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RNS Number : 6498L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 January 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: 08/01/2016
(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:
08/01/2016
(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 2,329,212 2.428 GBP 2.395 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Sale 2,065,973 2.428 GBP 2.395 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 Short 62,269 2.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,460 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 32,160 2.421 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 7,197 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,566 2.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 44 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 18,246 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 40,386 2.414 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 38,485 2.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 22,140 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 97,034 2.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 7,197 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 38,485 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 81,431 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,880 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 32,160 2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 349 2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 12,879 2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 4,219 2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,540 2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,921 2.412 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,346,698 2.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,346,698 2.412 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,794 2.404 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,700 2.41 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 16,972 2.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,372 2.418 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,810 2.413 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,154 2.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 31,714 2.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 249 2.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 548 2.404 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 10,222 2.41 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,932 2.41 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 8,300 2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 10,034 2.41 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 232 2.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,273 2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,854 2.405 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 16,907 2.407 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 77,304 2.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 914 2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 15,072 2.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 67,637 2.415 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,810 2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 23,400 2.413 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,733 2.413 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,203 2.413 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,192 2.414 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 5,192 2.423 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,403 2.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 97 2.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,625 2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,309 2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 12,030 2.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,655 2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 250 2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,221 2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,034 2.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 13,259 2.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,218 2.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 59,005 2.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 440,995 2.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 59,005 2.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 59,005 2.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 500,000 2.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 11,784 2.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,572 2.423 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,025 2.423 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 7,131 2.424 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: 12/01/2016
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.
This information is provided by RNS
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