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:

11 April 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:

2,291,896

0.68%

3,264,799

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,064,538

0.91%

1,460,478

0.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,356,434

1.59%

4,725,277

1.40%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

59

8.6002 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

95

8.6650 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

102

8.5975 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

153

8.6675 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

284

8.6800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

300

8.5950 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

397

8.6550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

397

8.6547 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

877

8.6344 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,064

8.6632 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

8.6543 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,121

8.6466 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,122

8.6166 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,210

8.6925 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,227

8.6431 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

8.6348 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,690

8.6762 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,746

8.6746 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,208

8.6451 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,352

8.6394 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,750

8.6000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,857

8.6523 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,132

8.6653 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,414

8.5998 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

11,000

8.6529 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

13,950

8.6458 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

20,462

8.7000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

27,681

8.6425 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

29,620

8.6942 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

51

8.6400 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

222

8.6350 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

227

8.6500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

235

8.6200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

250

8.6925 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

263

8.6300 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

267

8.6750 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

269

8.6465 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

397

8.6550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

460

8.6229 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,122

8.6175 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,205

8.6999 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,440

8.7000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,727

8.6492 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,132

8.6526 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

7,566

8.6057 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

7,642

8.7043 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

9,228

8.6362 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

9,525

8.6692 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

10,052

8.6776 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

22,256

8.6805 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

27,563

8.6410 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

255

8.6992 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

334

8.6153 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

723

8.6320 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,205

8.6999 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,463

8.6448 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

8,952

8.6447 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

24,196

8.6385 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

59

8.6000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

204

8.6250 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

389

8.6571 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

614

8.7000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 CFD

Short

5,996

8.6376 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,000

8.6529 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,694

8.6372 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,425

8.6474 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

15,987

8.6463 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 person 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:

12 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213