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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

16th Aug 2016 11:27

RNS Number : 3129H
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 August 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:

15/08/2016

(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

537,344

1.585 GBP

1.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

583,274

1.589 GBP

1.575 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

Long

231

1.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,097

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

148

1.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,464

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

321

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,465

1.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,514

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

812

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

420

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

366

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,588

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

395

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

517

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,585

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

90

1.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,769

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,742

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,617

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,536

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,157

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

170

1.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

144

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

478

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

262

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

632

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,565

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,758

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

240

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

333

1.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

726

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

262

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

276

1.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

171

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

77

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

760

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,184

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

165

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

123

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

369

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

218

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

185

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,164

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

67

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

447

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,620

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

151

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

361

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

798

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

113

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

449

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

236

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

413

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

823

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,045

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

570

1.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,679

1.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,690

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,544

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,628

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,146

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

657

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

28,461

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,252

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

145

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

496

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

278

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

703

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

65

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,913

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

273

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

63

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

114

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

102

1.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

73

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

24

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

123

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

118

1.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

305

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

54

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

85

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

318

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

471

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

92

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

286

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

323

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

457

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

448

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

16

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

98

1.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

642

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

323

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

97

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

133

1.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

174

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

42

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

66

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

35

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

330

1.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

330

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

15,784

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,765

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,570

1.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,570

1.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

15,784

1.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,765

1.578 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:

16/08/2016

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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