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RNS Number : 4195V
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
15 April 2016
FORM 8 AMENDMENT
The Form 8.5 - J Sainsbury PLC announcement released on 08/04/2016 under RNS
No 6591U 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: 07/04/2016
(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:
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/ Total number of securities Highest price Lowest price
sales per unit per unit
paid/received paid/received
Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993 Purchase *6,000,000 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 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 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 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: 15/04/2016
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.
This information is provided by RNS
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