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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being
disclosed: |
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP
Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management LP
Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion acting on behalf of various funds |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions
disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient |
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(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
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| (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree,
state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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| (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
10th August 2016 |
| (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today
disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer |
Home Retail Group Plc |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING
THE DISCLOSURE
(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:
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28 4/7p Ordinary :
ISIN: GB00B019KW72 |
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Interests |
Short positions |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
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| (2) Derivatives CFD (other than options): |
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-4,142,812 |
0.21% |
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| TOTAL: |
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-4,142,812 |
0.21% |
Class of relevant convertible:
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Convertible bonds due November 2019
ISIN: XS1139087933 |
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Interests |
Short positions |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| (1) Relevant convertible owned and/or controlled: |
16,500,000
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3.66%
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(2) Derivatives (other than options):
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: |
16,500,000
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3.66%
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Class of relevant security:
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Perpetual convertible bonds
ISIN: XS1268412993
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Interests |
Short positions |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options):
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| TOTAL: |
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Class of relevant security:
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ADRs
ISIN: US4662492085 |
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Interests |
Short positions |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options):
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| TOTAL: |
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right
exists: |
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| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant
percentages: |
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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.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE
PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale
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Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other
than options)
| 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
GPB |
| 28 4/7p Ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
9,515 |
2.345 |
(c) Options transactions in respect of
existing securities
(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 |
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(ii) Exercising
| Class of relevant security |
Product description
e.g. call option |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
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:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
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(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" |
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached ? |
NO |
Date of disclosure:
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11th August 2016 |
Contact name:
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Déborah Gewinner |
Telephone number:
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+44 203 751 54 12 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions
clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the
information contained therein.
Source: Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP via Globenewswire
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