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:

17 Oct 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:

9,474,619

2.81%

2,858,597

0.85%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,551,460

0.76%

7,830,171

2.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,026,079

3.57%

10,688,768

3.17%

(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

375

11.8288 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,709

11.8113 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,383

11.8216 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,833

11.8332 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,058

11.8244 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

7,272

11.8200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

9,583

11.8300 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

22,906

11.8294 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

33,828

11.8229 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

36,000

11.8341 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

11.8210 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

64,652

11.8306 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

140,969

11.8262 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,347

11.8117 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,532

11.8333 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,800

11.8126 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,076

11.8203 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

4,447

11.8350 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,282

11.8338 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

9,591

11.8151 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

10,136

11.8250 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

11,715

11.8288 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

34,000

11.8170 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

46,261

11.8200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

106,461

11.8300 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

250,000

11.8344 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

13

11.8300 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Long

60

11.8290 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,104

11.8289 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,798

11.8200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,475

11.8140 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

34,000

11.8170 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

60

11.8310 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

743

11.8309 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

771

11.8209 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

790

11.8200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,174

11.8300 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,557

11.8279 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31,471

11.8280 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

36,000

11.8341 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

41,888

11.8217 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

60,521

11.8291 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:

18 Oct 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213