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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

07/03/2016 11:50

RNS Number : 2678R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 March 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: 
04/03/2016
(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
1,921,047
2.695 GBP
2.647 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
2,258,336
2.695 GBP
2.647 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
2,213
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
474
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20,986
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,879
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,273
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,069
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,297
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,973
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,390
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,691
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,362
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,668
2.661 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,927
2.666 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
66,200
2.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,097,330
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
31,583
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
92,294
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20
2.668 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
77
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
115
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
127
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
140
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
153
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
171
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
177
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
320
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
324
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
353
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
448
2.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
470
2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
482
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
581
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
638
2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
647
2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
773
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
786
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
796
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
796
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
805
2.668 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
863
2.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
888
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
909
2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
978
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,132
2.666 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,294
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,405
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,030
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,064
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,587
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,048
2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,209
2.668 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,039
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,579
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,007
2.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,315
2.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
187,635
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
117,976
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
26,496
2.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,879
2.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,323
2.662 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,691
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
9
2.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,133
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,302
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,938
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,596
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
100
2.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,097,330
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,116
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,360
2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
189,733
2.672 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:
07/03/2016
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. 

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