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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

12th Aug 2016 16:27

RNS Number : 1078H
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 August 2016
 

FORM 8 Replacement

 

The Form 8.5 - J Sainsbury PLC announcement released on 06/07/2016 under RNS No 4224D has been amended.

 

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

 

The full amended text is shown below.

 

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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

J Sainsbury PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Home Retail Group PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

05/07/2016

(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:

(Home Retail Group 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 GB00B019KW72

Purchase

*5,253,583

2.317 GBP

2.221 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

3,970,983

2.312 GBP

2.222 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Sale

5,000,000

91.119 GBP

91.119 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 GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

97,036

2.277 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

28,057

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

42,401

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

123,365

2.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

96,928

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

91,459

2.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

27,449

2.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

607

2.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,773

2.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,161

2.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3

2.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3

2.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,161

2.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

13,831

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,477

2.269 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

356

2.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

200

2.235 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

200

2.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

356

2.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6,477

2.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,234

2.253 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

13,831

2.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

48,103

2.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

49,478

2.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

257,861

2.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

 1,483,416

2.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

 1,485,573

2.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

356

2.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,378

2.253 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,748

2.258 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,892

2.258 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,108

2.253 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

18,008

2.262 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

41,257

2.261 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

53,136

2.258 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

70,144

2.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,250

2.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,932

2.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

31,468

2.258 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,067

2.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,067

2.227 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

9

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

15

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

20

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21

2.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

23

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

30

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

30

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

31

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

50

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

55

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

64

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

161

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

243

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

244

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

705

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

14

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

107

2.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

122

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

143

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

214

2.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

307

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

350

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

453

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

755

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

951

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

969

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,063

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,459

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,903

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,181

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,676

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

10,152

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,211

2.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

16

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

58

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

87

2.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

132

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

155

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

264

2.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

332

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

377

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

489

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

816

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,144

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,152

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,167

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,735

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,963

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,279

2.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,973

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

10,854

2.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,403

2.267 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

18,000

91.119 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

1,000

91.119 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

2,000

91.119 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

3,000

91.119 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

1,000

91.119 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

4,000

91.119 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

20,000

91.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

31,906

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,774

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

9,999

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

66,197

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,881

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,656

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

408,835

2.267 GBP

Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993

Swaps

Long

1,000

91.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

34,988

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

279,905

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

42,478

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

134,136

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

29,574

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

28,313

2.265 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

16,475

2.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

8,797

2.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

8,797

2.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,871

2.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,360

2.229 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:

12/08/2016

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.

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