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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

17th Mar 2016 11:40

RNS Number : 4519S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 March 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:

16/03/2016

(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

2,273,887

2.817 GBP

2.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

2,708,976

2.817 GBP

2.767 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

264

2.800 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

804

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

37,951

2.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

101,397

2.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,006

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

631

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,616

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,816

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,410

2.808 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,049

2.800 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6,405

2.800 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

9,404

2.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

10,919

2.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

17,378

2.790 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

275

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,140,372

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,404

2.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,222

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

59,005

2.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

500,000

2.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

79

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

131

2.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

160

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

264

2.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

498

2.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

537

2.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

594

2.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

869

2.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,064

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,182

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,365

2.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,466

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,594

2.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,858

2.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,620

2.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,892

2.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,963

2.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,847

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,469

2.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,856

2.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,952

2.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6,534

2.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,711

2.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

460

2.800 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

153

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

236,063

2.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

86,500

2.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

48,617

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

33,871

2.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

18,649

2.790 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,006

2.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,616

2.808 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

43,057

2.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

27,991

2.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

23,300

2.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

17,378

2.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

16,935

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

11,892

2.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,919

2.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,660

2.804 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

9,404

2.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,405

2.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,494

2.804 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,697

2.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,039

2.806 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

827

2.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

388

2.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

103

2.804 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10

2.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,139,093

2.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,404

2.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,404

2.790 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,200

2.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

500,000

2.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

59,005

2.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

19,019

2.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

107,064

2.793 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:

17/03/2016

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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