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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

25th Feb 2016 10:54

RNS Number : 1541Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 February 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:

24/02/2016

(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

844,506

1.753 GBP

1.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

580,693

1.76 GBP

1.726 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

4,590

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,671

1.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

48

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

35,106

1.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

33,511

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

31,876

1.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,423

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,697

1.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

24,409

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

21,964

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

20,567

1.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

14,166

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,419

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,971

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,125

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,669

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,027

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,893

1.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,657

1.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,496

1.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,412

1.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

68,938

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,436

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,974

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

313,307

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

27,614

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

14,591

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,135

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

63,005

1.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

103,407

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,155

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,961

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

469,960

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

41,422

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

21,886

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,702

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

94,507

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,615

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

765

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

59

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,304

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

16,428

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,448

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

313

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

285

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

22,964

1.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,306

1.754 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,581

1.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6,306

1.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

19,383

1.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,958

1.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,252

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,967

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,040

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,728

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,701

1.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,354

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,090

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,831

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,546

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,331

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,102

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,878

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,557

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,364

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,152

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,498

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,362

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,232

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,221

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,088

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

984

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

968

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

940

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

661

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

528

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

481

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

453

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

435

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

317

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

218

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

211

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

93

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

16

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

61,778

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

22,894

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

18,746

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

15,074

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11,051

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10,907

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10,338

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,252

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,872

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,829

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,905

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,791

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,047

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,992

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,784

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,658

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,619

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,590

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,999

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,906

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,869

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,844

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,220

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,073

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

979

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

841

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

540

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

464

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

429

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

420

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

337

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

288

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

283

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

241

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

141

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

120

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

77,048

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,857

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,079

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,054

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,008

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,707

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,363

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,206

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,130

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,066

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

947

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

679

1.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

488

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

473

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

458

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

429

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

376

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

299

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

201

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

145

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

97

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

66

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

33

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

13

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

37,790

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

21,575

1.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,116

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,283

1.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,678

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,509

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,063

1.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

729

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

504

1.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

102

1.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11,052

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

58,385

1.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

100,000

1.752 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:

25/02/2016

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.

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