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:

14 Dec 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:

14,613,336

4.34%

1,548,174

0.46%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,370,183

0.41%

13,574,903

4.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,983,519

4.75%

15,123,077

4.49%

(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

589

11.9550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

606

11.9000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,277

11.9251 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,306

11.9400 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,817

11.9200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,591

11.9398 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,628

11.9514 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,432

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,446

11.9546 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,624

11.9428 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

8,369

11.9150 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

12,173

11.9391 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

14,401

11.9614 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

16,140

11.9207 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

21,281

11.9479 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

21,659

11.9560 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

23,365

11.9521 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

35,810

11.9500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

59,000

11.9489 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

71,890

11.9535 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

132,101

11.9365 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

406,688

11.9499 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

606

11.9000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,305

11.9400 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,305

11.9403 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,817

11.9200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,429

11.9443 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,920

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,862

11.9410 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

9,000

11.9491 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

24,000

11.9091 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

25,454

11.9500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

50,000

11.9614 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

51,507

11.9394 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

71,890

11.9550 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

6,042

11.9436 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,000

11.9491 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

24,000

11.9091 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

61,558

11.9404 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1

11.9400 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

98

11.9500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

105

11.9414 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

138

11.9499 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,451

11.9508 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,359

11.9587 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,362

11.9447 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

21,659

11.9559 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

32,855

11.9455 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,866

11.9411 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

59,000

11.9489 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

11.9204 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

187,845

11.9510 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

231,906

11.9514 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:

15 Dec 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213