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J SainsburyAnnouncement

08/02/2016 11:10

RNS Number : 3840O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 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: 
05/02/2016
(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
5,556,266
2.524 GBP
2.458 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
4,175,057
2.524 GBP
2.46 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
2,078
2.474 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
83
2.472 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
811
2.472 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,369
2.473 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
388
2.472 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,326
2.472 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16,399
2.473 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,275
2.474 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,095
2.473 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,290
2.472 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15,037
2.473 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
313
2.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,425
2.469 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,316
2.469 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,609
2.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,918,090
2.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,918,090
2.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
18,353
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,988
2.508 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,353
2.479 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
984
2.473 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,106
2.512 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,326
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,707
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,466
2.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,988
2.478 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,230
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,336
2.478 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,410
2.473 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,500
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,145
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
28,658
2.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,310
2.481 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,740
2.468 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
9,662
2.513 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,726
2.498 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,338
2.498 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
958
2.504 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
12,122
2.497 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,557
2.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
38,540
2.507 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,795
2.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,255
2.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,950
2.504 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,415
2.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
441
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,090
2.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,915
2.511 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,369
2.511 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,221
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,984
2.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1
2.483 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
21,216
2.483 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
100,000
2.517 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
87,500
2.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
62,500
2.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
125,000
2.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
187,500
2.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
262,500
2.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
300,000
2.517 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
375,000
2.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,993
2.481 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,142
2.468 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
83,873
2.507 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,255
2.509 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class 
of
relevant security 
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number 
of
securities to which option relates 
Exercise 
price
per unit 
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received 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
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:
08/02/2016
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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