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RNS Number : 4193V
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
15 April 2016
FORM 8 AMENDMENT
The Form 8.5 - J Sainsbury PLC announcement released on 14/04/2016 under RNS
No 2091V 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: 13/04/2016
(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:
13/04/2016
(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
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Purchase *3,201,457 2.906 GBP 2.814 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Sale 2,209,448 2.906 GBP 2.818 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 4,617 2.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 363 2.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,813 2.846 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,026 2.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,242,199 2.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,243,930 2.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 10,989 2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 21,800 2.891 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,482 2.886 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 986 2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 83,267 2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,482 2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 17,364 2.885 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 520 2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,492 2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,292 2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,021 2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,492 2.894 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,267 2.859 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,427 2.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 44,069 2.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 105,621 2.865 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 20,676 2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 200 2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 9,758 2.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 157,665 2.878 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,620 2.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 67,903 2.878 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 67,903 2.864 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,367 2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,297 2.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 25,227 2.875 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 25,227 2.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 23,930 2.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 35,000 2.859 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,894 2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 8,898 2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 15,295 2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 35,000 2.831 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 11,148 2.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 280,449 2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 38,603 2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 8,544 2.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 58,682 2.859 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 356,400 2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 34,552 2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 61,746 2.894 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 61,746 2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 38,254 2.894 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 38,254 2.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,635 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,022 2.838 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 44 2.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 115 2.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 132 2.864 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 182 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 8,280 2.849 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 24 2.841 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 67 2.871 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 41,231 2.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 50 2.9 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 35 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,148 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 57 2.849 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 341 2.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 54 2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 875 2.855 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 64 2.885 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 640 2.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 268 2.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,112 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 327 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 67 2.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 120 2.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 424 2.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short *375,000 2.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short *125,000 2.898 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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