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J SainsburyAnnouncement

07/01/2016 15:10

RNS Number : 1620L
Citadel Group
07 January 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
6 January 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"
Yes - Home Retail Group Plc
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:
COMMON STOCK ISIN GB00B019KW72
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
208,596
0.01
0
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,252,193
0.17
2,948,726
0.15
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
3,460,789
0.18
2,948,726
0.15
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:




 TOTAL:
6,000,000
2.40
0
0.00
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
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
Common stock
Purchase
23,804
2.45
Common stock
Purchase
188,204
2.41
Common stock
Purchase
19,074
2.4
Common stock
Purchase
470
2.461
Common stock
Purchase
2,175
2.46
Common stock
Purchase
19,541
2.426
Common stock
Purchase
3,060
2.458
Common stock
Purchase
7,610
2.453
Common stock
Purchase
75,443
2.457
Common stock
Purchase
8,411
2.427
Common stock
Purchase
18,224
2.44
Common stock
Purchase
15,938
2.428
Common stock
Purchase
7,276
2.429
Common stock
Purchase
2,680
2.459
Common stock
Purchase
5,280
2.424
Common stock
Purchase
2,390
2.437
Common stock
Purchase
18,496
2.425
Common stock
Purchase
3,691
2.448
Common stock
Purchase
2,070
2.452
Common stock
Purchase
3,271
2.439
Common stock
Purchase
6,690
2.438
Common stock
Purchase
6,557
2.422
Common stock
Purchase
2,759
2.43
Common stock
Purchase
33,323
2.417
Common stock
Purchase
1,620
2.434
Common stock
Purchase
70,177
2.412
Common stock
Purchase
1,360
2.443
Common stock
Purchase
5,119
2.421
Common stock
Purchase
2,761
2.447
Common stock
Purchase
8,472
2.445
Common stock
Purchase
2,139
2.444
Common stock
Purchase
45,010
2.409
Common stock
Purchase
647
2.431
Common stock
Purchase
10,538
2.446
Common stock
Purchase
59,991
2.415
Common stock
Purchase
15,555
2.454
Common stock
Purchase
7,136
2.423
Common stock
Purchase
1,410
2.465
Common stock
Purchase
4,571
2.432
Common stock
Purchase
12,901
2.42
Common stock
Purchase
5,850
2.442
Common stock
Purchase
2,740
2.467
Common stock
Purchase
5,758
2.449
Common stock
Purchase
22,781
2.399
Common stock
Purchase
54,883
2.413
Common stock
Purchase
4,577
2.456
Common stock
Purchase
24,513
2.401
Common stock
Purchase
47,754
2.414
Common stock
Purchase
106,819
2.411
Common stock
Purchase
5,144
2.455
Common stock
Purchase
49,195
2.416
Common stock
Purchase
40,509
2.418
Common stock
Purchase
32,065
2.407
Common stock
Purchase
12,156
2.419
Common stock
Purchase
24,216
2.408
Common stock
Purchase
39,581
2.403
Common stock
Purchase
12,084
2.405
Common stock
Purchase
43,397
2.402
Common stock
Purchase
3,651
2.398
Common stock
Purchase
505
2.404
Common stock
Purchase
7,872
2.406
Common stock
Sale
-200
2.45
Common stock
Sale
-52,048
2.41
Common stock
Sale
-75,862
2.4
Common stock
Sale
-1,673
2.461
Common stock
Sale
-4,340
2.46
Common stock
Sale
-21,199
2.426
Common stock
Sale
-2,280
2.453
Common stock
Sale
-1,562
2.457
Common stock
Sale
-25,685
2.427
Common stock
Sale
-880
2.44
Common stock
Sale
-15,750
2.428
Common stock
Sale
-10,722
2.429
Common stock
Sale
-1,965
2.459
Common stock
Sale
-14,246
2.424
Common stock
Sale
-24,251
2.425
Common stock
Sale
-3,042
2.448
Common stock
Sale
-700
2.452
Common stock
Sale
-880
2.436
Common stock
Sale
-2,280
2.439
Common stock
Sale
-1,740
2.441
Common stock
Sale
-1,000
2.438
Common stock
Sale
-10,439
2.422
Common stock
Sale
-8,151
2.43
Common stock
Sale
-32,896
2.417
Common stock
Sale
-2,433
2.463
Common stock
Sale
-100
2.466
Common stock
Sale
-62,909
2.412
Common stock
Sale
-1,050
2.443
Common stock
Sale
-30,395
2.421
Common stock
Sale
-851
2.447
Common stock
Sale
-1,972
2.445
Common stock
Sale
-3,207
2.444
Common stock
Sale
-1,388
2.464
Common stock
Sale
-872
2.471
Common stock
Sale
-23,848
2.409
Common stock
Sale
-3,810
2.431
Common stock
Sale
-11,270
2.446
Common stock
Sale
-87,726
2.415
Common stock
Sale
-4,829
2.454
Common stock
Sale
-11,210
2.423
Common stock
Sale
-2,710
2.432
Common stock
Sale
-4,738
2.42
Common stock
Sale
-2,663
2.449
Common stock
Sale
-16,275
2.399
Common stock
Sale
-88,161
2.413
Common stock
Sale
-2,610
2.456
Common stock
Sale
-19,276
2.401
Common stock
Sale
-51,966
2.414
Common stock
Sale
-108,826
2.411
Common stock
Sale
-4,317
2.455
Common stock
Sale
-30,002
2.416
Common stock
Sale
-15,622
2.418
Common stock
Sale
-5,984
2.407
Common stock
Sale
-10,642
2.419
Common stock
Sale
-28,094
2.408
Common stock
Sale
-7,819
2.403
Common stock
Sale
-31,017
2.405
Common stock
Sale
-16,788
2.402
Common stock
Sale
-17,607
2.398
Common stock
Sale
-20,133
2.404
Common stock
Sale
-2,654
2.46975
Common stock
Sale
-1,698
2.45825
Common stock
Sale
-1,467
2.42625




(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security
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
9,780
2.411987
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-64,061
2.431652
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-160,534
2.422117
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-4,183
2.438089
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-4,589
2.432889
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-19,713
2.410191
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-1,931
2.4145
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-64,061
2.431652
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
25,039
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
470,275
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
56,258
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
59,785
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
1,789,583
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
20,464
2.412127
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
1,180
2.405234
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
5,705
2.41331
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
58,269
2.41331
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-12,482
2.41
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,844
2.412
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-7,699
2.41045
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-103,174
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-250,000
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-800,000
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-1,247,766
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-4,963
2.411
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-369,465
2.4195
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-8,432
2.414905
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-150,000
2.412833
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-30,795
2.41045
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,589
2.411821
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-34,356
2.415057
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-16,111
2.4195
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-16,000
2.4195
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-39,996
2.4195
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-10,713
2.411
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-20,260
2.4195
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-51,147
2.414905
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-77,884
2.412172
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,231
2.411
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,415
2.411
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-6,506
2.411821
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-1,189
2.411821
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,094
2.41
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-2,662
2.411821
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-58,305
2.41
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-11,375
2.412
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-4,356
2.414905
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-600,000
2.412833
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-520,000
2.417115
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-8,591
2.415056
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-1,278,387
2.415376
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-130,000
2.417115
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-717,613
2.415376
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-1,131,380
2.41612




(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:
7 January 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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