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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

18th Jan 2016 12:14

RNS Number : 1809M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
18 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:

15/01/2016

(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

571,183

1.537 GBP

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

512,023

1.545 GBP

1.495 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

260,674

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,024

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,747

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11,744

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

20,890

1.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

618

1.532 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

370

1.532 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,180

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,180

1.532 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2

1.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

216

1.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,023

1.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

571

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,697

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

157

1.532 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

530

1.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

726

1.523 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

170

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,520

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

87

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

265

1.528 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

93

1.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,035

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,009

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

234

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,381

1.528 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

22

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

319

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

467

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

758

1.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

151

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

167

1.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

176

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,936

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,151

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

946

1.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,472

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

39,418

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,110

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

23,856

1.528 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,359

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,601

1.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,770

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

220

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

45,018

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,692

1.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

990

1.528 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7

1.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

383

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

547

1.532 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,229

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

581

1.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,787

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,018

1.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,180

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

853

1.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,913

1.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,780

1.523 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

496

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

886

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

36

1.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

57,906

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,705

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

597

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

875

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,269

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,949

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,683

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,156

1.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,663

1.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,781

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

724

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

749

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

17,151

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,794

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,492

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,197

1.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,703

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

252

1.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,465

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,308

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

110

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,527

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,834

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,083

1.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,681

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,617

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11,883

1.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

55

1.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

550

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

611

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,377

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

9,128

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,192

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,872

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,483

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,023

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,463

1.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

504

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

201

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

180

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,426

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

15,281

2.188 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,129

1.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,871

1.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3

1.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3

1.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1

1.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2

1.541 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:

18/01/2016

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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