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J SainsburyAnnouncement

14/01/2016 15:10

RNS Number : 8935L
Citadel Group
14 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
13 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
4,266
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0
0.00
8,081,739
0.42
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
0
0.00
8,086,005
0.42
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
16,083
2.45
Common stock
Purchase
8,263
2.5
Common stock
Purchase
53,845
2.51
Common stock
Purchase
8,455
2.461
Common stock
Purchase
3,726
2.46
Common stock
Purchase
1,803
2.457
Common stock
Purchase
929
2.515
Common stock
Purchase
2,594
2.476
Common stock
Purchase
23,636
2.459
Common stock
Purchase
1,970
2.516
Common stock
Purchase
43,195
2.493
Common stock
Purchase
3,902
2.452
Common stock
Purchase
16,970
2.491
Common stock
Purchase
8,001
2.463
Common stock
Purchase
6,508
2.466
Common stock
Purchase
30,216
2.484
Common stock
Purchase
33,002
2.482
Common stock
Purchase
14,954
2.494
Common stock
Purchase
10,239
2.506
Common stock
Purchase
20,085
2.464
Common stock
Purchase
7,550
2.497
Common stock
Purchase
1,028
2.518
Common stock
Purchase
16,250
2.475
Common stock
Purchase
34,539
2.481
Common stock
Purchase
1,491
2.514
Common stock
Purchase
4,158
2.471
Common stock
Purchase
7,748
2.462
Common stock
Purchase
1,594
2.446
Common stock
Purchase
30,259
2.489
Common stock
Purchase
4,785
2.501
Common stock
Purchase
10,574
2.499
Common stock
Purchase
3,586
2.454
Common stock
Purchase
11,487
2.479
Common stock
Purchase
410
2.465
Common stock
Purchase
4,827
2.498
Common stock
Purchase
23,479
2.474
Common stock
Purchase
32,977
2.52
Common stock
Purchase
28,577
2.49
Common stock
Purchase
1,202
2.505
Common stock
Purchase
27,143
2.485
Common stock
Purchase
7,130
2.469
Common stock
Purchase
1,962
2.467
Common stock
Purchase
16,218
2.488
Common stock
Purchase
27,686
2.486
Common stock
Purchase
10,869
2.468
Common stock
Purchase
32,596
2.473
Common stock
Purchase
17,454
2.487
Common stock
Purchase
10,227
2.511
Common stock
Purchase
1,122
2.513
Common stock
Purchase
11,363
2.503
Common stock
Purchase
16,491
2.509
Common stock
Purchase
20,941
2.472
Common stock
Purchase
10,271
2.478
Common stock
Purchase
2,028
2.502
Common stock
Purchase
6,481
2.512
Common stock
Purchase
3,000
2.504
Common stock
Purchase
11,313
2.492
Common stock
Purchase
1,536
2.495
Common stock
Purchase
7,199
2.496
Common stock
Purchase
4,835
2.507
Common stock
Purchase
3,190
2.519
Common stock
Purchase
31,431
2.483
Common stock
Purchase
83,355
2.48
Common stock
Purchase
40,960
2.47
Common stock
Purchase
9,746
2.458
Common stock
Purchase
3,250
2.49975
Common stock
Purchase
10,651
2.477
Common stock
Purchase
2,099
2.453
Common stock
Purchase
7
2.47675
Common stock
Sale
-5,731
2.5
Common stock
Sale
-10,467
2.51
Common stock
Sale
-3,771
2.461
Common stock
Sale
-7,470
2.46
Common stock
Sale
-1,493
2.457
Common stock
Sale
-7,285
2.515
Common stock
Sale
-12,616
2.476
Common stock
Sale
-1,542
2.459
Common stock
Sale
-6,452
2.516
Common stock
Sale
-9,703
2.493
Common stock
Sale
-468
2.452
Common stock
Sale
-14,222
2.491
Common stock
Sale
-7,678
2.463
Common stock
Sale
-6,911
2.466
Common stock
Sale
-23,324
2.484
Common stock
Sale
-42,712
2.482
Common stock
Sale
-14,913
2.494
Common stock
Sale
-3,318
2.517
Common stock
Sale
-29,591
2.506
Common stock
Sale
-6,042
2.464
Common stock
Sale
-2,644
2.497
Common stock
Sale
-9,742
2.518
Common stock
Sale
-1,598
2.475
Common stock
Sale
-36,062
2.481
Common stock
Sale
-1,349
2.514
Common stock
Sale
-17,664
2.471
Common stock
Sale
-16,448
2.462
Common stock
Sale
-19,988
2.489
Common stock
Sale
-12,737
2.501
Common stock
Sale
-1,595
2.499
Common stock
Sale
-2,913
2.454
Common stock
Sale
-28,555
2.479
Common stock
Sale
-4,318
2.498
Common stock
Sale
-25,678
2.474
Common stock
Sale
-33,021
2.49
Common stock
Sale
-9,721
2.505
Common stock
Sale
-64,233
2.485
Common stock
Sale
-20,604
2.469
Common stock
Sale
-4,762
2.467
Common stock
Sale
-19,676
2.488
Common stock
Sale
-58,921
2.486
Common stock
Sale
-17,426
2.468
Common stock
Sale
-5,138
2.473
Common stock
Sale
-59
2.456
Common stock
Sale
-43,861
2.487
Common stock
Sale
-267
2.455
Common stock
Sale
-11,342
2.513
Common stock
Sale
-5,891
2.503
Common stock
Sale
-3,152
2.509
Common stock
Sale
-18,214
2.472
Common stock
Sale
-13,901
2.478
Common stock
Sale
-6,236
2.508
Common stock
Sale
-26,863
2.502
Common stock
Sale
-5,805
2.512
Common stock
Sale
-22,390
2.504
Common stock
Sale
-10,586
2.492
Common stock
Sale
-48,632
2.495
Common stock
Sale
-2,324
2.496
Common stock
Sale
-6,348
2.507
Common stock
Sale
-1,986
2.519
Common stock
Sale
-19,988
2.483
Common stock
Sale
-37,347
2.48
Common stock
Sale
-19,085
2.47
Common stock
Sale
-1,250
2.458
Common stock
Sale
-28,875
2.477
Common stock
Sale
-3,858
2.453








(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
-34,114
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-792,581
2.481738
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-685,308
2.479096
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-2,271
2.510296
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-2,378
2.510296
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-12,653
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-3,164
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-3,313
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-66,789
2.478284
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-8,930
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-198,148
2.481738
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-35,720
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-394,953
2.480186
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-9,516
2.510296
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-171,327
2.479096
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-9,087
2.510296
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-13,250
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-16,526
2.476083
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-8,529
2.51
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-87,194
2.495151
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-31,984
2.510213
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
25,905
2.514039
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
22,138
2.492857
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
10,938
2.492857
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
9,683
2.499063
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
14,651
2.492857












(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:
14 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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