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RNS Number : 0569Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
24 February 2016
FORM 8 AMENDMENT
The Form 8.5 - J Sainsbury plc announcement released on 22/02/2016 at 11:21am
under RNS No 7343P has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).
The full amended text is shown below.
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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: 19/02/2016
(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? (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:
19/02/2016
(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/ Total number of securities Highest price Lowest price
sales per unit per unit
paid/received paid/received
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Purchase *1,828,762 *2.8 GBP *2.45 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Sale *2,022,239 *2.8 GBP *2.45 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 Long 32,326 2.587 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,300 2.581 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,300 2.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 4,095 2.611 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,150 2.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,150 2.588 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,150 2.593 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,819 2.611 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 11,504 2.611 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 27,376 2.602 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 913 2.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 913 2.604 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,758 2.604 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 4,506 2.604 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,059 2.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,916 2.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,758 2.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 80,390 2.611 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 15,514 2.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,017 2.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,339 2.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,167 2.609 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 800 2.588 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 33 2.588 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 979 2.597 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,160 2.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,300 2.6 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,398 2.592 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 7,300 2.599 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 82,644 2.606 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 766,558 2.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,797 2.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,989 2.595 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 766,558 2.595 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,099 2.612 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 969 2.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 229 2.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,380 2.587 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,040 2.589 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 11,293 2.588 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,984 2.592 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 40,732 2.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,612 2.611 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 63 2.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 77,235 2.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,942 2.613 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,320 2.608 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,039 2.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,755 2.602 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,525 2.605 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,374 2.605 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,366 2.621 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 616 2.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 41 2.605 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 190,924 2.601 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 19,634 2.584 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 4,500 2.584 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 7,100 2.584 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 20,371 2.582 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 4,700 2.582 GBP
*Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 7,400 2.582 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: 24/02/2016
Contact name: Harshini Gopa
Telephone number: +44207 996 3410
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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