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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

2nd Jun 2016 11:30

RNS Number : 0395A
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 June 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

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:

01/06/2016

(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

3,933,807

2.674 GBP

2.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

5,288,813

2.685 GBP

2.559 GBP

Convertible - ISIN XS1139087933

Purchase

1,100,000

106.75 GBP

106.75 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

19,979

2.566 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,097

2.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,283

2.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

80,472

2.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,283

2.566 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

308

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,274

2.601 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

9,501

2.601 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,262

2.601 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,774,637

2.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,771,677

2.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

673

2.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,447

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,171

2.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,116

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,723

2.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,519

2.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,286

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,574

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,110

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,127

2.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

691

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,033

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,544

2.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21,353

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,544

2.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

38

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,433

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,519

2.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,100

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,586

2.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,100

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6,563

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,337

2.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

691

2.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

420

2.593 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

168

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

72

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

280

2.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

95

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

402

2.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

57,961

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

57,961

2.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

29,095

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

7,437

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,257

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,658

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

804

2.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

57,272

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

9,488

2.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

7,176

2.613 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

147,844

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,331

2.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

153,555

2.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,470

2.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

445

2.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

298

2.562 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

23,509

2.566 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

275,365

2.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

379,168

2.567 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

9,280

2.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

30,778

2.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

30,367

2.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,965

2.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,428

2.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

24,810

2.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,730

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,658

2.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

41,559

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

14,025

2.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

20,935

2.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,776

2.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

55,973

2.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

77,045

2.573 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

137

2.593 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

271

2.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

64,161

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

32,299

2.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

17,614

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

489

2.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

249

2.593 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

44,681

2.615 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

27,582

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

7,872

2.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,309

2.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

36,460

2.589 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,452

2.613 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

16,806

2.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

652

2.573 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,000

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

20,000

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

14,000

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

40,000

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,000

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

40,000

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

122

2.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

62,257

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

99,187

2.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

37,743

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,837

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,976

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,924

2.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,748

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,042

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

727

2.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

898

2.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

568

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

898

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

304

2.572 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

432

2.568 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

486

2.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,727

2.57 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,547

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,017

2.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

431

2.57 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

61

2.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

95

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

55

2.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

209

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

146

2.673 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

312

2.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

122

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

256

2.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

220

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

104

2.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

104

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,424

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,890

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,079

2.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

787

2.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

976

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

972

2.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

615

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,376

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,154

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

48

2.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

267

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

127

2.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

37

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

332

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

115

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

60

2.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

253

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

59

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

19,582

2.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

95,745

2.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

482,951

2.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

42,691

2.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

396,069

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

308

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

255,000

2.587 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:

02/06/2016

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
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