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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

14th Jan 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 8935L

Citadel Group

14 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	13 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	4,266	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	8,081,739	0.42
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	0	0.00	8,086,005	0.42

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	16,083	2.45
Common stock	Purchase	8,263	2.5
Common stock	Purchase	53,845	2.51
Common stock	Purchase	8,455	2.461
Common stock	Purchase	3,726	2.46
Common stock	Purchase	1,803	2.457
Common stock	Purchase	929	2.515
Common stock	Purchase	2,594	2.476
Common stock	Purchase	23,636	2.459
Common stock	Purchase	1,970	2.516
Common stock	Purchase	43,195	2.493
Common stock	Purchase	3,902	2.452
Common stock	Purchase	16,970	2.491
Common stock	Purchase	8,001	2.463
Common stock	Purchase	6,508	2.466
Common stock	Purchase	30,216	2.484
Common stock	Purchase	33,002	2.482
Common stock	Purchase	14,954	2.494
Common stock	Purchase	10,239	2.506
Common stock	Purchase	20,085	2.464
Common stock	Purchase	7,550	2.497
Common stock	Purchase	1,028	2.518
Common stock	Purchase	16,250	2.475
Common stock	Purchase	34,539	2.481
Common stock	Purchase	1,491	2.514
Common stock	Purchase	4,158	2.471
Common stock	Purchase	7,748	2.462
Common stock	Purchase	1,594	2.446
Common stock	Purchase	30,259	2.489
Common stock	Purchase	4,785	2.501
Common stock	Purchase	10,574	2.499
Common stock	Purchase	3,586	2.454
Common stock	Purchase	11,487	2.479
Common stock	Purchase	410	2.465
Common stock	Purchase	4,827	2.498
Common stock	Purchase	23,479	2.474
Common stock	Purchase	32,977	2.52
Common stock	Purchase	28,577	2.49
Common stock	Purchase	1,202	2.505
Common stock	Purchase	27,143	2.485
Common stock	Purchase	7,130	2.469
Common stock	Purchase	1,962	2.467
Common stock	Purchase	16,218	2.488
Common stock	Purchase	27,686	2.486
Common stock	Purchase	10,869	2.468
Common stock	Purchase	32,596	2.473
Common stock	Purchase	17,454	2.487
Common stock	Purchase	10,227	2.511
Common stock	Purchase	1,122	2.513
Common stock	Purchase	11,363	2.503
Common stock	Purchase	16,491	2.509
Common stock	Purchase	20,941	2.472
Common stock	Purchase	10,271	2.478
Common stock	Purchase	2,028	2.502
Common stock	Purchase	6,481	2.512
Common stock	Purchase	3,000	2.504
Common stock	Purchase	11,313	2.492
Common stock	Purchase	1,536	2.495
Common stock	Purchase	7,199	2.496
Common stock	Purchase	4,835	2.507
Common stock	Purchase	3,190	2.519
Common stock	Purchase	31,431	2.483
Common stock	Purchase	83,355	2.48
Common stock	Purchase	40,960	2.47
Common stock	Purchase	9,746	2.458
Common stock	Purchase	3,250	2.49975
Common stock	Purchase	10,651	2.477
Common stock	Purchase	2,099	2.453
Common stock	Purchase	7	2.47675
Common stock	Sale	-5,731	2.5
Common stock	Sale	-10,467	2.51
Common stock	Sale	-3,771	2.461
Common stock	Sale	-7,470	2.46
Common stock	Sale	-1,493	2.457
Common stock	Sale	-7,285	2.515
Common stock	Sale	-12,616	2.476
Common stock	Sale	-1,542	2.459
Common stock	Sale	-6,452	2.516
Common stock	Sale	-9,703	2.493
Common stock	Sale	-468	2.452
Common stock	Sale	-14,222	2.491
Common stock	Sale	-7,678	2.463
Common stock	Sale	-6,911	2.466
Common stock	Sale	-23,324	2.484
Common stock	Sale	-42,712	2.482
Common stock	Sale	-14,913	2.494
Common stock	Sale	-3,318	2.517
Common stock	Sale	-29,591	2.506
Common stock	Sale	-6,042	2.464
Common stock	Sale	-2,644	2.497
Common stock	Sale	-9,742	2.518
Common stock	Sale	-1,598	2.475
Common stock	Sale	-36,062	2.481
Common stock	Sale	-1,349	2.514
Common stock	Sale	-17,664	2.471
Common stock	Sale	-16,448	2.462
Common stock	Sale	-19,988	2.489
Common stock	Sale	-12,737	2.501
Common stock	Sale	-1,595	2.499
Common stock	Sale	-2,913	2.454
Common stock	Sale	-28,555	2.479
Common stock	Sale	-4,318	2.498
Common stock	Sale	-25,678	2.474
Common stock	Sale	-33,021	2.49
Common stock	Sale	-9,721	2.505
Common stock	Sale	-64,233	2.485
Common stock	Sale	-20,604	2.469
Common stock	Sale	-4,762	2.467
Common stock	Sale	-19,676	2.488
Common stock	Sale	-58,921	2.486
Common stock	Sale	-17,426	2.468
Common stock	Sale	-5,138	2.473
Common stock	Sale	-59	2.456
Common stock	Sale	-43,861	2.487
Common stock	Sale	-267	2.455
Common stock	Sale	-11,342	2.513
Common stock	Sale	-5,891	2.503
Common stock	Sale	-3,152	2.509
Common stock	Sale	-18,214	2.472
Common stock	Sale	-13,901	2.478
Common stock	Sale	-6,236	2.508
Common stock	Sale	-26,863	2.502
Common stock	Sale	-5,805	2.512
Common stock	Sale	-22,390	2.504
Common stock	Sale	-10,586	2.492
Common stock	Sale	-48,632	2.495
Common stock	Sale	-2,324	2.496
Common stock	Sale	-6,348	2.507
Common stock	Sale	-1,986	2.519
Common stock	Sale	-19,988	2.483
Common stock	Sale	-37,347	2.48
Common stock	Sale	-19,085	2.47
Common stock	Sale	-1,250	2.458
Common stock	Sale	-28,875	2.477
Common stock	Sale	-3,858	2.453

(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	-34,114	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-792,581	2.481738
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-685,308	2.479096
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,271	2.510296
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-2,378	2.510296
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-12,653	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-3,164	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-3,313	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-66,789	2.478284
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-8,930	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-198,148	2.481738
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-35,720	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-394,953	2.480186
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,516	2.510296
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-171,327	2.479096
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-9,087	2.510296
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-13,250	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-16,526	2.476083
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-8,529	2.51
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-87,194	2.495151
Common stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-31,984	2.510213
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	25,905	2.514039
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	22,138	2.492857
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	10,938	2.492857
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	9,683	2.499063
Common stock	CFD	Reducing short position	14,651	2.492857

(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:	14 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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