REG - Citadel Group Sainsbury(J) PLC - Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SBRY.L</Origin> - Part 1

J SainsburyAnnouncement

25/02/2016 15:10

RNS Number : 1671Q
Citadel Group
25 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
24 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:
183,803
0.01
0
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
180,159
0.01
17,584,858
0.91
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
0
0.00
 TOTAL:
363,962
0.02
17,584,858
0.91
















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 Form8 (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
8,916
2.461 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
24,273
2.462 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
33,815
2.463 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
10,731
2.464 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
11,863
2.465 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
6,709
2.466 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
11,067
2.467 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
13,853
2.468 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
11,565
2.469 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
14,912
2.47 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
31,154
2.471 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
28,965
2.472 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
33,070
2.473 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
6,572
2.474 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
2,734
2.475 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
40,315
2.476 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
13,681
2.477 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
8,577
2.478 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
11,215
2.479 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
21,500
2.48 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
10,637
2.481 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
4,648
2.482 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
21,599
2.483 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
2,220
2.484 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
22,514
2.485 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
2,142
2.486 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
875
2.48675 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
12,114
2.487 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
24,875
2.488 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
67,110
2.489 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
27,096
2.49 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
15,445
2.491 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
11,170
2.492 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
15,688
2.493 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
20,829
2.494 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
36,476
2.495 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
13,115
2.496 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
10,842
2.497 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
23,420
2.498 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
1,634
2.49875 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
45,847
2.499 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
26,862
2.5 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
30,989
2.501 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
10,186
2.502 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
14,588
2.503 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
6,277
2.504 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
11,605
2.505 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
2,691
2.506 GBP
Common Stock
Purchase
3,727
2.507 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-5,429
2.46 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-4,121
2.461 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-2,695
2.462 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-2,840
2.463 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-4,793
2.464 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-13,122
2.465 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-10,603
2.466 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-28,194
2.467 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-6,137
2.468 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-12,677
2.469 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-31,666
2.47 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-19,605
2.471 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-26,043
2.472 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-24,744
2.473 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-4,415
2.474 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-3,138
2.475 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-2,865
2.476 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-2,434
2.477 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-9,254
2.478 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-4,154
2.479 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-11,629
2.48 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-6,124
2.482 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-16,493
2.483 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-1,039
2.484 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-8,506
2.485 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-22,097
2.486 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-16,900
2.487 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-22,284
2.488 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-20,777
2.489 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-29,853
2.49 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-23,358
2.491 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-39,757
2.492 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-2,528
2.493 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-11,188
2.494 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-24,194
2.495 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-11,734
2.496 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-27,210
2.497 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-32,782
2.498 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-32,797
2.499 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-29,817
2.5 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-1,212
2.50025 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-18,829
2.501 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-8,006
2.502 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-13,575
2.503 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-8,932
2.504 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-1,459
2.505 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-845
2.506 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-963
2.507 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-452
2.509 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-1,878
2.51 GBP
Common Stock
Sale
-880
2.513 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 long position
1,823
2.482 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing long position
1,200
2.504 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-15,150
2.481145 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-250,873
2.481499 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-465,347
2.48156 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-116,337
2.48156 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-11,482
2.491456 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-2,000
2.492773 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-8,000
2.492774 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-54,927
2.49386 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-8,502
2.494 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-2,126
2.494 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-12,046
2.494357 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-3,771
2.495 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-943
2.495 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-1,823
2.4687 GBP
Common Stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-1,200
2.4687 GBP











(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(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"










(c) Attachments









Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
NO












Date of disclosure:
25 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.









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