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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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RNS Number : 8623O
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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