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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

23/03/2016 08:15

RNS Number : 9589S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
22 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: 
21/03/2016
(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
9,144,004
2.803 GBP
2.713 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
8,330,257
2.803 GBP
2.696 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
1,059
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
79
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,112
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,783
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,817
2.772 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,552
2.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
466
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
218
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
168
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
29
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
363
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,933
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,820
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,839
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,407
2.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
621
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
931
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
77
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
73,258
2.757 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
73,258
2.752 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,851
2.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
22,064
2.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16,656
2.756 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
16,656
2.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
12,252
2.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,824
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
37,500
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
112,500
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
86,063
2.762 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
500,000
2.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,915
2.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
21,271
2.767 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
776,217
2.762 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
45,000
2.805 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
107,593
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
481,500
2.774 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
321,000
2.742 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,457
2.777 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
18,574
2.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,457
2.768 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,493
2.768 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,990
2.777 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7,432
2.748 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
9,935
2.748 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,611
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,935
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
291
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,102,028
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,592
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,102,028
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
13,241
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
46,900
2.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,564
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,096
2.756 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,734
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,217
2.761 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,038
2.775 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,048
2.781 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,588
2.767 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,200
2.768 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,100
2.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
55,785
2.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
17,953
2.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,656
2.768 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,000
2.742 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
448
2.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
142
2.754 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
194
2.754 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
246
2.767 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,411
2.76 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,851
2.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,903
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,836
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
659
2.784 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
335
2.778 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,481
2.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,765
2.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,984
2.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
777
2.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,356
2.774 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
332
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
311
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
58
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
309
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
96
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
445
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
45
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,258
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,616
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,383
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
396
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
21,843
2.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,234
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
683
2.775 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,187
2.775 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5
2.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,027
2.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
56
2.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,119
2.753 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:
22/03/2016
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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