15th Jun 2007 07:38
Delta (Two) Limited15 June 2007 STATEMENT BY DELTA (TWO) LIMITED REGARDING J SAINSBURY PLC Delta (Two) Limited ("Delta Two") confirms that it acquired today 123,000,000ordinary shares in J Sainsbury plc (the "Company") at a price of 595 pence pershare. This equates to an interest of 7.068 per cent. of the issued ordinaryshare capital of the Company. Together with the interest of 300,000 ordinary shares in the Company held by HisExcellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (who is deemed to beacting in concert with Delta Two) and Delta Two's interest relating to311,864,241 ordinary shares in the Company acquired through a total return swap, under the terms of which Delta Two may elect for physical delivery of theshares, Delta Two is interested in 435,164,241 ordinary shares in the Company.This equates to an interest of 25.007 per cent. of the issued ordinary sharecapital of the Company in aggregate. Percentages (rounded to three decimal places) of ordinary share capital in thisannouncement have been calculated using the issued ordinary share capital number(1,740,155,743) as at 31 May 2007 , as disclosed on the Company's website on 4June 2007. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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