Sainsbury(J) PLC Holding(s) in Company (2448K)

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RNS Number : 2448K

Sainsbury(J) PLC

05 July 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
  (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer      J SAINSBURY PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
  (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the 
  appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights         No 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying            No 
  financial instruments which may result in 
  the acquisition of shares already issued 
  to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments           No 
  with similar economic effect to qualifying 
  financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting           No 
  rights 
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 Other (please    Announcement by issuer of voting   Yes 
  specify):        rights and capital 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the notification         Qatar Holding LLC 
  obligation: (iii)                   Qatar Investment Authority 
                                      (as parent undertaking 
                                      only) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):             Qatar Holding LLC 
  (iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction         03 July 2017 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer            05 July 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are        22% (downwards) 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation                   Resulting situation after 
  of               previous                    the triggering transaction 
  shares           to the triggering 
                   transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  --------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number        Number        Number        Number of                % of voting 
                   of            of            of            voting                   rights (x) 
                   Shares        Voting        shares        rights 
                                 Rights 
---------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
                                              Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                             (xi)          (xii) 
---------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  shares 
  of 28 and 
  4/7 pence 
  each 
 
  GB00B019KW72    481,746,132   481,746,132   481,746,132   481,746,132   N/A        21.99%   N/A 
---------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                      (xiii)       Period        rights that 
                                   (xiv)         may be 
                                                 acquired 
                                                 if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
  N/A                 N/A          N/A           N/A            N/A 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
  effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, 
  xvi) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights (xix, 
  instrument               (xvii)       period        rights        xx) 
                                        (xviii)       instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
 N/A           N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A           Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
                                                                    N/A       N/A 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
  481,746,132               21.99% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Qatar Holding LLC is the beneficial holder of the specified 
   shares and voting rights in J Sainsbury plc. Qatar Holding 
   LLC is established as a limited liability company in 
   the Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC") and is licensed by 
   the QFC Authority under License No. 00004. Qatar Holding 
   LLC is wholly-owned by Qatar Investment Authority ("QIA") 
   and makes this notification on behalf of itself and 
   QIA. 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:    N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights      N/A 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy          N/A 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
                                    As required under the 
                                    DTRs, this notification 
                                    has been prepared using 
                                    the total voting rights 
                                    figure of 2,189,757,531 
                                    as set out in the public 
                                    announcement made by 
                                    J Sainsbury plc dated 
                                    03 July 2017. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                    Ian Robert Kellow, 
                                    Head of Compliance, 
                                    Qatar Investment Authority/ 
                                    Qatar Holding LLC 
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 15. Contact telephone number:     [phone] 
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