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was £249 million. 
 
The Sainsbury's defined benefit pension scheme was subject to a triennial valuation at March 2015. This was carried out by
Willis Towers Watson plc, the Scheme's independent actuary. On the basis of the assumptions agreed, the actuarial deficit
at 14 March 2015 was £740 million, an increase of £148 million from the March 2012 deficit of £592 million. Sainsbury's
made two cash payments in August 2015 and August 2016 of £125 million, and will increase overall committed contributions by
£6 million per annum to £84 million (including property partnership payments) until March 2021. The next valuation date is
effective from March 2018. 
 
The HRG defined benefit pension scheme was subject to a triennial valuation as at 31 March 2015.  This was carried out by
Willis Towers Watson plc, the Scheme's independent actuary. On the basis of the assumptions agreed, the actuarial deficit
as at 31 March 2015 was £315 million, an increase of £157 million from the March 2012 deficit of £158 million. Since the
valuation, the scheme has received £50 million in relation to the Homebase sale (£24 million of which was paid after the
acquisition) and £50 million from Sainsbury's. Contributions have been agreed at £40 million per annum until October 2021.
The next valuation date is effective from March 2018. 
 
 Retirement benefit obligations                                                                                                    
                                        HRG                 Sainsbury's         Group               Group               Group      
                                        As at               As at               As at               As at               As at      
                                        24 September 2016   24 September 2016   24 September 2016   26 September 2015   12 March   
                                                                                                                        2016       
                                        £m                  £m                  £m                  £m                  £m         
 Present value of funded obligations    (1,479)             (9,826)             (11,305)            (7,470)             (7,625)    
 Fair value of plan assets              1,183               8,633               9,816               6,971               7,235      
 Pension deficit                        (296)               (1,193)             (1,489)             (499)               (390)      
 Present value of unfunded obligations  (16)                (23)                (39)                (16)                (18)       
 Retirement benefit obligations         (312)               (1,216)             (1,528)             (515)               (408)      
 Deferred income tax asset              63                  153                 216                 42                  19         
 Net retirement benefit obligations     (249)               (1,063)             (1,312)             (473)               (389)      
 
 
Group income statement (unaudited) 
 
for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 
 
                                                                    28 weeks to      28 weeks to      52 weeks to        
                                                                    24 September     26 September     12 March           
                                                                    2016             2015             2016               
                                                              Note  £m               £m               £m                 
                                                                                                                         
   Revenue                                                    5     12,642           12,419           23,506             
   Cost of sales                                                    (11,877)         (11,662)         (22,050)           
   Gross profit                                                     765              757              1,456              
   Administrative expenses                                          (527)            (428)            (850)              
   Other income                                                     219              94               101                
   Operating profit                                                 457              423              707                
   Finance income                                             6     24               9                19                 
   Finance costs                                              6     (73)             (82)             (167)              
   Share of post-tax loss from joint ventures and associates        (36)             (11)             (11)               
   Profit before tax                                                372              339              548                
                                                                                                                         
   Analysed as:                                                                                                          
   Underlying profit before tax                                     277              308              587                
   Profit on disposal of properties                           4     113              94               101                
   Investment property fair value movements                   4     (14)             (14)             (18)               
   Non-underlying finance movements                           4     12               (4)              (22)               
   IAS 19 pension financing charge and scheme expenses        4     (10)             (15)             (28)               
   Perpetual securities coupons                               4     13               4                15                 
   Acquisition adjustments                                    4     1                1                3                  
   One-off items                                              4     (20)             (35)             (90)               
                                                                    372              339              548                
                                                                                                                         
   Income tax expense                                         7     (73)             (75)             (77)               
                                                                                                                         
   Profit for the financial period                                  299              264              471                
                                                                                                                         
   Earnings per share                                         8     Pence per share  Pence per share  Pence per share    
   Basic                                                            14.8             13.6             23.9               
   Diluted                                                          13.7             12.9             22.5               
   Underlying basic                                                 11.2             12.0             24.2               
   Underlying diluted                                               10.4             11.4             22.8               
 
 
Group statement of comprehensive income (unaudited) 
 
for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 
 
                                                                                   28 weeks to   28 weeks to   52 weeks to  
                                                                                   24 September  26 September  12 March     
                                                                                   2016          2015          2016         
                                                                                   £m            £m            £m           
 Profit for the financial period                                                   299           264           471          
                                                                                                                            
 Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement:                                                  
 Remeasurement on defined benefit pension schemes                                  (869)         69            121          
 Current tax relating to items not reclassified                                    27            -             -            
 Deferred tax relating to items not reclassified                                   118           (10)          (36)         
                                                                                   (724)         59            85           
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the income statement:                                                       
 Currency translation differences                                                  2             -             2            
 Available-for-sale financial assets fair value movements                                                                   
 Attributable to Group                                                             3             (1)           (1)          
 Items reclassified from available-for-sale assets reserve                         (1)           -             -            
 Cash flow hedges effective portion of fair value movements                                                                 
 Attributable to Group                                                             72            (12)          4            
 Attributable to joint ventures and associates                                     -             -             1            
 Items reclassified from cash flow hedge reserve                                   (29)          4             7            
 Deferred tax relating to items that may be reclassified                           8             -             3            
                                                                                   55            (9)           16           
 Total other comprehensive (expense)/income for the financial period (net of tax)  (669)         50            101          
 Total comprehensive (expense)/incomefor the financial period                      (370)         314           572          
                                                                                                                            
 
 
Group balance sheet (unaudited) 
 
at 24 September 2016 
 
                                                                       24 September  26 September  12 March  
                                                                       2016          2015          2016      
                                                                 Note  £m            £m            £m        
 Non-current assets                                                                                          
 Property, plant and equipment                                         10,047        9,754         9,764     
 Intangible assets                                                     696           344           329       
 Investments in joint ventures and associates                          284           353           327       
 Available-for-sale financial assets                             12    389           182           340       
 Other receivables                                                     68            85            103       
 Amounts due from Financial Services customers                         1,768         1,581         1,649     
 Derivative financial instruments                                12    17            17            17        
                                                                       13,269        12,316        12,529    
 Current assets                                                                                              
 Inventories                                                           1,909         1,013         968       
 Trade and other receivables                                           788           600           508       
 Amounts due from Financial Services customers                         2,415         1,690         1,695     
 Available-for-sale financial assets                             12    124           -             48        
 Derivative financial instruments                                12    136           45            51        
 Cash and bank balances                                          10b   1,185         1,266         1,143     
                                                                       6,557         4,614         4,413     
 Non-current assets held for sale                                      30            38            31        
                                                                       6,587         4,652         4,444     
 Total assets                                                          19,856        16,968        16,973    
                                                                                                             
 Current liabilities                                                                                         
 Trade and other payables                                              (4,251)       (3,281)       (3,077)   
 Amounts due to Financial Services customers and other deposits        (3,766)       (3,256)       (3,173)   
 Borrowings                                                            (227)         (177)         (223)     
 Derivative financial instruments                                12    (40)          (46)          (43)      
 Taxes payable                                                         (90)          (125)         (158)     
 Provisions                                                            (152)         (42)          (46)      
                                                                       (8,526)       (6,927)       (6,720)   
 Non-current liabilities held for sale                                 -             (4)           (4)       
                                                                       (8,526)       (6,931)       (6,724)   
 Net current liabilities                                               (1,939)       (2,279)       (2,280)   
                                                                                                             
 Non-current liabilities                                                                                     
 Other payables                                                        (308)         (248)         (269)     
 Amounts due to Financial Services customers and other deposits        (633)         (375)         (582)     
 Borrowings                                                            (2,113)       (2,314)       (2,190)   
 Derivative financial instruments                                12    (48)          (45)          (69)      
 Deferred income tax liability                                         (82)          (244)         (237)     
 Provisions                                                            (124)         (85)          (129)     
 Retirement benefit obligations                                  13    (1,528)       (515)         (408)     
                                                                       (4,836)       (3,826)       (3,884)   
 Net assets                                                            6,494         6,211         6,365     
                                                                                                             
 Equity                                                                                                      
 Called up share capital                                               625           550           550       
 Share premium account                                                 1,118         1,114         1,114     
 Capital redemption reserve                                            680           680           680       
 Merger reserve                                                        568           -             -         
 Other reserves                                                        205           133           155       
 Retained earnings                                                     2,802         3,239         3,370     
 Total equity before perpetual securities                              5,998         5,716         5,869     
 Perpetual securities                                                  496           495           496       
 Total equity                                                          6,494         6,211         6,365     
                                                                                                             
 
 
Group cash flow statement (unaudited) 
 
for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 
 
                                                                                 28 weeks to   28 weeks to   52 weeks to  
                                                                                 24 September  26 September  12 March     
                                                                                 2016          2015          2016         
                                                                           Note  £m            £m            £m           
 Cash flows from operating activities                                                                                     
 Cash generated from operations                                            10a   846           375           624          
 Interest paid                                                                   (49)          (65)          (108)        
 Corporation tax paid                                                            (51)          (63)          (124)        
 Net cash generated from operating activities                                    746           247           392          
                                                                                                                          
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                     
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                       (307)         (360)         (646)        
 Purchase of intangible assets                                                   (47)          (30)          (34)         
 Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment                         15            68            109          
 Receipt of advance disposal proceeds                                            -             -             125          
 Acquisition of subsidiaries net of cash acquired                                101           -             -            
 Capital return to Home Retail Group plc shareholders                      3     (226)         -             -            
 Share issue costs on acquisition of Home Retail Group plc                       (3)           -             -            
 Investment in joint ventures                                                    (16)          (6)           (18)         
 Disposal of subsidiaries                                                        -             -             (1)          
 Interest received                                                               9             8             19           
 Dividends received                                                              23            7             46           
 Net cash used in investing activities                                           (451)         (313)         (400)        
                                                                                                                          
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                     
 Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares                                       3             7             8            
 Drawdown of short-term borrowings                                               448           -             -            
 Repayment of short-term borrowings                                              (448)         (95)          (95)         
 Repayment of long-term borrowings                                               (64)          (176)         (238)        
 Proceeds from issue of perpetual capital securities                             -             247           247          
 Proceeds from issue of perpetual convertible bonds                              -             247           247          
 Purchase of own shares                                                          -             -             (20)         
 Repayment of capital element of obligations under finance lease payments        (17)          (17)          (30)         
 Interest elements of obligations under finance lease payments                   (4)           (5)           (9)          
 Dividends paid on ordinary shares                                               (151)         (157)         (234)        
 Dividends paid on perpetual securities                                          (20)          -             (4)          
 Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities                          (253)         51            (128)        
                                                                                                                          
 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                            42            (15)          (136)        
                                                                                                                          
 Net opening cash and cash equivalents                                           1,140         1,276         1,276        
                                                                                                                          
 Closing cash and cash equivalents                                         10b   1,182         1,261         1,140        
 
 
Group statement of changes in equity (unaudited) 
 
for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 
 
                                                                                    Called up share capital  Share premium account  Capital redemption and other reserves  Merger reserve  Retained earnings  Total equity before perpetual securities  Perpetual securities  Total equity  
                                                                                    £m                       £m                     £m                                     £m              £m                 £m                                        £m                    £m            
 At 12 March 2016                                                                   550                      1,114                  835                                    -               3,370              5,869                                     496                   6,365         
 Profit for the period                                                              -                        -                      -                                      -               297                297                                       2                     299           
 Other comprehensive income/(expense)                                               -                        -                      55                                     -               (724)              (669)                                     -                     (669)         
 Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the period ended 24 September 2016        -                        -                      55                                     -               (427)              (372)                                     2                     (370)         
 Transactions with owners:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Dividends paid                                                                     -                        -                      -                                      -               (155)              (155)                                     -                     (155)         
 Acquisition of subsidiaries (note 3)                                               75                       -                      -                                      568             (3)                640                                       -                     640           
 Distributions to holders of perpetual subordinated convertible bonds (net of tax)  -                        -                      -                                      -               -                  -                                         (2)                   (2)           
 Amortisation of convertible bond equity component                                  -                        -                      (5)                                    -               5                  -                                         -                     -             
 Share-based payment (net of tax)                                                   -                        -                      -                                      -               21                 21                                        -                     21            
 Purchase of own shares1                                                            -                        -                      -                                      -               (9)                (9)                                       -                     (9)           
 Allotted in respect of share option schemes                                        -                        4                      -                                      -               -                  4                                         -                     4             
 At 24 September 2016                                                               625                      1,118                  885                                    568             2,802              5,998                                     496                   6,494         
 
 
1      Purchase of own shares in the year of £9 million relate to Home Retail Group treasury shares that converted to 0.321
J Sainsbury plc shares as part of the acquisition on 2 September 2016. 
 
                                                                                                  Called up share capital  Share premium account  Capital redemption and other reserves  Retained earnings  Total equity before perpetual securities  Perpetual securities  Total equity  
                                                                                                  £m                       £m                     £m                                     £m                 £m                                        £m                    £m            
 At 15 March 2015                                                                                 548                      1,108                  826                                    3,057              5,539                                     -                     5,539         
 Profit for the period                                                                            -                        -                      -                                      262                262                                       2                     264           
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income                                                             -                        -                      (9)                                    59                 50                                        -                     50            
 Total comprehensive (expense)/ income for the period ended 26 September 2015                     -                        -                      (9)                                    321                312                                       2                     314           
 Transactions with owners:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Dividends paid                                                                                   -                        -                      -                                      (157)              (157)                                     -                     (157)         
 Issue of perpetual subordinated capital securities and perpetual subordinated convertible bonds  -                        -                      -                                      -                  -                                         495                   495           
 Distributions to holders of perpetual subordinated convertible bonds (net of tax)                -                        -                      -                                      -                  -                                         (2)                   (2)           
 Amortisation of convertible bond equity component                                                -                        -                      (4)                                    4                  -                                         -                     -             
 Share-based payment (net of tax)                                                                 -                        -                      -                                      14                 14                                        -                     14            
 Purchase of own shares                                                                           -                        -                      -                                      -                  -                                         -                     -             
 Allotted in respect of share option schemes                                                      2                        6                      -                                      -                  8                                         -                     8             
 At 26 September 2015                                                                             550                      1,114                  813                                    3,239              5,716                                     495                   6,211         
 
 
Group statement of changes in equity (continued) (unaudited) 
 
                                                                                                               Called up share capital  Share premium account  Capital redemption and other reserves  Retained earnings  Total equity before perpetual securities  Perpetual securities  Total equity  
                                                                                                               £m                       £m                     £m                                     £m                 £m                                        £m                    £m            
 At 15 March 2015                                                                                              548                      1,108                  826                                    3,057              5,539                                     -                     5,539         
 Profit for the year                                                                                           -                        -                      -                                      452                452                                       19                    471           
 Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                    16                                     85                 101                                       -                     101           
 Total comprehensive income for the year ended 12 March 2016                                                   -                        -                      16                                     537                553                                       19                    572           
 Transactions with owners:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Dividends paid                                                                                                -                        -                      -                                      (234)              (234)                                     -                     (234)         
 Issue of perpetual subordinated capital securities and perpetual subordinated convertible bonds (net of tax)  -                        -                      -                                      -                  -                                         496                   496           
 Distributions to holders of perpetual subordinated convertible bonds (net of tax)                             -                        -                      -                                      -                  -                                         (19)                  (19)          
 Amortisation of convertible bond equity component                                                             -                        -                      (7)                                    7                  -                                         -                     -             
 Share-based payment (net of tax)                                                                              -                        -                      -                                      23                 23                                        -                     23            
 Purchase of own shares                                                                                        -                        -                      -                                      (20)               (20)                                      -                     (20)          
 Allotted in respect of share option schemes                                                                   2                        6                      -                                      -                  8                                         -                     8             
 At 12 March 2016                                                                                              550                      1,114                  835                                    3,370              5,869                                     496                   6,365         
 
 
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (unaudited) 
 
1    General information 
 
J Sainsbury plc is a public limited company (the 'Company') incorporated in the United Kingdom, whose shares are publicly
traded on the London Stock Exchange. The Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered address is 33
Holborn, London EC1N 2HT, United Kingdom. 
 
The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are unaudited but have been reviewed by the auditors whose report
is set out on page 56. The financial information presented herein does not amount to statutory accounts within the meaning
of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016 have been filed with the
Registrar of Companies. The Independent Auditors' report on the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016 was unqualified
and did not contain a statement under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006. 
 
The financial period represents the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 (comparative financial period 28 weeks to 26 September
2015; prior financial year 52 weeks to 12 March 2016). The financial information comprises the results of the Company and
its subsidiaries (the 'Group') and the Group's interests in joint ventures and associates. 
 
The Group's principal activities are food, clothing and general merchandise retailing and retail financial services. 
 
2    Basis of preparation 
 
The Interim Results, comprising the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements and the Interim Management Report,
have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with IAS
34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union. 
 
The financial information contained in the Interim Results is presented in sterling, rounded to the nearest million (£m)
unless otherwise stated. 
 
The financial information contained in the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements should be read in
conjunction with the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016, which were prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRSs') as adopted by the European Union. As part of the acquisition of Home Retail Group
plc an exercise has been performed to ensure that the accounting policies within both businesses are aligned. Based on this
review, there have been no material changes to existing accounting policies from those disclosed in the annual report for
the year ended on 12 March 2016 other than the adoption of the accounting standards set out below which have not had any
impact on the interim financial statements. The prior year interim diluted and underlying diluted earnings per share has
been amended (refer to note 8). 
 
The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that
affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense.
Actual results may differ from these estimates. 
 
In preparing these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, the significant judgements made by management in
applying the group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied
to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 12 March 2016, with the exception of the following items: 
 
·     Taxes on income in the interim periods are accrued using the tax rate that would be applicable to expected total
annual earnings, also taking into account the impact of "discrete items" in the interim period. 
 
·     As a result of the acquisition of Home Retail Group plc on 2 September 2016, significant estimation has been
exercised in determining the fair value of the net assets acquired. 
 
Sainsbury's Bank plc has been consolidated for six months to 31 August 2016 (26 September 2015: six months to 31 August
2015, 12 March 2016: twelve months to 29 February 2016). Adjustments have been made for the effects of significant
transactions or events that occurred between this date and the Group's balance sheet date. 
 
The Directors are satisfied that the Group has sufficient resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.
Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. 
 
The Group has considered the following amendments to published standards that are effective for the Group for the financial
year beginning 13 March 2016 and concluded that they are either not relevant to the Group or that they do not have a
significant impact on the Group's financial statements. These standards and interpretations have been endorsed by the
European Union. 
 
·      Amendments to IFRS 11, 'Joint arrangements' on accounting for acquisitions of interests in joint operations 
 
·      Amendments to IAS 16, 'Plant, property and equipment' and IAS 38, 'Intangible assets' on acceptable methods of
depreciation and amortisation 
 
·      Amendments to IAS 27, 'Consolidated and separate financial statements' which allows entities to equity account for
joint ventures and associates in their separate financial statements 
 
·      Annual improvements 2012 - 2014 
 
3    Acquisition of Home Retail Group plc 
 
On 2 September 2016, the Group acquired 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Home Retail Group plc ("HRG"), a listed
company based in the United Kingdom, by means of a Scheme of Arrangement under Part 26 of the Act for a consideration of
£1,093 million. The full analysis of the consideration is shown below: 
 
 Form of consideration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Consideration fair value at acquisition date£m  
 Cash of £447 million (being 55p per existing share); fair value is based on Home Retail Group plc's share capital of 813,445,001 shares in existence as at the acquisition date.                                                                                              447                                             
 £3 million in relation to the contractual requirement to settle certain existing HRG share scheme awards and options                                                                                                                                                          3                                               
 261 million new J Sainsbury plc shares of 28p nominal value each were issued (being 0.321 new J Sainsbury plc shares per existing Home Retail Group plc share); fair value of the consideration is based on a J Sainsbury plc share price of £2.4610 as of 2 September 2016.  643                                             
 Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1,093                                           
 
 
Home Retail Group's activities mainly comprise general merchandise related retailing. The acquisition is expected to
accelerate Sainsbury's growth strategy in Clothing and General Merchandise retailing as well as its online presence. The
combination brings together two of the UK's leading retail businesses with complementary product offers through an
integrated, multi-channel proposition. 
 
None of the goodwill recognised of £18 million is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. This was calculated as
the difference between the fair value of consideration paid and the fair value of net assets acquired as set out in the
following table. 
 
The provisional assets and liabilities recognised as a result of the acquisition are as follows: 
 
 Fair value of net assets acquired as at 2 September 2016 (provisional)    £m       
 Fixed assets                                                              274      
 Intangible assets                                                         326      
 Inventories                                                               816      
 Trade and other receivables                                               141      
 Deferred tax assets                                                       41       
 Amounts due from Financial Services customers (the "loan book")           615      
 Other financial assets1                                                   60       
 Cash and cash equivalents2                                                548      
 Total assets acquired                                                     2,821    
                                                                                    
 Trade and other payables2                                                 (1,203)  
 Provisions                                                                (89)     
 Defined benefit obligations                                               (454)    
 Total liabilities acquired                                                (1,746)  
 Net identifiable assets acquired at fair value                            1,075    
                                                                                    
 Goodwill arising on acquisition                                           18       
 Purchase consideration transferred                                        1,093    
 
 
1        Other financial assets includes £9 million of J Sainsbury plc shares (converted from Home Retail Group plc own
shares at the point of acquisition). On consolidation these become J Sainsbury plc own shares and are transferred to
equity. 
 
2        Cash and cash equivalents and trade and other payables acquired are both presented gross of the capital return of
£226 million. 
 
In accordance with IFRS 3 'Business Combinations', the acquisition accounting will be finalised within 12 months of the
acquisition date of 2 September 2016. 
 
(a)   Intangible assets 
 
Intangible assets include a brand of £179 million relating to the Argos brand name. This reflects its fair value at the
acquisition date and is estimated to have a useful economic life of ten years. 
 
(b)  Trade and other receivables 
 
Trade and other receivables include £40 million of trade receivables, against which a bad debt provision of £(1) million is
held. Also included are prepayments and accrued income of £29 million, and other debtors of £73 million. 
 
(c)   Amounts due from Financial Services customers (the "loan book") 
 
The gross fair value of the loan book is £681 million against which a provision for impairment of £(66) million is held.
This is inclusive of a fair value uplift of £20 million. 
 
(d)  Revenue and profit contribution 
 
From the date of acquisition, Home Retail Group has contributed £235 million of revenue excluding VAT, £1 million of
underlying profit before tax and a statutory loss before tax of £(5m) to the Group. If the acquisition date had been on the
first day of the financial year, Group revenues for the period would have been £14,432 million, Group underlying profit
before tax would have been £259 million and Group profit before tax would have been £279 million. These amounts have been
calculated using the Group's accounting policies. The information is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not
indicative of the results of the combined Group that would have occurred had the purchase actually been made at the
beginning of the year, or indicative of the future results of the combined Group. 
 
(e)  Acquisition-related costs 
 
Acquisition-related costs (included in administrative expenses and recognised outside of underlying profit) amount to £22
million in the current period (12 March 2016: £12 million) (see note 4). In addition £3 million of costs relating to the
issuance of J Sainsbury plc shares have been recognised directly within equity. 
 
(f)   Cash impact of acquisition 
 
                                                                                      £m     
 Cash consideration                                                                   (447)  
 Cash acquired                                                                        548    
 Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (included in cash flow statement)  101    
                                                                                             
 Capital return to shareholders of Home Retail Group plc (see below)                  (226)  
 Net cash impact of acquisition                                                       (125)  
 
 
(g)       Capital return 
 
Prior to the acquisition of Home Retail Group plc, it was announced that Home Retail Group plc shareholders would be
entitled to a £226 million capital return comprising the following: 
 
·     25.0 pence per share, reflecting the £200 million return to shareholders in respect of the sale of Homebase by Home
Retail Group plc on 29 February 2016; and 
 
·     2.8 pence per share (totalling £26 million) in lieu of a final dividend in respect of Home Retail Group plc's
financial year ended 27 February 2016. 
 
This was recorded as a liability in the net assets acquired above within trade and other payables. The full amount was paid
on 12 September 2016. 
 
4    Non-GAAP performance measures 
 
Certain items recognised in reported profit or loss before tax can vary significantly from year to year and therefore
create volatility in reported earnings which does not reflect the Group's underlying performance. Similarly, whilst defined
benefit pension scheme expenses may not vary significantly, they no longer relate to the Group's ongoing activities given
the closure of the defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual. The Directors believe that the 'underlying revenue',
'underlying profit before tax' ('UPBT') and 'underlying diluted and basic earnings per share' measures presented provide a
clear and consistent presentation of the underlying performance of Sainsbury's ongoing business for shareholders.
Underlying profit is not defined by IFRS and therefore may not be directly comparable with the 'adjusted' profit measures
of other companies. The adjusted items are: 
 
·     Profit/loss on disposal of properties (included within other income); 
 
·     Investment property fair value movements - these reflect the difference between the fair value of an investment
property at the reporting date and its carrying amount at the previous reporting date; 
 
·     Non-underlying finance movements - these are fair value gains and losses on non-derivative financial assets and
liabilities carried at amortised cost, on derivatives relating to financing activities and on hedged items in fair value
hedges, as well as the discount unwind on provisions relating to non-underlying items; 
 
·     The financing element of IAS 19 'Employee Benefits' and defined benefit scheme expenses; 
 
·     Coupons on 'perpetual securities' (perpetual subordinated capital securities and perpetual subordinated convertible
bonds) - the coupons on the perpetual securities are accounted for as equity in line with IAS 32 'Financial Instruments:
Presentation', however are accrued on a straight line basis and included as an expense within underlying profit (see note
12); 
 
·     Acquisition adjustments - these reflect the adjustments arising from the Sainsbury's Bank and Home Retail Group
acquisitions, including the fair value unwind and amortisation of acquired intangibles; and 
 
·     One-off items - these are items which are material and infrequent in nature and do not relate to the Group's
underlying performance (see tables below). 
 
The adjustments made to reported profit before tax to arrive at underlying profit before tax are: 
 
                                                       28 weeks to   28 weeks to   52 weeks to  
                                                       24 September  26 September  12 March     
                                                       2016          2015          2016         
                                                       £m            £m            £m           
 Underlying profit before tax                          277           308           587          
 Profit on disposal of properties1                     113           94            101          
 Investment property fair value movements              (14)          (14)          (18)         
 Non-underlying finance movements2                     12            (4)           (22)         
 IAS 19 pension financing charge and scheme expenses3  (10)          (15)          (28)         
 Perpetual securities coupons4                         13            4             15           
 Acquisition adjustments                               1             1             3            
 One-off items                                         (20)          (35)          (90)         
 Total adjustments                                     95            31            (39)         
 Profit before tax                                     372           339           548          
 
 
1        Profit/(loss) on disposal of properties for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 comprised £116 million for the Group
(26 September 2015: £94 million, 12 March 2016: £100 million) and £(3) million for the joint ventures (26 September 2015:
£nil, 12 March 2016: £1 million). 
 
2        Non-underlying finance movements for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 comprised £13 million for the Group (26
September 2015: £(3) million, 12 March 2016: £(20) million) and £(1) million for the joint ventures (26 September 2015:
£(1) million, 12 March 2016: £(2) million). 
 
3        Comprises pension financing charge for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 of £(8) million (26 September 2015: £(12)
million, 12 March 2016: £(22) million) and defined benefit scheme expenses of £(2) million (26 September 2015: £(3)
million, 12 March 2016: £(6) million). 
 
4        The coupons on the 'perpetual securities' (perpetual subordinated capital securities and perpetual subordinated
convertible bonds) are accounted for as equity in line with IAS 32 'Financial Instruments: Presentation', however are
accrued on a straight line basis and included as an expense within underlying profit before tax. 
 
Acquisition adjustments 
 
Acquisition adjustments of £1 million (26 September 2015: £1 million, 12 March 2016: £3 million) comprise the following: 
 
                                                                  28 weeks to   28 weeks to   52 weeks to  
                                                                  24 September  26 September  12 March     
                                                                  2016          2015          2016         
                                                                  £m            £m            £m           
                                                                                                           
 Acquisition adjustments arising on purchase of HRG               
 Cost of sales                                                    (2)           -             -            
 Administrative expenses                                          3             -             -            
 Total Home Retail Group acquisition adjustments                  1             -             -            
                                                                                                           
 Acquisition adjustments arising on purchase of Sainsbury's Bank  
 Revenue                                                          3             5             11           
 Cost of sales                                                    -             1             2            
 Administrative expenses (intangible amortisation)                (3)           (5)           (10)         
 Total Sainsbury's Bank acquisition adjustments                   -             1             3            
                                                                                                           
 Total acquisition adjustments                                    1             1             3            
                                                                                                                 
 
 
One-off items 
 
One-off items of £(20) million (26 September 2015: £(35) million, 12 March 2016: £(90) million) comprise the following: 
 
                                                                28 weeks to   28 weeks to   52 weeks to  
                                                                24 September  26 September  12 March     
                                                                2016          2015          2016         
                                                                £m            £m            £m           
 Net gain/(transaction costs) on disposal of pharmacy business  98            -             (3)          
 Impairment and onerous contract (charge)/reversal              (30)          3             (1)          
 Sainsbury's Bank transition costs                              (16)          (25)          (59)         
 Home Retail Group acquisition costs                            (22)          -             (12)         
 Argos integration costs                                        (6)           -             -            
 Homebase separation and restructuring costs                    (2)           -             -            
 Netto closure costs                                            (23)          -             -            
 Internal restructuring costs                                   (19)          (13)          (15)         
                                                                (20)          (35)          (90)         
 
 
5    Segment reporting 
 
The Group's businesses are organised into three operating segments: 
 
·     Retail (Food and Clothing & General Merchandise); 
 
·     Financial Services (Sainsbury's Bank and Argos Financial Services); and 
 
·     Property Investments (The British Land Company PLC joint venture and Land Securities Group PLC joint venture). 
 
Management have determined the operating segments based on the information provided to the Operating Board (the Chief
Operating Decision Maker for the Group) to make operational decisions on the management of the Group. All material
operations and assets are in the UK. The 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 includes 3 weeks of Home Retail Group results (from
2 September 2016) - the second half will contain a full 24 weeks. 
 
Revenue from operating segments is measured on a basis consistent with the revenue number disclosure in the income
statement.  Revenue is generated by the sale of goods and services. 
 
Segment results, assets and liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be
allocated on a reasonable basis. 
 
The Operating Board assesses the performance of all segments on the basis of underlying profit before tax.  The
reconciliation provided below reconciles underlying operating profit from each of the segments disclosed to profit before
tax. 
 
 28 weeks to 24 September 2016                                                  Retail£m  Financial Services£m  Property Investment£m  Group£m   
 Segment revenue                                                                                                                                 
 Retail sales to external customers                                        

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