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:

19 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:

2,295,292

0.68%

3,456,670

1.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,267,728

0.97%

1,450,116

0.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,563,020

1.65%

4,906,786

1.46%

(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

8

8.4658 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

34

8.4976 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

83

8.5056 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

123

8.4578 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

212

8.4950 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

234

8.5100 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

237

8.3950 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

246

8.3994 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

274

8.4275 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

283

8.4345 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

322

8.4677 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

324

8.4695 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

382

8.5075 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

511

8.4000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

564

8.5000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

605

8.3970 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

721

8.4656 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

812

8.5042 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

931

8.4628 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,156

8.3968 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,223

8.4597 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,232

8.5059 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,954

8.4614 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

8.4866 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

6,209

8.5040 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

8,566

8.4487 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

9,677

8.4518 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

12,056

8.5202 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

16,718

8.4652 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

17,054

8.5200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

23,839

8.4074 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

39,624

8.5162 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

65,161

8.4100 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

8.4375 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

152

8.4600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

191

8.5199 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

246

8.4000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

254

8.4621 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

271

8.4250 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

271

8.4800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

274

8.4275 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

279

8.4500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

294

8.4225 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

371

8.4384 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

722

8.4708 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

837

8.4201 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

877

8.4229 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

928

8.4710 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,828

8.4521 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,877

8.4575 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,007

8.4790 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,379

8.5200 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,950

8.4092 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

4,892

8.4320 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

11,480

8.5204 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

16,167

8.4556 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

26,825

8.5212 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

51,493

8.4633 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

190,933

8.4322 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

191

8.5199 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

614

8.4349 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

862

8.4103 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,447

8.5245 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 CFD

Long

3,598

8.5192 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,063

8.5161 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,839

8.4462 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,859

8.4461 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

49,270

8.4531 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

8

8.4570 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

8

8.4658 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13

8.4577 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

24

8.4692 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

35

8.4693 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

83

8.5056 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

102

8.4580 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

265

8.4696 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

322

8.4677 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

476

8.4565 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

721

8.4656 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,888

8.5598 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,000

8.4866 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,565

8.4548 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

8,566

8.4487 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 CFD

Short

11,180

8.4556 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,056

8.5202 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,675

8.5200 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:

20 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213