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J SainsburyAnnouncement

08/04/2016 11:55

RNS Number : 6591U
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 April 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: 
07/04/2016
(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 
Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993
Purchase
12,000,000
99.25 GBP
99.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Purchase
3,752,190
2.88 GBP
2.797 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
3,738,499
2.88 GBP
2.827 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
2,039
2.797 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,041
2.797 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,286
2.797 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,288
2.797 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,631
2.827 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,607
2.827 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,190
2.827 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
52
2.83 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
15,263
2.831 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
16,351
2.831 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
14,695
2.831 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
9,737
2.831 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,305
2.831 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,649
2.831 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
106
2.832 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,200
2.834 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,154
2.834 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
26,904
2.837 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
48,861
2.838 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,250
2.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
339
2.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
50
2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
14,400
2.841 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
100
2.841 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,310
2.842 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,076
2.845 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,205
2.845 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
125,000
2.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
375,000
2.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,434
2.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
139,585
2.85 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
434
2.85 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
202
2.851 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,354
2.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
112,654
2.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
56
2.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
139,585
2.857 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,816
2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,265,904
2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
46,062
2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
28,938
2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,268,457
2.859 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,612
2.859 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
64
2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
334
2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,431
2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
773
2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
34,171
2.861 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
62,500
2.861 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
187,500
2.861 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,186
2.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,835
2.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,886
2.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
122,731
2.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
15,172
2.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
19,636
2.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
812,116
2.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
30,345
2.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
110,771
2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
45,791
2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
31,392
2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
47,817
2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
788
2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,679
2.866 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
50,921
2.866 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
278
2.866 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,561
2.866 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
992
2.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,207
2.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
951
2.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38
2.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
199,461
2.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
99,133
2.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
37,939
2.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
20,000
2.872 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,316
2.872 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,774
2.872 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,406
2.873 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
804
2.873 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
31
2.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
62,500
2.877 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
187,500
2.877 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993
Swaps
Short
47,000
99.25 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993
Swaps
Short
4,000
99.25 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993
Swaps
Short
7,000
99.25 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993
Swaps
Short
1,000
99.25 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993
Swaps
Short
1,000
99.25 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:
08/04/2016
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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