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Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc

3rd Feb 2016 15:00

RNS Number : 9693N

Citadel Group

03 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	02 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:	0	0.00	92,921	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	203,438	0.01	13,315,697	0.69
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	203,438	0.01	13,408,618	0.70

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	1,400	2.423 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	880	2.428 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,453	2.429 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	23,286	2.43 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,429	2.431 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,249	2.432 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	356	2.434 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,747	2.435 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	206	2.436 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	880	2.438 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,004	2.439 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	880	2.44 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	526	2.441 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	969	2.442 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	675	2.443 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,421	2.444 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	1,660	2.45 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,047	2.453 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,599	2.459 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	323	2.462 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	335	2.463 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	2,090	2.464 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	355	2.466 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	3,266	2.468 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,255	2.469 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	5,612	2.47 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,743	2.471 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	46,998	2.472 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	22,026	2.473 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	14,227	2.474 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	76,850	2.475 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	83,790	2.476 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	83,073	2.477 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	51,914	2.478 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	47,544	2.479 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	70,534	2.48 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	26,245	2.481 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,094	2.482 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	40,313	2.483 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	18,782	2.484 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,287	2.485 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	20,409	2.486 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,255	2.487 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	22,860	2.488 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,356	2.489 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	54,355	2.49 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	103	2.49075 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	107,273	2.491 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	151	2.49175 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	99,655	2.492 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	73,818	2.493 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	90,861	2.494 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	83,782	2.495 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	92,866	2.496 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	44,868	2.497 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	76,279	2.498 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	121,322	2.499 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	53,241	2.5 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	34,990	2.501 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	42,767	2.502 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	117,697	2.503 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	43,272	2.504 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	37,748	2.505 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,850	2.506 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	15,592	2.507 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	34,692	2.508 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	16,307	2.509 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	21,911	2.51 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	10,882	2.511 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	19,727	2.512 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	4,706	2.513 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,892	2.514 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,815	2.515 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,639	2.516 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,672	2.517 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	17,302	2.518 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	28,334	2.519 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	59,300	2.52 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	44,172	2.521 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	31,031	2.522 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	24,859	2.523 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,960	2.524 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	33,583	2.525 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	23,251	2.526 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	6,277	2.527 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	9,332	2.528 GBP
Common Stock	Purchase	919	2.529 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-880	2.426 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,220	2.428 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,232	2.429 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,650	2.43 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,129	2.431 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,261	2.434 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,065	2.436 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,590	2.437 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,659	2.439 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,945	2.44 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-520	2.441 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,320	2.442 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,073	2.444 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,550	2.445 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-880	2.447 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,276	2.449 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,448	2.45 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,231	2.451 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-5,727	2.452 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-8,217	2.453 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,280	2.455 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,400	2.458 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,211	2.459 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,824	2.46 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,020	2.461 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,821	2.462 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-107	2.463 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,723	2.464 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-980	2.467 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,252	2.47 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,297	2.471 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-19,313	2.472 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,536	2.473 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-33,198	2.474 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-132,039	2.475 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-72,779	2.476 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-51,718	2.477 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-26,280	2.478 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-59,640	2.479 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-48,754	2.48 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-17,574	2.481 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-33,061	2.482 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,882	2.483 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-26,095	2.484 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-24,504	2.485 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-44,257	2.486 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-32,535	2.487 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,683	2.488 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-35,274	2.489 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-220,727	2.49 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-95,803	2.491 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-95,014	2.492 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-71,653	2.493 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-92,798	2.494 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-115,661	2.495 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,884	2.49525 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-62,226	2.496 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-83,162	2.497 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-51,082	2.498 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-82,509	2.499 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,593	2.5 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-36,993	2.501 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-147,208	2.502 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,893	2.5025 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-80,951	2.503 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-64,485	2.504 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-51,688	2.505 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-41,139	2.506 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-4,708	2.507 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,291	2.508 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-6,552	2.509 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-20,169	2.51 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-16,129	2.511 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-30,447	2.512 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,873	2.513 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-1,377	2.51325 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,143	2.514 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-11,877	2.515 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-44,490	2.516 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-12,870	2.517 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-3,003	2.51725 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-27,611	2.518 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-18,430	2.519 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-57,665	2.52 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-29,328	2.521 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,834	2.522 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-15,065	2.523 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-28,270	2.524 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-25,516	2.525 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-21,034	2.526 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,125	2.527 GBP
Common Stock	Sale	-2,669	2.528 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	-29,917	2.488167 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Increasing short position	-40,727	2.490134 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	4,557	2.440405 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	18,225	2.440405 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	7,093	2.474646 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	15,032	2.474646 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	34,464	2.474646 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	182	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,567	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,811	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,677	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,260	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	7,547	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	8,730	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	9,152	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	12,657	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	17,788	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	24,261	2.480858 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	2,867	2.483353 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	24,461	2.484963 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	23,479	2.485366 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	42,481	2.48804 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	103,527	2.48815 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	518,184	2.48815 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	84,676	2.49662 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	167	2.5018 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	613	2.5018 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	1,533	2.5018 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	5,607	2.5018 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,385	2.502 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	3,555	2.502093 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	4,926	2.502093 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	6,094	2.502774 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	44,496	2.504722 GBP
Common Stock	CFD	Reducing short position	39,750	2.504944 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:	03 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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