Form 8.3 - HOMESERVE PLC

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:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

HOMESERVE PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

26 Sep 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

2 9/13p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

9,465,347

2.81%

2,941,731

0.87%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,640,772

0.78%

7,658,371

2.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,106,119

3.60%

10,600,102

3.15%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

199

11.8786 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

783

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

904

11.8754 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,253

11.8642 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,473

11.8590 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,676

11.8564 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,881

11.8678 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,899

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,556

11.8558 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,198

11.8800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,586

11.8549 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

6,879

11.8550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

8,375

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

11,296

11.8609 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

19,357

11.8494 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

32,367

11.8711 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

196

11.8800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

307

11.8538 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,570

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,704

11.8526 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,746

11.8536 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

4,435

11.8603 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

10,630

11.8606 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

10,786

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

28,800

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

37,000

11.8667 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

61,267

11.8519 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Long

444

11.8690 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,978

11.8610 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,189

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,700

11.8578 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

31,724

11.8501 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

37,000

11.8667 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

40

11.8801 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

60

11.8799 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

360

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

435

11.8632 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

444

11.8509 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

504

11.8709 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

546

11.8550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

729

11.8607 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

818

11.8647 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,247

11.8574 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,287

11.8627 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,296

11.8609 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

20,892

11.8634 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,159

11.8776 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

27 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213