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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

21st Jan 2016 11:16

RNS Number : 5930M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
21 January 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:

20/01/2016

(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

3,189,482

1.476 GBP

1.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

2,795,675

1.476 GBP

1.383 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

52,299

1.415 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

216,694

1.427 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

25,754

1.415 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

64,158

1.415 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

126,843

1.397 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,635

1.405 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

118,701

1.409 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

353

1.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,835

1.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,418

1.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

48

1.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,649

1.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

25,062

1.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,128

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,139

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,333

1.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

26,483

1.407 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,879

1.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

117,511

1.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,177

1.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,317

1.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,567

1.436 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

140,750

1.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30,418

1.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,128

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

948,065

1.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

66,774

1.425 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,578

1.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

475,283

1.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

45,583

1.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

9,203

1.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

20,769

1.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

370

1.383 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,729

1.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

242

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,057

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

272

1.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,543

1.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,894

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,576

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

83

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,119

1.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

414

1.423 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

949

1.453 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,755

1.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

624

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

334

1.474 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

80,529

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6,244

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

59,014

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

9,530

1.453 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

54,597

1.425 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

828

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

17,543

1.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

108,878

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,702

1.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

806,220

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,168

1.423 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

15,409

1.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,068

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

19,930

1.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,823

1.453 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,655

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,444

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,702

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

526

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,961

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,524

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6,994

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,803

1.474 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

17,503

1.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

810

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,665

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,633

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,405

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

894

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11,975

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

473

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,563

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,867

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

29,294

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

972

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,613

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

148

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,290

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

23,594

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

23,479

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

811

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,353

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

504

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,435

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,465

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,308

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11,655

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,435

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,889

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,373

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,352

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,069

1.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

924

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

661

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,917

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

134,975

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,347

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,854

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

941

1.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,457

1.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,691

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,175

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,023

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

448

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

33,164

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

340,455

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

58,207

1.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,946

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,599

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

811

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

855

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

111

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,154

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

137

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

27,517

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

19,146

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6,932

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,108

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,832

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,677

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,328

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6,276

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,765

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

649

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,103

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

925

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

22,313

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

85,288

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,100

1.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

45,367

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,478

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

103

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

34,140

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

58,314

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

935

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

710

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

524

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

19,267

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,296

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,586

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

786

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

911

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,960

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,575

1.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,013

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,169

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

692

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,740

1.423 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

971

1.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,580

1.395 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11,531

1.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11,736

1.396 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,066

1.397 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

413

1.460 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

413

1.464 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:

21/01/2016

Contact name:

Kim Oakley

Telephone number:

0207 996 0275

 

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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