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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

21st Mar 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 7488S

Citadel Group

21 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	18 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:	267,018	0.01	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	768,713	0.04	2,554,079	0.13
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	1,035,731	0.05	2,554,079	0.13

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	5,180	2.704 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,180	2.706 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,811	2.707 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,076	2.708 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,625	2.71 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,426	2.713 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,927	2.714 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,387	2.715 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,834	2.716 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,916	2.717 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,724	2.718 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,030	2.719 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,113	2.72 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,727	2.721 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	22,441	2.722 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,757	2.723 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,912	2.724 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	39,038	2.725 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	19,277	2.726 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	36,272	2.727 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	37,516	2.728 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	46,271	2.729 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,961	2.73 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,342	2.731 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	73,312	2.732 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	38,404	2.733 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,851	2.734 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,185	2.735 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	38,505	2.736 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,359	2.737 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,281	2.738 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,196	2.739 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	51,942	2.74 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	34,171	2.741 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,321	2.742 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,521	2.743 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	25,613	2.744 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,242	2.745 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,478	2.746 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,716	2.747 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,180	2.748 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,579	2.749 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,163	2.75 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,661	2.751 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,244	2.752 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7	2.753 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,898	2.755 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,310	2.756 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,609	2.757 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,222	2.758 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,262	2.759 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,258	2.76 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,826	2.761 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,479	2.762 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,433	2.763 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,697	2.764 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,753	2.767 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	990	2.768 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,375	2.769 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,194	2.77 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	29,202	2.771 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,485	2.772 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,538	2.773 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,929	2.774 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,739	2.775 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,976	2.776 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,937	2.777 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,301	2.778 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	15,422	2.779 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,347	2.78 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,884	2.781 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,825	2.782 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,179	2.783 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	28,026	2.784 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	39,682	2.785 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,671	2.786 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,212	2.787 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	25,437	2.788 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	31,526	2.789 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	64,298	2.79 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	59,957	2.791 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,635	2.7915 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	59,736	2.792 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	37,555	2.793 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	31,714	2.794 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	30,503	2.795 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	30,579	2.796 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	61,397	2.797 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	41,490	2.798 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	40,303	2.799 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	119,509	2.8 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	64,304	2.801 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	33,867	2.802 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	22,562	2.803 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	48,845	2.804 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	25,859	2.805 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	33,046	2.806 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	26,199	2.807 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,636	2.808 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	53,606	2.809 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	829	2.81 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,012	2.811 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,485	2.812 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,095	2.813 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	238	2.814 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,432	2.816 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,001	2.817 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,165	2.819 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	24,290	2.821 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,478	2.822 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,036	2.823 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,869	2.824 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,580	2.825 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,146	2.826 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,003	2.827 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,436	2.828 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	316	2.829 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	780	2.83 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,370	2.708 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,260	2.709 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-764	2.711 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-880	2.713 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-880	2.714 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,660	2.715 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,565	2.716 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,761	2.717 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,939	2.718 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,022	2.719 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-26,133	2.72 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,519	2.721 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,868	2.722 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,904	2.723 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-36,884	2.724 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-49,187	2.725 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-36,353	2.726 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-60,072	2.727 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-36,482	2.728 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,141	2.729 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,049	2.73 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-28,521	2.731 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,634	2.732 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,613	2.733 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,161	2.734 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-880	2.736 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,330	2.737 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,940	2.738 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,259	2.739 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,841	2.74 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,584	2.741 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-12,276	2.742 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,117	2.743 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,038	2.744 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-27,062	2.745 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,400	2.746 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-28,152	2.747 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,500	2.748 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,692	2.749 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,275	2.75 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,172	2.7505 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,330	2.751 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,772	2.752 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-840	2.753 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-733	2.754 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,800	2.755 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,175	2.757 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,899	2.758 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1	2.759 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,029	2.769 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,542	2.77 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,926	2.771 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-18,376	2.772 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,856	2.773 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,242	2.774 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,674	2.775 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-48,434	2.776 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,819	2.777 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,143	2.778 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,420	2.779 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,770	2.78 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,822	2.781 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,270	2.782 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,465	2.783 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,382	2.784 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-24,944	2.785 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,640	2.786 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-35,888	2.787 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-22,901	2.788 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-41,215	2.789 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-866	2.7895 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-52,347	2.79 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-68,279	2.791 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-76,340	2.792 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-49,930	2.793 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-36,434	2.794 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-37,948	2.795 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-64,460	2.796 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-85,649	2.797 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-78,373	2.798 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-72,502	2.799 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-61,785	2.8 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-69,973	2.801 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,788	2.802 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,678	2.803 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-37,240	2.804 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-65,843	2.805 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,812	2.806 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,336	2.807 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,410	2.808 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-713	2.809 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,267	2.81 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-980	2.811 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,516	2.812 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,111	2.813 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-12,686	2.814 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,060	2.815 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,530	2.816 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,496	2.817 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,826	2.819 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,668	2.82 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-10,060	2.821 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,385	2.822 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-289	2.823 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,248	2.824 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-29,785	2.827 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,987	2.828 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-740	2.829 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,083	2.83 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	303,364	2.7727 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing long position	9,167	2.791886 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-120,477	2.790586 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-31,374	2.791432 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-7,329	2.791915 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,967	2.792182 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,360	2.792476 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-17,326	2.809245 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,235	2.819626 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-9,167	2.792476 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,967	2.727908 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	9,235	2.727908 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	9,360	2.727908 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	17,326	2.727908 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:	21 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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