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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 February 2016
Amendment
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 J Sainsbury PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Home Retail Group PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 03/02/2016
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the YES
exempt principal trader making disclosures in If YES, specify which:
respect of any other party to this offer? (Home Retail Group PLC)
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
(c)
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
connected:
Home Retail Group PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
03/02/2016
(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/ Total number of securities Highest price Lowest price
sales per unit per unit
paid/received paid/received
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Purchase 14,090,528 2.5 GBP 2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Sale 13,291,110 2.499 GBP 2.423 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
relevant security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 643 2.483GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 159 2.443GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 129 2.431GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,802 2.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,384 2.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,534 2.463 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 462 2.455 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 755 2.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,327 2.432 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 123 2.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,853 2.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,345 2.45 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 160 2.446 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 129 2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 113 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 114 2.432 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 9,906 2.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 223,645 2.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 20 2.446 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 338,846 2.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 33,511 2.447 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 175,458 2.441 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 235,431 2.47 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 213,730 2.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 26,230 2.433 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,228 2.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 7,805 2.454 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 64,525 2.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,735 2.463 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 837 2.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 27,057 2.457 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,200 2.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 193 2.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 495 2.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 206 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 119 2.432 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 109,859 2.483 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 790 2.483 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,228 2.47 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,613 2.432 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 48 2.446 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 34,884 2.443 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 100 2.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 814 2.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 227 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,745 2.432 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 13,537 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 50 2.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 14 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 7 2.432 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 33 2.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 886 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 232 2.47 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 643 2.454 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,087 2.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,087 2.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 30,761 2.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 409 2.459 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 57,098 2.457 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,287 2.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 23,647 2.457 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 12,509 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,629 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 121 2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,064 2.452 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 4,914 2.45 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,209 2.439 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 4,478 2.452 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,182 2.439 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,289 2.451 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,843 2.449 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 210 2.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 535 2.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,760 2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 7 2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 23 2.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 18,819 2.446 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 13,762 2.445 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,924,142 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 222,555 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,405 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 837 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 21,100 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 139,050 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 18,900 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 7,166 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 222,555 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,924,979 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 462 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 10,307 2.483 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 42,546 2.483 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number Exercise Type Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
of of price e.g. American, European etc.
relevant security securities to which option relates 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 Exercising/ Number of Exercise Price per
e.g. call option exercised securities unit
against
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 Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 11/02/2016
Contact name: Kim Oakley
Telephone number: 0207 996 0275
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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