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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

7th Jan 2016 11:49

RNS Number : 1595L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 January 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:

06/01/2016

(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

2,638,498

1.388 GBP

1.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

1,478,901

1.361 GBP

1.283 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

Short

60,948

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

856

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

72

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

27,073

1.302 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

101,064

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,791

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,174

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11,513

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,280

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,744

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

19,862

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

404

1.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

759

1.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,337

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

279

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

24,000

1.292 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

89,688

1.309 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,563

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,000

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

20,735

1.308 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

9,570

1.347 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,349

1.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,577

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11,273

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,415

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

44,780

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,610

1.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

17,947

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

15,900

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,718

1.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

26,740

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,720

1.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,139

1.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,461

1.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,284

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

15,432

1.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

72,466

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,484

1.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,246

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

16,836

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

20,816

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

16,369

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,491

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,624

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

23,515

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

34,903

1.319 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,675

1.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,978

1.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,372

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

11,244

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

18,825

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,550

1.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,678

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,047

1.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6,078

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,974

1.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,175

1.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,150

1.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,112

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,593

1.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

673

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,241

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

980

1.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

665

1.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

976

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,195

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,520

1.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,023

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

317

1.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

410

1.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

149

1.338 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

57,783

1.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

17,602

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

9,028

1.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

14,192

1.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,448

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

402,027

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

23,973

1.309 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

35,670

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,567

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,790

1.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

22,079

1.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,218

1.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

21,035

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

641

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,593

1.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

52,240

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,635

1.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

15,554

1.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

86,105

1.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,531

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

140

1.338 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

315

1.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,573

1.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

969

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,759

1.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

31,723

1.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,755

1.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

112,851

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,355

1.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

6,116

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

29,857

1.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

18,098

1.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,260

1.301 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,706

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

53,347

1.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

44,925

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

26,363

1.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,599

1.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

35,500

1.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

23,470

1.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

26,394

1.308 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

646

1.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,868

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,323

1.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,334

1.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,880

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

14,915

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

511

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,706

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,759

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,420

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,632

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

77,376

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,148

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

35,881

1.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

10,000

1.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

931

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

357

1.338 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,638

1.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,640

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,720

1.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

166

1.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,448

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10,570

1.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

12,371

1.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,972

1.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

14,320

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

22,387

1.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

14,617

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,916

1.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

49,812

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,816

1.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,680

1.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

23,466

1.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

37

1.308 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,204

1.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

207

1.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

21,140

1.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,234

1.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

112,825

1.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

80,567

1.301 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

8,697

1.328 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,794

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

333

1.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,331

1.313 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

843

1.328 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,853

1.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,075

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

594

1.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,273

1.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,166

1.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

530

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,595

1.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,436

1.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

276

1.319 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,481

1.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

27,353

1.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

15,749

1.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

45,950

1.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,292

1.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,166

1.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

14,381

1.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

22,800

1.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

27,229

1.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

568

1.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4,710

1.319 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

867

1.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

586

1.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

5,230

1.308 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

22,443

1.328 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:

07/01/2016

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.

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