Common stock	Sale	-15,772	2.472
Common stock	Sale	-8,257	2.478
Common stock	Sale	-2,770	2.536
Common stock	Sale	-1,950	2.544
Common stock	Sale	-1,661	2.538
Common stock	Sale	-880	2.541
Common stock	Sale	-2,930	2.559
Common stock	Sale	-9,041	2.524
Common stock	Sale	-1,920	2.58
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.589
Common stock	Sale	-1,828	2.4415
Common stock	Sale	-1,648	2.44025
Common stock	Sale	-20	2.556
Common stock	Sale	-100	2.528
Common stock	Sale	-3,325	2.552
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.642
Common stock	Sale	-587	2.641
Common stock	Sale	-3,709	2.419
Common stock	Sale	-12	2.72
Common stock	Sale	-1,412	2.732
Common stock	Sale	-1,410	2.725
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.704
Common stock	Sale	-3,338	2.408
Common stock	Sale	-2,723	2.633
Common stock	Sale	-1,224	2.582
Common stock	Sale	-1,200	2.627
Common stock	Sale	-190	2.586
Common stock	Sale	-1,400	2.666
Common stock	Sale	-1,504	2.4425
Common stock	Sale	-2,180	2.529
Common stock	Sale	-12	2.566

(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	-50,803	2.482559
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-76,053	2.44884
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-7,241	2.57348
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,308	2.551188
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-25,039	2.448103
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-3,109	2.548621
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-470,275	2.441511
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-56,258	2.484683
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-59,785	2.446413
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-1,789,583	2.441511
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	18,459	2.513452
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	873	2.438833
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	13,907	2.454847
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	99,640	2.485279
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	21,415	2.513452
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-25,585	2.441511
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-43,544	2.441511
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-6,396	2.441511
Common stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-15,991	2.441511

(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:	6 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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