REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Sainsbury(J) PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SBRY.L</Origin>

J SainsburyAnnouncement

03/02/2016 12:00

RNS Number : 9591N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 February 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: 
02/02/2016
(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/
sales 
Total number of securities
Highest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Lowest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Purchase
8,104,264
2.529 GBP
2.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
5,854,334
2.529 GBP
2.427 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
6,789
2.503 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
92
2.503 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,342
2.502 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,784
2.503 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
59,755
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,390
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
59,755
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,332
2.499 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
30,032
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,390
2.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,150
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,257
2.492 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,955
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,071,036
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,071,036
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,166
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
25,800
2.487 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
837
2.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
98,756
2.49 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
105,655
2.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
23,647
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
800
2.483 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,274
2.489 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
800
2.489 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,222
2.491 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
59,761
2.49 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,092
2.489 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
90,325
2.489 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
31,900
2.489 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
33,469
2.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
27,832
2.479 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
125
2.475 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,015
2.475 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
19,861
2.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,484
2.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,040
2.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
22,944
2.487 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,803
2.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15,987
2.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
66,283
2.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
44,058
2.481 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,717
2.475 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
20,159
2.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
42,546
2.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,433
2.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
12,327
2.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,433
2.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,905
2.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
25,514
2.492 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
14,135
2.501 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,890
2.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,417
2.507 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,927
2.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
549
2.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,341
2.513 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,625
2.491 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,739
2.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
32
2.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,315
2.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,322
2.497 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,335
2.503 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
36,912
2.479 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,732
2.479 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,244
2.479 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
70,644
2.489 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
105,200
2.479 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,263
2.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,152
2.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,773
2.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
766
2.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,224
2.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
14,770
2.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,224
2.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
27,124
2.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,682
2.497 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
210,713
2.497 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
21,216
2.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
50,000
2.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
37,500
2.483 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
87,500
2.498 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
150,000
2.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
112,500
2.483 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
262,500
2.498 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
33,406
2.506 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
420,221
2.506 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,000
2.498 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,165
2.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
58,128
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
372,537
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
992,253
2.491 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
42,563
2.504 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
47,895
2.508 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
32,882
2.492 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
117,252
2.485 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
22,677
2.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
21,694
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
538,147
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,494
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11
2.506 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Futures
Long
200,000
242
GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(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:
03/02/2016
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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