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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

23rd May 2016 11:45

RNS Number : 0198Z
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
23 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:

20/05/2016

(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

2,061,228

2.613 GBP

2.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

2,271,341

2.613 GBP

2.54 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

5,896

2.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,600

2.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,837

2.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,743

2.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,896

2.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,896

2.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

8,356

2.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,535

2.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,896

2.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

10

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

965,988

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,639

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

965,988

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,973

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

369

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

100

2.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,802

2.567 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

413

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

14,189

2.591 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,782

2.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,097

2.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,310

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,306

2.567 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12,501

2.567 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

15,255

2.567 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,186

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

9,544

2.588 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

36

2.567 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,882

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,314

2.563 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,034

2.563 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

699

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

885

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

431

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,586

2.585 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,765

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

327

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

300

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

562

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

901

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

362

2.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

4,205

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,081

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,806

2.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21

2.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,710

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

41,047

2.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,981

2.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

17,816

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

45,463

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

73,933

2.588 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

802

2.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

231

2.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,217

2.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

715

2.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

23,436

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

24,211

2.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,625

2.603 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

20,000

2.592 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

82,500

2.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

167,500

2.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

23,325

2.568 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

305

2.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

119

2.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,191

2.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

667

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

609

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

53,121

2.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

287

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,352

2.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

537

2.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,121

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

359

2.586 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,408

2.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

67,821

2.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

18,366

2.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

9,800

2.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

8,354

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,462

2.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,697

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,915

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,946

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,040

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

14,115

2.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,462

2.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

23,528

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,708

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,783

2.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

15,387

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

14,000

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

6,498

2.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

126,082

2.582 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:

23/05/2016

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.

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