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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

4th Feb 2016 11:50

RNS Number : 1059O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04 February 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:

03/02/2016

(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

9,616,821

2.499 GBP

2.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

12,635,773

2.499 GBP

2.424 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

643

2.483

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

159

2.443

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

129

2.431

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,802

2.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,384

2.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,534

2.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

462

2.455 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

755

2.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,327

2.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

123

2.461 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,853

2.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,345

2.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

160

2.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

129

2.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

113

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

114

2.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

9,906

2.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

223,645

2.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

20

2.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

338,846

2.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

33,511

2.447 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

175,458

2.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

235,431

2.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

213,730

2.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

26,230

2.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,228

2.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,805

2.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

64,525

2.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,735

2.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

837

2.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

27,057

2.457 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,200

2.484 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

193

2.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

495

2.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

206

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

119

2.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

109,859

2.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

790

2.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,228

2.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,613

2.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

48

2.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

34,884

2.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

100

2.476 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

814

2.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

227

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,745

2.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

13,537

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

50

2.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

14

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

7

2.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

33

2.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

886

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

232

2.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

643

2.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,087

2.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,087

2.484 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

30,761

2.486 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

409

2.459 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

57,098

2.457 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,287

2.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

23,647

2.457 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,509

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,629

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

121

2.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,064

2.452 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,914

2.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,209

2.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,478

2.452 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,182

2.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,289

2.451 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,843

2.449 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

210

2.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

535

2.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,760

2.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

7

2.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

23

2.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

18,819

2.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

13,762

2.445 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:

04/02/2016

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
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