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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

8th Mar 2016 11:36

RNS Number : 3996R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 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:

07/03/2016

(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

440,844

1.79 GBP

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

372,924

1.79 GBP

1.78 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

5,706

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30,440

1.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,848

1.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

166,881

1.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,319

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30572

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

19528

1.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7933

1.788 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11595

1.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

30572

1.788 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11498

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3926

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3574

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,092

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2013

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1577

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

776

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

739

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

588

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

351

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

305

1.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

258

1.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

217

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

127

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

115

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,840

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

934

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

753

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

255

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

42

1.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

35

1.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

17

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

17,228

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7134

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,026

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2281

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1440

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,368

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,283

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

591

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

387

1.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

327

1.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

291

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

259

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

161

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

22,528

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10465

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8366

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

452

1.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

384

1.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

188

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11,791

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,871

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,672

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3945

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,578

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3140

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,930

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,062

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1930

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,838

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,603

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,578

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,435

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,027

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1013

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

880

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

666

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

620

1.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

557

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

520

1.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

400

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

355

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

256

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

155

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

138

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

73

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

14

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3806

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2079

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2014

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1539

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1462

1.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

951

1.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

567

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

523

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

445

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

439

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

307

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

255

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

162

1.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

140

1.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

91

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

66

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

19

1.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

837

1.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

837

1.782 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:

08/03/2016

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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