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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

26th Aug 2016 11:14

RNS Number : 2615I
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
26 August 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

Home Retail Group PLC

(c)

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

Home Retail Group PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

25/08/2016

(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:

(J Sainsbury 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 GB00B19NKB76

Purchase

609,478

1.608 GBP

1.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

687,740

1.608 GBP

1.598 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 GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,081

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

276

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

291

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

191

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

235

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

697

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

34

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

807

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

395

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

896

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

774

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,028

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

194

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

630

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,160

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

94

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

228

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

34

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

755

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

42

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,593

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,129

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,042

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

27

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

538

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

12

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

529

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

356

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,361

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

251

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

744

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

23

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

743

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,602

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

19

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

308

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

116

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

253

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

128

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,030

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

715

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,180

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,607

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

609

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

305

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,272

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

264

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

185

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,402

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

278

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

19

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,873

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

11

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

762

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

72

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,618

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

60

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,070

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,608

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,259

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,538

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,129

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

689

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

358

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

606

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

25

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

34

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

449

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,669

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,831

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

153

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,033

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,044

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

900

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

24

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

159

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

174

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

252

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

789

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,032

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,863

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

866

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,893

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,973

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,364

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

634

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,538

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

298

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,049

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,236

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

933

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

99

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

137

1.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

209

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5

1.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

290

1.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

29

1.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

29

1.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

220

1.603 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,425

1.603 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10,752

1.603 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,752

1.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

12,205

1.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

227,296

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

77,645

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,645,396

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

29,982

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

392,323

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

127,358

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

227,296

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

29,982

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

77,645

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,645,396

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

392,323

1.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

127,358

1.608 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:

26/08/2016

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.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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