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:

27 Jul 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:

11,220,385

3.33%

4,707,191

1.40%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,212,057

1.25%

8,699,501

2.58%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,432,442

4.58%

13,406,692

3.98%

(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

377

11.7594 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,164

11.7763 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,444

11.7719 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

11.7663 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,402

11.7700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,129

11.7775 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,875

11.7725 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

11.7735 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

27,298

11.7774 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

134

11.7698 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

306

11.7645 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

887

11.7700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

4,127

11.7600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

7,836

11.7649 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

49

11.7600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

134

11.7698 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

306

11.7645 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,454

11.7700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,889

11.7626 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,000

11.7708 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,908

11.7699 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,444

11.7719 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,997

11.7700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,000

11.7663 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,000

11.7740 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,418

11.7757 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

13,226

11.7741 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,319

11.7799 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:

28 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213