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RNS Number : 1808M
Citadel Group
18 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
15 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:
83,436
0.00
0
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0
0.00
9,816,630
0.51
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
83,436
0.00
9,816,630
0.51
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
3,587
2.45
Common stock
Purchase
35,656
2.461
Common stock
Purchase
25,541
2.46
Common stock
Purchase
22,477
2.426
Common stock
Purchase
880
2.457
Common stock
Purchase
60,787
2.427
Common stock
Purchase
1,975
2.44
Common stock
Purchase
4,884
2.476
Common stock
Purchase
54,789
2.428
Common stock
Purchase
28,670
2.429
Common stock
Purchase
21,118
2.459
Common stock
Purchase
24,475
2.424
Common stock
Purchase
25,359
2.437
Common stock
Purchase
880
2.516
Common stock
Purchase
15,035
2.425
Common stock
Purchase
3,450
2.493
Common stock
Purchase
45,893
2.436
Common stock
Purchase
2,865
2.439
Common stock
Purchase
2,844
2.441
Common stock
Purchase
12,325
2.438
Common stock
Purchase
8,057
2.422
Common stock
Purchase
14,648
2.435
Common stock
Purchase
23,625
2.43
Common stock
Purchase
20,132
2.434
Common stock
Purchase
26,433
2.463
Common stock
Purchase
15,893
2.466
Common stock
Purchase
1,496
2.484
Common stock
Purchase
14,250
2.482
Common stock
Purchase
9,802
2.494
Common stock
Purchase
880
2.447
Common stock
Purchase
9,167
2.445
Common stock
Purchase
11,230
2.464
Common stock
Purchase
3,546
2.497
Common stock
Purchase
34,513
2.433
Common stock
Purchase
12,825
2.475
Common stock
Purchase
6,438
2.481
Common stock
Purchase
4,165
2.471
Common stock
Purchase
36,352
2.462
Common stock
Purchase
880
2.522
Common stock
Purchase
880
2.415
Common stock
Purchase
1,561
2.489
Common stock
Purchase
2,603
2.526
Common stock
Purchase
2,348
2.527
Common stock
Purchase
2,189
2.499
Common stock
Purchase
880
2.454
Common stock
Purchase
23,357
2.423
Common stock
Purchase
509
2.479
Common stock
Purchase
5,120
2.465
Common stock
Purchase
1,615
2.474
Common stock
Purchase
743
2.52
Common stock
Purchase
34,864
2.432
Common stock
Purchase
5,701
2.49
Common stock
Purchase
13,833
2.42
Common stock
Purchase
13,027
2.485
Common stock
Purchase
1,984
2.469
Common stock
Purchase
7,940
2.525
Common stock
Purchase
1,919
2.442
Common stock
Purchase
16,181
2.467
Common stock
Purchase
3,737
2.488
Common stock
Purchase
5,025
2.486
Common stock
Purchase
551
2.523
Common stock
Purchase
16,305
2.468
Common stock
Purchase
3,783
2.473
Common stock
Purchase
16,000
2.456
Common stock
Purchase
568
2.414
Common stock
Purchase
7,138
2.487
Common stock
Purchase
10,667
2.455
Common stock
Purchase
4,826
2.418
Common stock
Purchase
1,300
2.503
Common stock
Purchase
7,475
2.472
Common stock
Purchase
3,257
2.524
Common stock
Purchase
1,102
2.528
Common stock
Purchase
17,628
2.419
Common stock
Purchase
1,400
2.512
Common stock
Purchase
9,404
2.492
Common stock
Purchase
6,950
2.495
Common stock
Purchase
4,755
2.496
Common stock
Purchase
1,580
2.519
Common stock
Purchase
5,844
2.483
Common stock
Purchase
2,382
2.48
Common stock
Purchase
11,296
2.47
Common stock
Purchase
13,402
2.458
Common stock
Purchase
4,754
2.448
Common stock
Purchase
64,368
2.431
Common stock
Purchase
6,923
2.443
Common stock
Purchase
4,431
2.421
Common stock
Purchase
882
2.46675
Common stock
Purchase
2,132
2.4595
Common stock
Sale
-1,022
2.45
Common stock
Sale
-3,884
2.5
Common stock
Sale
-49,958
2.461
Common stock
Sale
-44,042
2.46
Common stock
Sale
-66,985
2.426
Common stock
Sale
-6,683
2.457
Common stock
Sale
-29,786
2.427
Common stock
Sale
-238
2.44
Common stock
Sale
-2,429
2.476
Common stock
Sale
-33,586
2.428
Common stock
Sale
-30,002
2.429
Common stock
Sale
-36,502
2.459
Common stock
Sale
-24,080
2.424
Common stock
Sale
-3,997
2.437
Common stock
Sale
-6,619
2.516
Common stock
Sale
-18,917
2.425
Common stock
Sale
-6,228
2.452
Common stock
Sale
-17,556
2.436
Common stock
Sale
-15,632
2.439
Common stock
Sale
-880
2.441
Common stock
Sale
-1,935
2.491
Common stock
Sale
-18,504
2.422
Common stock
Sale
-65,143
2.435
Common stock
Sale
-40,255
2.43
Common stock
Sale
-9,093
2.417
Common stock
Sale
-20,556
2.434
Common stock
Sale
-17,101
2.463
Common stock
Sale
-40,371
2.466
Common stock
Sale
-4,833
2.484
Common stock
Sale
-13,230
2.482
Common stock
Sale
-1,485
2.494
Common stock
Sale
-3,503
2.517
Common stock
Sale
-236
2.445
Common stock
Sale
-574
2.444
Common stock
Sale
-31,386
2.464
Common stock
Sale
-1,400
2.497
Common stock
Sale
-4,768
2.518
Common stock
Sale
-16,091
2.433
Common stock
Sale
-195
2.475
Common stock
Sale
-4,342
2.481
Common stock
Sale
-4,267
2.471
Common stock
Sale
-12,574
2.462
Common stock
Sale
-6,839
2.415
Common stock
Sale
-9,112
2.451
Common stock
Sale
-103
2.526
Common stock
Sale
-600
2.501
Common stock
Sale
-638
2.499
Common stock
Sale
-5,051
2.423
Common stock
Sale
-835
2.479
Common stock
Sale
-10,188
2.465
Common stock
Sale
-11,124
2.498
Common stock
Sale
-4,945
2.474
Common stock
Sale
-22,893
2.432
Common stock
Sale
-8,171
2.49
Common stock
Sale
-880
2.42
Common stock
Sale
-3,497
2.485
Common stock
Sale
-17,976
2.469
Common stock
Sale
-2,851
2.525
Common stock
Sale
-238
2.442
Common stock
Sale
-13,780
2.467
Common stock
Sale
-7,375
2.449
Common stock
Sale
-1,870
2.488
Common stock
Sale
-6,967
2.486
Common stock
Sale
-3,858
2.523
Common stock
Sale
-18,491
2.468
Common stock
Sale
-4,671
2.473
Common stock
Sale
-1,400
2.456
Common stock
Sale
-4,284
2.414
Common stock
Sale
-2,795
2.487
Common stock
Sale
-874
2.511
Common stock
Sale
-3,653
2.416
Common stock
Sale
-4,308
2.418
Common stock
Sale
-1,469
2.472
Common stock
Sale
-3,484
2.524
Common stock
Sale
-1,470
2.528
Common stock
Sale
-2,261
2.419
Common stock
Sale
-2,775
2.492
Common stock
Sale
-5,629
2.495
Common stock
Sale
-23,003
2.496
Common stock
Sale
-1,000
2.519
Common stock
Sale
-5,392
2.483
Common stock
Sale
-6,846
2.48
Common stock
Sale
-42,928
2.47
Common stock
Sale
-12,420
2.458
Common stock
Sale
-1,014
2.477
Common stock
Sale
-31,431
2.431
Common stock
Sale
-1,349
2.443
Common stock
Sale
-353
2.421








(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
-911
2.481
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-3,364
2.463393
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-8,180
2.51057
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
79,575
2.430837
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
23,795
2.49512
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
40,098
2.464654
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
47,460
2.457784
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
6,037
2.457784
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
28,273
2.457784
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
14,884
2.457784
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
2,802
2.457784
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
2,331
2.422621
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
3,364
2.430837
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
506
2.422621
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
4,273
2.432363
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
1,981
2.434998








(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:
18 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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