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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

12th May 2016 11:57

RNS Number : 0774Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 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:

11/05/2016

(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

2,687,133

2.651 GBP

2.615 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Sale

3,010,002

2.652 GBP

2.615 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

19,923

2.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

16,028

2.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

4,628

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

114

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

482

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

10,193

2.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,423

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,311,901

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

623

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,528

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,311,901

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,900

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

172

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

9,893

2.625 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

3,262

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

172

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,414

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,305

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

858

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

18,668

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,881

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

7,658

2.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

12

2.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,091

2.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

2,414

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,411

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

202

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

997

2.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

562

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

885

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,841

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

699

2.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,040

2.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

88,222

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

19,861

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

108,083

2.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,469

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

11,663

2.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

60,051

2.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,432

2.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

92,708

2.625 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

40,563

2.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,666

2.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

72,477

2.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

50,463

2.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,510

2.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

30,034

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

78,888

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

398

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

15,024

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,547

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

570

2.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

608

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

594

2.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,563

2.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

96

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

7

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,955

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

33

2.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

52

2.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

554

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,510

2.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

18,863

2.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

30

2.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

5,301

2.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,044

2.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,306

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,549

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

202

2.625 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

21

2.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

212

2.625 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

99

2.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

110

2.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,097

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

529

2.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

31

2.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

793

2.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

2,270

2.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

38

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,690

2.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

16,237

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

1,672

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

617

2.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

657

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

640

2.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

430

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

41

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

103

2.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

994

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

37

2.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

39

2.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

105

2.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

26

2.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,480

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

11,587

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

5,600

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

1,740

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

14,000

2.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,959

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,959

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

6,498

2.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Short

3,959

2.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

11,946

2.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72

Swaps

Long

11,697

2.622 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:

12/05/2016

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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