REG - Societe Generale SA Home Retail Grp Plc Sainsbury(J) PLC - Form 8.3 - J Sainsbury Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">HOME.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SBRY.L</Origin>

J SainsburyAnnouncement

25/01/2016 15:20

RNS Number : 9150M
Societe Generale SA
25 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:
Socit Gnrale S.A.
(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
22/01/2016
(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"
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:
 Ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
6,369,078
0.33
20,676,685
1.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
16,329,789
0.85
1,806,883
0.09
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
4,258,289
0.22
 TOTAL:
22,698,867
1.18
26,741,857
1.39
Class of relevant security:
Convertible bonds due November 2019
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
4,000,000
0.89
0
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0
0.00
0
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00
0
0.00
 TOTAL:
4,000,000
0.89
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
Ordinary
Purchase
213,145
2.3446422
Ordinary
Purchase
28,572
2.3520618
Ordinary
Purchase
9,206
2.3495134
Ordinary
Purchase
29,785
2.336
Ordinary
Purchase
2,737
2.336
Ordinary
Purchase
18,628
2.3494481
Ordinary
Purchase
853
2.336
Ordinary
Purchase
50,019
2.3484628
Ordinary
Purchase
32
2.362
Ordinary
Purchase
6,000
2.348
Ordinary
Purchase
2,316
2.336
Ordinary
Purchase
1,369
2.338
Ordinary
Purchase
126,035
2.349797
Ordinary
Purchase
1,698
2.336283
Ordinary
Purchase
51,007
2.344744
Ordinary
Sale
5,474
2.336
Ordinary
Sale
24,839
2.3559706
Ordinary
Sale
591
2.3619966
Ordinary
Sale
4,166
2.336
Ordinary
Sale
7,206
2.3482279
Ordinary
Sale
48,223
2.348789
Ordinary
Sale
78
2.347
Ordinary
Sale
3,252
2.344
Ordinary
Sale
1,095
2.338
Ordinary
Sale
41
2.365
Ordinary
Sale
68,175
2.353725
Ordinary
Sale
3
2.362
Ordinary
Sale
10,554
2.3508357
Ordinary
Sale
1,642
2.338
Ordinary
Sale
333
2.346
Ordinary
Sale
13,354
2.3595851
Ordinary
Sale
39
2.354
Ordinary
Sale
2,264
2.350766
Ordinary
Sale
9,054
2.350765
Ordinary
Sale
6,797
2.351924
Ordinary
Sale
27,188
2.351925
Ordinary
Sale
36,884
2.350151
Ordinary
Sale
9,221
2.35015
Ordinary
Sale
8,693
2.351838
Ordinary
Sale
34,771
2.351837
Ordinary
Sale
10,376
2.35189
Ordinary
Sale
41,494
2.35189
Ordinary
Sale
20,021
2.353496
Ordinary
Sale
1,032
2.346952
Ordinary
Sale
1,712
2.346965
Ordinary
Sale
151,297
2.34995
Ordinary
Sale
37,824
2.349949
Ordinary
Sale
44,837
2.350791
Ordinary
Sale
11,208
2.350791

Total Purchases
541,402


Total Sales
643,738

(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
Ordinary
CFD
Sale
51,007
2.344744
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
2,264
2.350766
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
9,054
2.350765
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
6,797
2.351924
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
27,188
2.351925
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
36,884
2.350151
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
9,221
2.35015
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
8,693
2.351838
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
34,771
2.351837
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
10,376
2.35189
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
41,494
2.35189
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
20,021
2.353496
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
1,032
2.346952
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
1,712
2.346965
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
151,297
2.34995
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
37,824
2.349949
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
44,837
2.350791
Ordinary
CFD
Purchase
11,208
2.350791

(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?
YES
Date of disclosure:
25/01/2016
Contact name:
Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:
+44 20 7676 6826
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.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure:
Socit Gnrale S.A.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:
J SAINSBURY PLC
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Written or purchased
Number of securities to which option or derivative relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Ordinary
Euro Medium Term Notes
Sale
3,289
N/A
N/A
28/04/2017
Ordinary
Listed call-option
Sale
2,500,000
2.750
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
1,005,000
2.4
American options
16/12/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
750,000
2.6
American options
21/12/2018
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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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