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J SainsburyAnnouncement

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RNS Number : 9525D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 July 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: 
11/07/2016
(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
2,417,161
2.288 GBP
2.186 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
2,423,463
2.288 GBP
2.186 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
Short
13,522
2.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
13,522
2.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,235
2.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,763
2.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
71,118
2.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,636
2.223 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,178
2.253 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
316
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
181
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
106,214
2.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
106,214
2.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,736
2.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,959
2.205 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
753
2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
25,158
2.254 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
26,517
2.205 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
30,267
2.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
46,655
2.207 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,013
2.205 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,854
2.205 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,670
2.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,978
2.263 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,858
2.205 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,123
2.276 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
34,308
2.263 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
24,964
2.276 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,315
2.276 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,032
2.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,956
2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,044
2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,504
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
205
2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16,662
2.201 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,019
2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,753
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,130
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,714
2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,087
2.229 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
251,026
2.258 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,876
2.221 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
13,641
2.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
19,749
2.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,099
2.224 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,538
2.219 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
25,269
2.219 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
432
2.219 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
31,772
2.221 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,014
2.212 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
163
2.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
717
2.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
136
2.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,685
2.261 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
346
2.277 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
176
2.277 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
223
2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
308
2.261 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,230
2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,992
2.208 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
17,165
2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,958
2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
454
2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
54,613
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,547
2.242 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,670
2.245 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,547
2.245 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
11,275
2.255 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,355
2.258 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
20,822
2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,877
2.258 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,350
2.203 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,275
2.258 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
9,355
2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,181
2.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,505,544
2.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,505,544
2.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,348
2.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
16,481
2.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
26,654
2.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,827
2.225 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:
12/07/2016
Contact name:
Harshini Gopa
Telephone number:
+44207 996 3410
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 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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