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J SainsburyAnnouncement

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RNS Number : 0466N
Citadel Group
26 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
25 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:
170,311
0.01
0
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
134,491
0.01
13,838,891
0.72
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
304,802
0.02
13,838,891
0.72
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
1,760
2.31
Common stock
Purchase
12,167
2.34
Common stock
Purchase
1,579
2.348
Common stock
Purchase
358
2.351
Common stock
Purchase
300
2.349
Common stock
Purchase
9,109
2.333
Common stock
Purchase
10,452
2.334
Common stock
Purchase
6,969
2.329
Common stock
Purchase
19,123
2.315
Common stock
Purchase
6,054
2.325
Common stock
Purchase
4,828
2.309
Common stock
Purchase
12,260
2.346
Common stock
Purchase
11,910
2.321
Common stock
Purchase
21,422
2.328
Common stock
Purchase
2,986
2.339
Common stock
Purchase
14,660
2.331
Common stock
Purchase
3,078
2.32
Common stock
Purchase
15,026
2.338
Common stock
Purchase
300
2.322
Common stock
Purchase
12,028
2.312
Common stock
Purchase
5,964
2.33
Common stock
Purchase
6,861
2.327
Common stock
Purchase
6,909
2.336
Common stock
Purchase
11,445
2.323
Common stock
Purchase
10,351
2.319
Common stock
Purchase
16,843
2.332
Common stock
Purchase
3,177
2.326
Common stock
Purchase
7,419
2.345
Common stock
Purchase
4,643
2.324
Common stock
Purchase
5,549
2.343
Common stock
Purchase
406
2.314
Common stock
Purchase
50,163
2.342
Common stock
Purchase
6,137
2.344
Common stock
Purchase
100
2.347
Common stock
Purchase
1,760
2.311
Common stock
Purchase
3,500
2.317
Common stock
Purchase
7,634
2.306
Common stock
Purchase
4,443
2.307
Common stock
Purchase
25,235
2.341
Common stock
Purchase
28,119
2.337
Common stock
Purchase
8,308
2.305
Common stock
Purchase
5,482
2.304
Common stock
Purchase
7,086
2.303
Common stock
Purchase
2,657
2.302
Common stock
Purchase
2,187
2.35
Common stock
Purchase
12,713
2.318
Common stock
Purchase
5,904
2.313
Common stock
Purchase
9,525
2.335
Common stock
Purchase
320
2.308
Common stock
Sale
-42,215
2.31
Common stock
Sale
-31,465
2.34
Common stock
Sale
-5,386
2.352
Common stock
Sale
-1,250
2.358
Common stock
Sale
-4,675
2.356
Common stock
Sale
-4,554
2.348
Common stock
Sale
-324
2.351
Common stock
Sale
-1,049
2.349
Common stock
Sale
-11,492
2.333
Common stock
Sale
-10,398
2.334
Common stock
Sale
-29,270
2.329
Common stock
Sale
-10,717
2.315
Common stock
Sale
-2,584
2.325
Common stock
Sale
-7,859
2.309
Common stock
Sale
-5,607
2.346
Common stock
Sale
-1,295
2.321
Common stock
Sale
-23,955
2.328
Common stock
Sale
-10,389
2.339
Common stock
Sale
-7,213
2.331
Common stock
Sale
-25,837
2.32
Common stock
Sale
-4,816
2.338
Common stock
Sale
-1,930
2.322
Common stock
Sale
-21,493
2.312
Common stock
Sale
-8,944
2.33
Common stock
Sale
-6,472
2.327
Common stock
Sale
-23,777
2.316
Common stock
Sale
-13,990
2.336
Common stock
Sale
-9,349
2.323
Common stock
Sale
-7,858
2.319
Common stock
Sale
-9,875
2.332
Common stock
Sale
-6,225
2.326
Common stock
Sale
-159
2.345
Common stock
Sale
-1,659
2.324
Common stock
Sale
-20,491
2.343
Common stock
Sale
-17,769
2.314
Common stock
Sale
-11,194
2.342
Common stock
Sale
-27,191
2.344
Common stock
Sale
-4,260
2.347
Common stock
Sale
-3,837
2.311
Common stock
Sale
-53,031
2.317
Common stock
Sale
-15,516
2.306
Common stock
Sale
-2,393
2.307
Common stock
Sale
-22,382
2.341
Common stock
Sale
-15,133
2.337
Common stock
Sale
-18,583
2.305
Common stock
Sale
-11,045
2.304
Common stock
Sale
-10,919
2.303
Common stock
Sale
-6,072
2.302
Common stock
Sale
-15,026
2.318
Common stock
Sale
-8,784
2.313
Common stock
Sale
-5,382
2.335
Common stock
Sale
-17,278
2.308











(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
134,491
2.326169
Common stock
CFD
Increasing long position
4,777
2.329684
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-123,747
2.31339
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-208
2.3245
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-24,261
2.31385
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-1,567
2.303
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-30,938
2.31339
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-19,939
2.3245
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-114,999
2.333757
Common stock
CFD
Increasing short position
-59,325
2.333929
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
13,513
2.32505
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
4,251
2.333821
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
8,064
2.333549
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
12,270
2.312666
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
16,305
2.326169
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
5,322
2.326169
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
8,096
2.312666
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
78,846
2.326169
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
24,699
2.326169
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
25,000
2.312666
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
15,609
2.312666
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
6,042
2.312666
Common stock
CFD
Reducing short position
13,380
2.312666
Common stock
CFD
Reducing long position
-4,777
2.3245








(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:
26 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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