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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

19th Apr 2016 11:35

RNS Number : 6534V
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
19 April 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

J Sainsbury PLC

(c)

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

Home Retail Group PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

18/04/2016

(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:

(Home Retail Group 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 GB00B019KW72

Purchase

3,065,989

2.901 GBP

2.802 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

3,555,255

2.946 GBP

2.801 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 GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3

2.837 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

21,894

2.866 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

41,550

2.837 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,542

2.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

17,516

2.877 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

109

2.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,226

2.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,116

2.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,168,562

2.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,168,562

2.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,159

2.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

728

2.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

48,285

2.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

17,334

2.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

177

2.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,490

2.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

16,412

2.878 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

125,233

2.863 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21,325

2.862 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

19,593

2.872 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,200

2.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,052

2.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,841

2.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

22,912

2.862 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

73,678

2.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

34,930

2.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,423

2.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,498

2.844 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

23,516

2.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

16,540

2.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

20,000

2.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

59,005

2.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

500,000

2.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

59,005

2.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

500,000

2.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

305,917

2.868 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

37,500

2.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

62,500

2.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

62,500

2.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

62,500

2.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

25,000

2.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

187,500

2.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

75,000

2.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

187,500

2.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

112,500

2.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

187,500

2.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,824

2.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,818

2.895 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,300

2.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,415

2.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,773

2.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,984

2.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,551

2.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

61,746

2.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

76,870

2.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

38,254

2.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

48,130

2.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,374

2.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

27,722

2.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,916

2.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21,634

2.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

20

2.823 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

169

2.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

407

2.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,351

2.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,336

2.876 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,251

2.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,034

2.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

496

2.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

980

2.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

219

2.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,181

2.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

56,544

2.894 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,898

2.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

76

2.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

506

2.84 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

954

2.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

132

2.828 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

124

2.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21

2.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

190

2.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

54

2.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

173

2.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

66

2.828 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

359

2.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

803

2.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1

2.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

44

2.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

38

2.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6

2.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

188

2.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

338

2.834 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

43

2.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

196

2.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

60

2.892 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:

19/04/2016

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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