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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

25th Jul 2016 11:42

RNS Number : 1300F
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 July 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:

22/07/2016

(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

5,249,274

1.553 GBP

1.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

4,894,043

1.552 GBP

1.528 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

89,115

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3,238

1.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,664

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

31

1.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1

1.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

3

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

25

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

27

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

13,944

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

1,893

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

2,500

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,424

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

12,652

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

30,081

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

4

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

16

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

18

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

9,480

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,810

1.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

64

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,409

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,255

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,631

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

31

1.528 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

13,927

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,672

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,657

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,465

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,771

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,692

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,009

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,407

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,351

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,301

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,184

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,173

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,003

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

984

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

935

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

513

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

470

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

356

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

249

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

240

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

158

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

153

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

132

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

111

1.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

92

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

67

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

31,032

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30,372

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

20,834

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,427

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,392

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,944

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,458

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,086

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,408

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,154

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,908

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,181

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,869

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,631

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,495

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,037

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,725

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,625

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,472

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,347

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,113

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,046

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

912

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

810

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

595

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

402

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

386

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

372

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

333

1.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

278

1.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

181

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

97

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,602

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,271

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,789

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,665

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,524

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,477

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,933

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,716

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,568

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,106

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

905

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

877

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

665

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

652

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

637

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

617

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

593

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

475

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

429

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

402

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

380

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

361

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

355

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

337

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

334

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

320

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

273

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

266

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

235

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

204

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

204

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

201

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

199

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

188

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

185

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

174

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

165

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

163

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

158

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

145

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

132

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

130

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

120

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

118

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

116

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

113

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

95

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

86

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

82

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

81

1.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

73

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

63

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

51

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

47

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

41

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

37

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

29

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

28

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

27

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

27

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

24

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

22

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

21

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

12

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

12

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,281

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

8,075

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,537

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,040

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,020

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,581

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,547

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,753

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,700

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,660

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,604

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,601

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,478

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,366

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,280

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,258

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,170

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,155

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,142

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,053

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,039

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

884

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

835

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

771

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

688

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

648

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

647

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

639

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

627

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

478

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

474

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

407

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

374

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

317

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

297

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

287

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

281

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

227

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

217

1.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

191

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

174

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

156

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

136

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

123

1.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

71

1.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

68

1.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

42

1.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30

1.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

27

1.544 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:

25/07/2016

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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