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Societe Generale SA
07 January 2016
FORM 8.3
Replacement Form 8.3. To amend section 2.(a).1 for Convertible Bonds
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: Société Générale 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 05/01/2016
(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: 6,916,020 0.36 20,593,014 1.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 17,148,627 0.89 2,291,279 0.12
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 20,000 0.00 4,258,289 0.22
TOTAL: 24,084,647 1.25 27,142,582 1.41
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 Form 8 (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 18,713 2.5580906
Ordinary Purchase 38 2.456
Ordinary Purchase 4,286 2.4764792
Ordinary Purchase 152,913 2.5263628
Ordinary Purchase 8,271 2.4270318
Ordinary Purchase 3,857 2.5350013
Ordinary Purchase 167,308 2.4436127
Ordinary Purchase 23,580 2.4338394
Ordinary Purchase 14 2.517
Ordinary Purchase 85 2.465
Ordinary Purchase 25 2.471
Ordinary Purchase 183,993 2.5529495
Ordinary Purchase 3,010 2.421
Ordinary Purchase 63,591 2.5343492
Ordinary Purchase 181,717 2.4492914
Ordinary Purchase 78,948 2.4421536
Ordinary Purchase 12,546 2.4508711
Ordinary Purchase 4,378 2.421
Ordinary Purchase 16,903 2.421
Ordinary Purchase 27,144 2.423328
Ordinary Sale 11,307 2.5940656
Ordinary Sale 32,202 2.4327638
Ordinary Sale 73,246 2.5708452
Ordinary Sale 7,024 2.4401851
Ordinary Sale 10,222 2.4991205
Ordinary Sale 113,533 2.4372742
Ordinary Sale 21,162 2.4413463
Ordinary Sale 5,215 2.5206999
Ordinary Sale 8,149 2.4313499
Ordinary Sale 65 2.469
Ordinary Sale 114,933 2.5771267
Ordinary Sale 761 2.7350066
Ordinary Sale 14,614 2.5650684
Ordinary Sale 26,816 2.421
Ordinary Sale 11,628 2.5237319
Ordinary Sale 317,845 2.4341365
Ordinary Sale 11,297 2.421
Ordinary Sale 2,135 2.418
Ordinary Sale 2,736 2.558
Ordinary Sale 4,094 2.5032682
Ordinary Sale 64 2.489
Ordinary Sale 29,384 2.4390314
Ordinary Sale 1,642 2.421
Ordinary Sale 750 2.421
Total Purchases 951,320
Total Sales 820,824
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product descriptione.g. CFD Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position Number of reference securities Price per unit
(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 Typee.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product descriptione.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 dealinge.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: 07/01/2016
Contact name: Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number: +44 20 7676 6826
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: Société Générale 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 Typee.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 Purchase 20,000 2.5 American options 15/01/2016
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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