REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Home Retail Grp Plc Sainsbury(J) PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-REPLACEMENT <Origin Href="QuoteRef">HOME.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SBRY.L</Origin>
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 February 2016
AmEMDMENTS
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 Home Retail Group 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? (J Sainsbury 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:
(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 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 GB00B19NKB76 Purchase 1,232,988 1.53 GBP 1.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Sale 921,871 1.535 GBP 1.508 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 GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 433,090 1.512 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 65,700 1.512 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 59,000 1.512 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,652 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 484 1.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 8,225 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 48,084 1.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,036 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,543 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 4,044 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 5,560 1.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,074 1.516 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,607 1.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 21,105 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 2,380 1.516 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 5,386 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 12,363 1.522 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,360 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 17,632 1.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 3,092 1.522 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 370 1.507 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,868 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 5,453 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 3,232 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 4,953 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 291 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,803 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 864 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 8,806 1.516 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 18,459 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 26,625 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 748 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 4,983 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 42,357 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,882 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 3,978 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 53,254 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 56,258 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 775 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 345 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 448 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,799 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 202 1.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 18,459 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 11,435 1.511 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 75,924 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 780 1.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 16 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 789 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 10,338 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 64,874 1.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 5,921 1.522 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 798 1.517 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 27,450 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 2,618 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 122,859 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 723 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 420 1.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,549 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 347 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 372 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 7,479 1.507 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 71,337 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 14,273 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 277 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 376 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 208 1.517 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 811 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 398 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 24,402 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 219 1.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 2,579 1.513 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 37 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 234 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 582 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 5,489 1.507 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,521 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 2,065 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 6,907 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 2,603 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,613 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 21,561 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 3,926 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 877 1.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 3,639 1.517 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 8,641 1.513 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,152 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 776 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 374 1.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 277 1.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 3,498 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 40,400 1.512 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 6,025 1.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 169,281 1.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 6,296 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 2,638 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,700 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 5,123 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,519 1.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 3,037 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,002 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 825 1.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 733 1.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 1,419 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 21 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 20,258 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 11,616 1.522 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Short 100,000 1.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 8,275 1.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 149 1.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 2,244 1.507 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 1,022 1.527 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 3,347 1.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76 Swaps Long 380 1.507 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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