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:

23 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:

10,461,817

3.11%

2,812,707

0.84%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,556,802

0.76%

8,692,354

2.58%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,018,619

3.87%

11,505,061

3.42%

(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

75

11.8736 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

540

11.8735 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,204

11.8800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,643

11.8814 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,677

11.8766 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,945

11.8777 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,345

11.8630 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,535

11.8723 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,895

11.8794 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

7,471

11.8759 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

26,656

11.8793 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

46,874

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

7,544

11.8730 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

8,206

11.8701 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

20,538

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

32,075

11.8800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

91,098

11.8707 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

308

11.8790 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,000

11.8691 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,551

11.8728 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

21,037

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

40,000

11.8697 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

46,490

11.8707 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

75

11.8736 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

308

11.8809 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

504

11.8800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

587

11.8749 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,090

11.8775 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,755

11.8813 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,453

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,535

11.8723 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,471

11.8759 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,690

11.8665 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,201

11.8791 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,242

11.8791 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:

26 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213