19th Oct 2007 15:10
FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Magnetar Financial (UK) LLP Company dealt in J. Sainsbury Plc Class of relevant security to Ordinary Shares
which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing October 18, 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than 16,472,584 .95% options) (3) Options and agreements to 2,000,000 0.11% 5,000,000 0.29% purchase/sell Total 18,472,584 1.06% 5,000,000 0.29%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) 5) CFD Short 50,916 584.5p (GBP5.845)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date money option purchasing, which the European paid/ varying option etc. received etc. relates (Note per unit 7) (Note 5) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 8) applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 10/19/07 Contact name Mike Turro Telephone number 847-905-4690
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10) Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date
purchased securities to price (Note American, e.g. call which the 2) European option option or etc. derivative relates Call Option Purchased 2,000,000 640p American June 08 Call Option Written 3,500,000 600p American Dec 07 Call Option Written 1,500,000 580p American Dec 07 Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SAINSBURY (J) PLCRelated Shares:
Sainsbury's