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J SainsburyAnnouncement

03/05/2016 11:15

RNS Number : 0514X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 May 2016
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 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 whose
relevant 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: 
29/04/2016
(e) 
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect 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 class
of 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
1,631,505
2.916 GBP
2.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
1,674,808
2.916 GBP
2.895 GBP
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions 
Class of 
relevant security 
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.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
17,335
2.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
17,313
2.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
17,313
2.904 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,011
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,162
2.902 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,104
2.894 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,000
2.909 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,400
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
17,042
2.895 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,042
2.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,965
2.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,313
2.895 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,640
2.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,313
2.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,817
2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,070
2.893 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,228
2.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
29,575
2.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
75,442
2.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,892
2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,299
2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,766
2.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,496
2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,228
2.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,101
2.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
451
2.900 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
400
2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
27,000
2.903 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
626,473
2.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,884
2.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
626,473
2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
754
2.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
465
2.895 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
231
2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
13,404
2.909 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,540
2.909 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,410
2.909 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
509
2.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
28,680
2.909 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
46,034
2.909 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,979
2.902 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,740
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,740
2.901 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,481
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,979
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,110
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,140
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,934
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20,567
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
35,723
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
151,578
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
259,252
2.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38
2.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,161
2.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
580
2.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,543
2.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,852
2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,702
2.890 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,247
2.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
251
2.895 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
181
2.895 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
148
2.895 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
145
2.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
9
2.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5
2.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
629
2.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
19,001
2.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16,584
2.896 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class 
of
relevant security 
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number 
of
securities to which option relates 
Exercise 
price
per unit 
Type
e.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 description
e.g. call option
Exercising/
exercised
against 
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 dealing
e.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:
03/05/2016
Contact name:
Harshini Gopa
Telephone number:
+44207 996 3410
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing 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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