Released: 09/02/2007
RNS Number:0456R
Delta (Two) Limited
09 February 2007
The 'Rule 8 J.Sainsbury Plc announcement released on 8 February, 2007 at 18:09
under RNS No 9860Q has been amended.
The full amended text is shown below.
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) DELTA (TWO) LIMITED*/
HIS EXCELLENCY SHEIKH HAMAD BIN JASSIM
BIN JABER AL THANI**
Company dealt in J.SAINSBURY PLC
Class of relevant security to which ORDINARY SHARES OF 28 AND 4/7 PENCE EACH
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)
Date of dealing 8th FEBRUARY 2007
Note - further information relating to the persons dealing is set out at the end
of this form 8.3.
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 300,000** 0.017%
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 14,416,323* 0.838%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,716,323* 0.855%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short Number of Price per
name, e.g. (Note 6) securities unit (Note 5)
CFD (Note 7)
TOTAL RETURN SHORT 2,576,472* £5.1967
SWAP
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option
name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date money
call purchasing, to which American, paid/
option varying the option European received
etc. relates etc. per unit
(Note 7) (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option securities (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.
A total return swap that on unwind or maturity can be settled in cash or by
physical delivery of the 14,416,323 shares
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 9th February 2007
Contact name Richard Vanderplank
Telephone number 01624 638316
If a connected EFM, name of offeree
/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Relationship between Delta (Two) Limited and His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin
Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.
Delta (Two) Limited ("Delta Two") is a subsidiary of Delta Commercial Property
L.P. ("DCP"). Delta Commercial Property Limited ("DCPL") is the limited partner
of DCP and Delta G. LP Incorporated ("DG") is the general partner of DCP.
The shareholders of DCPL are Qatari Investment Authority, Qatari Diar Real
Estate Investment Company and Standard Capital Limited ("SCL"). SCL is
controlled by His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani.
DG is controlled by Delta Commercial Property Managers Limited which in turn is
controlled by John Rea (through Torben Capital International Limited) and Paul
Taylor. Voting rights at general meetings of Delta Two are exercised by a
committee comprising John Rea and a Director of Equity Limited, an Isle of Man
Corporate and Trust Services provider to DCP.
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