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J SainsburyAnnouncement

13/01/2016 15:10

RNS Number : 7777L
Citadel Group
13 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
12 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:
0
0.00
2,955
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
365,625
0.02
5,942,944
0.31
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
365,625
0.02
5,945,899
0.31
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
68,027
2.5
Common stock
Purchase
33,198
2.51
Common stock
Purchase
840
2.54
Common stock
Purchase
26,509
2.515
Common stock
Purchase
28,819
2.516
Common stock
Purchase
18,941
2.493
Common stock
Purchase
12,052
2.491
Common stock
Purchase
880
2.484
Common stock
Purchase
10,683
2.494
Common stock
Purchase
26,324
2.517
Common stock
Purchase
34,795
2.506
Common stock
Purchase
23,263
2.497
Common stock
Purchase
42,523
2.518
Common stock
Purchase
67,838
2.514
Common stock
Purchase
23,057
2.522
Common stock
Purchase
31,969
2.521
Common stock
Purchase
2,013
2.489
Common stock
Purchase
4,364
2.526
Common stock
Purchase
4,291
2.527
Common stock
Purchase
29,361
2.501
Common stock
Purchase
22,818
2.499
Common stock
Purchase
23,844
2.498
Common stock
Purchase
104,390
2.52
Common stock
Purchase
13,775
2.49
Common stock
Purchase
1,020
2.535
Common stock
Purchase
12,954
2.505
Common stock
Purchase
3,516
2.485
Common stock
Purchase
3,480
2.525
Common stock
Purchase
1,290
2.488
Common stock
Purchase
1,661
2.547
Common stock
Purchase
1,200
2.486
Common stock
Purchase
9,556
2.523
Common stock
Purchase
17,468
2.511
Common stock
Purchase
35,201
2.513
Common stock
Purchase
9,665
2.503
Common stock
Purchase
38,651
2.509
Common stock
Purchase
3,900
2.541
Common stock
Purchase
10,307
2.524
Common stock
Purchase
2,761
2.528
Common stock
Purchase
1,400
2.529
Common stock
Purchase
30,755
2.508
Common stock
Purchase
30,900
2.502
Common stock
Purchase
42,028
2.512
Common stock
Purchase
16,625
2.504
Common stock
Purchase
19,241
2.492
Common stock
Purchase
14,959
2.495
Common stock
Purchase
51,271
2.496
Common stock
Purchase
25,946
2.507
Common stock
Purchase
102,622
2.519
Common stock
Purchase
4,254
2.483
Common stock
Purchase
845
2.49575
Common stock
Purchase
888
2.51875
Common stock
Purchase
2,108
2.542
Common stock
Purchase
853
2.49275
Common stock
Purchase
876
2.49175
Common stock
Sale
-27,541
2.5
Common stock
Sale
-17,353
2.51
Common stock
Sale
-56,522
2.515
Common stock
Sale
-64,199
2.516
Common stock
Sale
-6,274
2.493
Common stock
Sale
-9,588
2.491
Common stock
Sale
-5,650
2.484
Common stock
Sale
-27,768
2.494
Common stock
Sale
-169,792
2.517
Common stock
Sale
-50,796
2.506
Common stock
Sale
-8,779
2.497
Common stock
Sale
-55,624
2.518
Common stock
Sale
-44,423
2.514
Common stock
Sale
-14,347
2.522
Common stock
Sale
-9,215
2.521
Common stock
Sale
-25,842
2.489
Common stock
Sale
-5,712
2.526
Common stock
Sale
-7,651
2.527
Common stock
Sale
-32,945
2.501
Common stock
Sale
-17,081
2.499
Common stock
Sale
-17,146
2.498
Common stock
Sale
-38,156
2.52
Common stock
Sale
-4,371
2.49
Common stock
Sale
-712
2.537
Common stock
Sale
-3,378
2.535
Common stock
Sale
-8,056
2.505
Common stock
Sale
-29,468
2.485
Common stock
Sale
-2,816
2.525
Common stock
Sale
-10,409
2.531
Common stock
Sale
-17,222
2.488
Common stock
Sale
-4,730
2.486
Common stock
Sale
-18,347
2.523
Common stock
Sale
-4,310
2.487
Common stock
Sale
-11,095
2.511
Common stock
Sale
-49,864
2.513
Common stock
Sale
-10,278
2.503
Common stock
Sale
-39,196
2.509
Common stock
Sale
-1,400
2.536
Common stock
Sale
-679
2.538
Common stock
Sale
-1,013
2.541
Common stock
Sale
-880
2.524
Common stock
Sale
-2,577
2.528
Common stock
Sale
-2,507
2.529
Common stock
Sale
-28,313
2.508
Common stock
Sale
-14,863
2.502
Common stock
Sale
-21,249
2.512
Common stock
Sale
-5,864
2.504
Common stock
Sale
-5,329
2.492
Common stock
Sale
-16,466
2.495
Common stock
Sale
-5,305
2.496
Common stock
Sale
-13,505
2.507
Common stock
Sale
-72,589
2.519
Common stock
Sale
-5,988
2.53125
Common stock
Sale
-2,002
2.53325
Common stock
Sale
-1,760
2.483
Common stock
Sale
-1,446
2.48
Common stock
Sale
-3,481
2.5325
Common stock
Sale
-1,784
2.52825
Common stock
Sale
-13,652
2.546
Common stock
Sale
-2,786
2.53025
Common stock
Sale
-1,000
2.534








(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 short position
-52,869
2.501609
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-204
2.499157
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-68,045
2.501991
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-49,318
2.501277
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-28,273
2.511845
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-14,884
2.516925
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
6,134
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
2,677
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
829
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
16,443
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
60,379
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
341
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
154,252
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
2,488
2.52446
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
4,111
2.52446
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
3,811
2.52446
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
4,616
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
100,151
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
72,855
2.513616
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
291,416
2.513617
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
177,234
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
106,325
2.515271
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
50,094
2.494228
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
162,701
2.49675
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
2,564
2.496322
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
363,114
2.496968
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
40,676
2.49675
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
29,400
2.496322
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
1,363
2.500284
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
7,133
2.505007
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
15,523
2.507396
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
53,667
2.505007
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
33,116
2.507396
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
6,561
2.507396












(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:
13 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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