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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

21/03/2016 12:20

RNS Number : 7647S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
21 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: 
18/03/2016
(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
7,931,641
2.837 GBP
2.703 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
4,185,809
2.84 GBP
2.704 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
51,807
2.761 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
32,952
2.761 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
48,817
2.762 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,644
2.798 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,831
2.82 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,571
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,330
2.729 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,380
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,432
2.729 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,330
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
702
2.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,473,506
2.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,473,797
2.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
97,694
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
55,785
2.779 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,137
2.811 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,334
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,430
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,370
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,910
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15,397
2.811 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,564
2.782 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
27,045
2.801 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,779
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,137
2.798 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,345
2.811 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,558
2.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
918
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
560
2.811 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
25,013
2.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
26,767
2.777 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,668
2.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,345
2.787 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
311
2.812 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
71
2.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
286
2.743 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
286
2.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,275
2.791 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
384
2.743 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
749
2.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,693
2.789 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,693
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
56,126
2.789 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
102,592
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,344
2.793 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,829
2.794 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,090
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,510
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,120
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,768
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
473
2.794 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,932
2.791 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,301
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,504
2.794 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,704
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
204
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,287
2.779 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,951
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38,540
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,015
2.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
637
2.794 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,557
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
958
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,338
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
479
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
757
2.796 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,152
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,400
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,268
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,726
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,255
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,429
2.808 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,019
2.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,415
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
123
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,947
2.794 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,795
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,254
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
441
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,345
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
48,055
2.804 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
48,055
2.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,851
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,717
2.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
776
2.793 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,677
2.716 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
12,700
2.747 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
25,927
2.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
27,698
2.747 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,863
2.747 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,243
2.747 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
19,159
2.777 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
62,500
2.81 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
187,500
2.81 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,895
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
31,155
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,413
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,649
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
37,693
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,163
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,980
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
236,063
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
13,119
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,511
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
21,439
2.761 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,000,000
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
157,510
2.741 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
111,161
2.787 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
142,232
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
165,129
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
150,000
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,618
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
50,809
2.728 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
53,131
2.791 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,726
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
41,256
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
27,961
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,268
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
33,871
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
16,254
2.746 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
33,651
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,149
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
53,132
2.733 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
174,500
2.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
63,339
2.787 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
187,635
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,045
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,871
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,163
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
86,500
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,903
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
12,288
2.761 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,693
2.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16,360
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
87,500
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
48,617
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,100
2.813 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
26,317
2.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,074
2.783 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,074
2.799 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
175,000
2.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
35,000
2.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
76,812
2.811 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
48,188
2.811 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
102,932
2.767 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:
21/03/2016
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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