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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

25th Jan 2016 10:53

RNS Number : 8660M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 January 2016
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Home Retail Group PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Home Retail Group PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

22/01/2016

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect of any other party to this offer?If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(J Sainsbury PLC)

 

2.

DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional classof relevant security dealt in.The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Purchase

642,434

1.47 GBP

1.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

405,430

1.449 GBP

1.388 GBP

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. CFD

Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

92,726

1.419 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

51,342

1.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,934

1.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

50,191

1.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

15,989

1.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

27,539

1.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

30,318

1.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,185

1.421 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,523

1.407 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,300

1.447 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11,046

1.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,339

1.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,255

1.447 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,027

1.431 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

570

1.444 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,617

1.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

21,409

1.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11,897

1.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,304

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

128

1.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

374

1.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,059

1.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

525

1.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

72

1.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

167

1.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

948

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

793

1.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

196

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

251

1.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

265

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

33

1.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

13

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

88

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

49

1.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6

1.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

33

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

391

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

105

1.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4

1.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12

1.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

22

1.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

33

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

953

1.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

148

1.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

227

1.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,925

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

525

1.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

69

1.421 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

823

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

341

1.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

146

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

340

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

72

1.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

360

1.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,859

1.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

317

1.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

422

1.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,574

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,826

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,389

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,389

1.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

16,259

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,878

1.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

615

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

654

1.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

925

1.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

376

1.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

218

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

501

1.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

173

1.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,219

1.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

751

1.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,053

1.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,595

1.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

377

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,940

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,860

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

230

1.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,088

1.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

966

1.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,660

1.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,032

1.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,617

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

456

1.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,191

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,354

1.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

589

1.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,031

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

900

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

23,732

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,375

1.436 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

143

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

250,000

1.43 GBP

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class ofrelevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number ofsecurities to which option relates

Exercise priceper unit

Typee.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. call option

Exercising/exercisedagainst

Number of securities

Exercise Price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

3.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)

Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

Date of disclosure:

25/01/2016

Contact name:

Kim Oakley

Telephone number:

0207 996 0275

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory InformationService and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected].The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code'sdealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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