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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

9th Mar 2016 11:31

RNS Number : 5576R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 March 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:

08/03/2016

(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

63,795

1.802 GBP

1.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

357,018

1.805 GBP

1.786 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

11,818

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

56940

1.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30693

1.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

16,580

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

14677

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

16016

1.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

16580

1.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11358

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9560

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,397

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3483

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3286

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,606

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,525

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,126

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

840

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

518

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

144

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

15

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,110

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1857

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

654

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

471

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

224

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

123

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

116

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

73

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

33

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

20

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,918

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3974

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,120

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1838

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,494

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1180

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,086

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1027

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

957

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

932

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

929

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

768

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

672

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

570

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

321

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

231

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

207

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

125

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

102

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

84

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

47

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

14

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

42,464

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

36,529

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

16654

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8451

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2541

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

596

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

450

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

46

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,201

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7283

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4534

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,362

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4247

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4120

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3986

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,953

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,854

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2116

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,708

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,547

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1546

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,343

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1287

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

784

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

525

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

236

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

165

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

147

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

24

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1750

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1495

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1093

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,038

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1005

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

874

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

495

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

420

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

330

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

316

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

312

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

228

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

102

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

68

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

44

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

43

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2

1.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

837

1.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

837

1.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

125000

1.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

50000

1.794 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:

09/03/2016

Contact name:

Harshini Gopa

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

 

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.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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