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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

10th Feb 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 6718O

Citadel Group

10 February 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	09 February, 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:	63,200	0.00	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	203,411	0.01	15,714,299	0.82
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	266,611	0.01	15,714,299	0.82

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	3,318	2.393 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,099	2.396 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,450	2.397 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,600	2.398 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,676	2.3995 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,263	2.4 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,755	2.401 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	25,617	2.402 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,834	2.4025 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	33,903	2.403 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,051	2.404 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,566	2.405 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	33,799	2.406 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	47,832	2.407 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	24,165	2.408 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,593	2.409 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,634	2.41 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,121	2.411 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,706	2.412 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,932	2.413 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,863	2.414 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	11,006	2.415 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,944	2.416 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,545	2.417 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,947	2.418 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	40,382	2.419 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	31,227	2.42 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,418	2.421 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	30,888	2.422 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	27,142	2.423 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,721	2.424 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,273	2.425 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,344	2.426 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,774	2.427 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,395	2.428 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,917	2.429 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,838	2.43 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,810	2.431 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	100	2.433 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,060	2.437 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	809	2.438 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	443	2.439 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,185	2.44 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,806	2.441 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,432	2.442 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,654	2.443 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,049	2.444 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,867	2.445 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,658	2.446 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,194	2.447 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,495	2.448 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,744	2.449 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	62,163	2.45 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	977	2.451 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,859	2.452 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,591	2.453 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,728	2.454 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,670	2.455 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,801	2.456 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	13,939	2.457 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	22,657	2.458 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	8,352	2.459 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	7,157	2.46 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	12,682	2.461 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,943	2.462 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,526	2.463 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	62	2.464 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	600	2.465 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,995	2.466 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,755	2.467 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,735	2.468 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,574	2.469 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	728	2.471 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,488	2.472 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	562	2.475 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,463	2.395 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,171	2.396 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,789	2.397 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-840	2.398 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,628	2.4 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,586	2.401 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,579	2.402 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,923	2.403 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,385	2.404 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,948	2.406 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-22,141	2.407 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,413	2.408 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-18,398	2.409 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-32,500	2.41 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-30,221	2.411 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,302	2.412 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-7,002	2.413 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,698	2.414 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,082	2.415 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,643	2.416 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-38,107	2.417 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-18,300	2.418 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,326	2.419 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-33,241	2.42 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,307	2.421 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,971	2.422 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,332	2.423 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,779	2.424 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,750	2.425 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,426	2.426 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,145	2.427 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,615	2.428 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,561	2.429 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-431	2.43 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,955	2.431 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,788	2.438 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-511	2.439 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,409	2.44 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,220	2.441 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,935	2.442 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-18,133	2.443 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,710	2.444 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-23,080	2.445 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,317	2.446 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,900	2.447 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-18,590	2.448 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,580	2.449 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,829	2.45 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,220	2.451 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,577	2.452 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,056	2.453 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,965	2.454 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,714	2.455 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,392	2.456 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-33,304	2.457 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-9,972	2.458 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-14,463	2.459 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-13,836	2.46 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,190	2.461 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,126	2.462 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,244	2.463 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,700	2.464 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,804	2.46425 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,680	2.465 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,520	2.466 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,133	2.467 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-507	2.47 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-520	2.472 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,794	2.473 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,380	2.474 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3	2.499 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3	2.504 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 short position	-51,146	2.410151 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-12,743	2.432326 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing long position	-27	2.419 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	103	2.401 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	516	2.401 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,447	2.452665 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,629	2.452665 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	4,128	2.452665 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	4,922	2.452665 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	34,838	2.452665 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	14,462	2.456573 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:	10 February, 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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