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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

27th Jun 2016 11:55

RNS Number : 3541C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
27 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:

24/06/2016

(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

10,133,433

2.338 GBP

2.125 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

8,064,481

2.349 GBP

2.124 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

Short

20

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

376

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

185

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

94

2.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

39

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,484

2.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,308

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

13

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

41

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

105

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

87

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

48

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

158

2.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

191

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

40,661

2.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

41,756

2.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,150,000

2.217 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,932

2.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,932

2.272 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,736

2.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

41,174

2.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

38,178

2.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,217

2.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

137,860

2.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

51,517

2.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

608,207

2.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

227,281

2.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,727

2.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,298

2.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,182

2.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,515

2.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

64,412

3.072 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,657

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,332

2.288 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,319

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

52

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,423

2.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,392

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,791

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,441

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

149

2.288 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

72

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

30

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

838

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

218

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

37

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

190

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

161

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

80

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

26

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

694

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

307

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

82

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

103

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

47

2.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

166

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

482

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,538

2.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,550

2.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

442

2.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,586,371

2.277 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,586,371

2.277 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,969

2.277 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,997

2.163 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

61,243

2.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,482

2.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,441

2.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21,404

2.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,881

2.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,127

2.258 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,043

2.289 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

321

2.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,768

2.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,107

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

151

2.202 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,722

2.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

178

2.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

568

2.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

178

2.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

351

2.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

862

2.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

351

2.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

216

2.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

535

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

296,381

2.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

168,591

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

25,411

2.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,097

2.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,382

2.297 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,000

2.301 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,116

2.268 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

800

2.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,097

2.268 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,603

2.278 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,342

2.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

13,802

2.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

23,408

2.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,217

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

86,223

2.284 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1

2.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

570

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

223

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,286

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

356

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,457

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,865

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,563

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,583

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,324

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

217

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

461

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,496

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,277

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

398

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,363

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,642

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

10,988

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

48

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

594

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,384

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,108

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,643

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

608

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,151

2.288 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

723

2.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

22,267

2.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,219

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

20,211

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,378

2.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,441

2.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,658

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,547

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,486

2.268 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,566

2.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6,115

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,275

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2

2.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

497

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

155

2.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

24,135

2.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

22,435

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

13,664

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

657

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

640

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

430

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

239

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,654

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,197

2.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,672

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,248

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

784

2.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,017

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,096

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

617

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,535

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

388

2.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2

2.292 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,697

2.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,864

2.287 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:

27/06/2016

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.

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