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J SainsburyAnnouncement

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RNS Number : 4805M
Citadel Group
20 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
19 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
11,885
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0
0.00
12,008,955
0.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
0
0.00
12,020,840
0.62
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
22,329
2.41
Common stock
Purchase
18,548
2.4
Common stock
Purchase
3,650
2.426
Common stock
Purchase
820
2.427
Common stock
Purchase
3,140
2.428
Common stock
Purchase
800
2.429
Common stock
Purchase
1,698
2.425
Common stock
Purchase
9,353
2.422
Common stock
Purchase
1,236
2.417
Common stock
Purchase
21,560
2.412
Common stock
Purchase
10,658
2.415
Common stock
Purchase
7,724
2.423
Common stock
Purchase
9,305
2.42
Common stock
Purchase
10,234
2.413
Common stock
Purchase
17,136
2.401
Common stock
Purchase
12,275
2.414
Common stock
Purchase
14,694
2.411
Common stock
Purchase
1,305
2.416
Common stock
Purchase
2,860
2.418
Common stock
Purchase
30,537
2.407
Common stock
Purchase
6,693
2.419
Common stock
Purchase
32,920
2.408
Common stock
Purchase
58,207
2.403
Common stock
Purchase
40,298
2.405
Common stock
Purchase
29,425
2.402
Common stock
Purchase
10,001
2.398
Common stock
Purchase
28,811
2.404
Common stock
Purchase
28,410
2.406
Common stock
Purchase
35,063
2.393
Common stock
Purchase
18,684
2.389
Common stock
Purchase
3,608
2.387
Common stock
Purchase
4,272
2.384
Common stock
Purchase
9,512
2.39
Common stock
Purchase
8,524
2.391
Common stock
Purchase
13,541
2.388
Common stock
Purchase
18,982
2.385
Common stock
Purchase
8,172
2.392
Common stock
Purchase
18,307
2.386
Common stock
Purchase
17,552
2.395
Common stock
Purchase
5,413
2.397
Common stock
Purchase
3,425
2.421
Common stock
Purchase
35,269
2.409
Common stock
Purchase
4,220
2.396
Common stock
Purchase
34,207
2.394
Common stock
Purchase
3,954
2.399
Common stock
Purchase
1,999
2.414314
Common stock
Purchase
28,428
2.416874
Common stock
Purchase
1,745
2.40675
Common stock
Sale
-14,798
2.41
Common stock
Sale
-35,570
2.4
Common stock
Sale
-1,400
2.427
Common stock
Sale
-2,680
2.428
Common stock
Sale
-49
2.429
Common stock
Sale
-4,835
2.424
Common stock
Sale
-837
2.425
Common stock
Sale
-1,564
2.422
Common stock
Sale
-2,020
2.43
Common stock
Sale
-5,023
2.417
Common stock
Sale
-1,510
2.412
Common stock
Sale
-1,329
2.433
Common stock
Sale
-1,777
2.415
Common stock
Sale
-947
2.423
Common stock
Sale
-8,870
2.432
Common stock
Sale
-11,166
2.42
Common stock
Sale
-20,778
2.413
Common stock
Sale
-9,111
2.401
Common stock
Sale
-5,061
2.414
Common stock
Sale
-2,344
2.411
Common stock
Sale
-1,884
2.416
Common stock
Sale
-8,348
2.418
Common stock
Sale
-18,041
2.407
Common stock
Sale
-7,064
2.419
Common stock
Sale
-48,759
2.408
Common stock
Sale
-24,948
2.403
Common stock
Sale
-28,156
2.405
Common stock
Sale
-19,583
2.402
Common stock
Sale
-4,580
2.398
Common stock
Sale
-25,836
2.404
Common stock
Sale
-29,340
2.406
Common stock
Sale
-10,936
2.393
Common stock
Sale
-14,483
2.389
Common stock
Sale
-13,956
2.387
Common stock
Sale
-4,888
2.384
Common stock
Sale
-150,370
2.39
Common stock
Sale
-7,269
2.391
Common stock
Sale
-17,080
2.388
Common stock
Sale
-962
2.385
Common stock
Sale
-11,536
2.392
Common stock
Sale
-19,316
2.386
Common stock
Sale
-5,867
2.395
Common stock
Sale
-17,689
2.397
Common stock
Sale
-5,480
2.431
Common stock
Sale
-800
2.421
Common stock
Sale
-14,180
2.409
Common stock
Sale
-6,552
2.396
Common stock
Sale
-21,010
2.394
Common stock
Sale
-7,617
2.399
Common stock
Sale
-1,999
2.414314
Common stock
Sale
-19,475
2.410108








(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
-173,580
2.405913
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-147,277
2.390982
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-21,912
2.390579
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-315,171
2.390544
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-2,027
2.3995
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-343,604
2.390339
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-87,644
2.390579
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-52,053
2.398126
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-8,104
2.3995
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-13,509
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-3,377
2.4
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-78,792
2.390544
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-43,214
2.393898
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-10,805
2.393897
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-13,012
2.398126
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-44,867
2.400806
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-5,277
2.403576
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-21,428
2.390328
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-15,823
2.39161
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-17,788
2.389988
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
9,127
2.417832
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
5,256
2.429323
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
391
2.417832
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
3,942
2.417832
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
1,697
2.417832
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
2,603
2.417832
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
10,595
2.429323












(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:
20 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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