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:

10 Aug 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:

10,020,514

2.98%

4,236,194

1.26%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

3,852,538

1.14%

9,415,633

2.80%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,873,052

4.12%

13,651,827

4.05%

(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

15

11.8113 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

54

11.8118 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

55

11.8141 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

256

11.8145 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

306

11.8111 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

351

11.8185 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

396

11.8102 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

752

11.8203 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

971

11.8105 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,155

11.8100 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

9,000

11.8173 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

21,063

11.8181 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

74,974

11.8200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

9

11.8026 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

875

11.8100 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,734

11.8000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,859

11.8027 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

8,768

11.8002 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

12,244

11.8211 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

73,318

11.8200 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

SWAP

Long

1,424

11.8100 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,327

11.8000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,485

11.8014 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

52,966

11.8200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15

11.8110 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

54

11.8117 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

55

11.8141 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

256

11.8145 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

298

11.8209 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

306

11.8111 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

396

11.8102 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

752

11.8203 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

971

11.8105 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,411

11.8186 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,649

11.8114 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,441

11.8173 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

59,385

11.8200 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:

11 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213