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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

10th May 2016 11:36

RNS Number : 7961X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10 May 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:

09/05/2016

(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

2,837,227

2.686 GBP

2.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

2,712,363

2.684 GBP

2.627 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

2,580

2.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,401

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

128,919

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,090

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

259

2.665 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,125

2.665 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

16,711

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,310,065

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,310,065

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

805

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,621

2.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

879

2.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,159

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,148

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,981

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,300

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,100

2.667 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,293

2.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,143

2.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

73,549

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

27,426

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,241

2.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,922

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

9,280

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,118

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

757

2.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

15,140

2.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,906

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

33,060

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,776

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,543

2.674 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

32,375

2.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,118

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,436

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,686

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

15,477

2.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,828

2.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

18,658

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1

2.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

96,949

2.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

43,539

2.672 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,714

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,613

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

22,801

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,959

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,224

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

329

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,205

2.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

236,792

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,308

2.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

13,240

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

9,332

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

19,331

2.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

15,031

2.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

42,104

2.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,517

2.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

19,642

2.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

17,295

2.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,262

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

166

2.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,720

2.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,688

2.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,763

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,350

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

26,982

2.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

20,658

2.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,849

2.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,400

2.684 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,717

2.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

20,094

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,771

2.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

18,382

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,640

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

26,307

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,070

2.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

9,573

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

16,123

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,828

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,399

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

153

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

624

2.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

802

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,173

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

622

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

10,542

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,175

2.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,823

2.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,772

2.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,978

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,271

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,417

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

672

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,515

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

166

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

871

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

676

2.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

698

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

53

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

42

2.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

475

2.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

92

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

10

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

77

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

41

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

121

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

22,775

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

147,995

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

13,520

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

12,845

2.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

22,775

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,734

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

8,602

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,716

2.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,709

2.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

350,000

2.653 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:

10/05/2016

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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