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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

12/05/2016 12:00

RNS Number : 0774Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 May 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: 
11/05/2016
(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
2,687,133
2.651 GBP
2.615 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
3,010,002
2.652 GBP
2.615 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
Long
19,923
2.627 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
16,028
2.627 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,628
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
114
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
482
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
10,193
2.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,423
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,311,901
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
623
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,528
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,311,901
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,900
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
172
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,893
2.625 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,262
2.642 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
172
2.634 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,414
2.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,305
2.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
858
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,668
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,881
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,658
2.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12
2.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,091
2.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,414
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,411
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
202
2.632 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
997
2.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
562
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
885
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,841
2.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
699
2.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,040
2.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
88,222
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
19,861
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
108,083
2.642 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,469
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
11,663
2.641 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
60,051
2.627 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,432
2.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
92,708
2.625 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
40,563
2.627 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,666
2.636 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
72,477
2.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
50,463
2.627 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,510
2.638 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
30,034
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
78,888
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
398
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
15,024
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,547
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
570
2.618 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
608
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
594
2.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,563
2.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
96
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
7
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,955
2.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
33
2.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
52
2.633 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
554
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,510
2.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
18,863
2.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
30
2.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,301
2.634 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,044
2.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,306
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,549
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
202
2.625 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
21
2.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
212
2.625 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
99
2.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
110
2.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,097
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
529
2.627 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
31
2.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
793
2.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,270
2.632 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,690
2.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
16,237
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,672
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
617
2.618 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
657
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
640
2.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
430
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
41
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
103
2.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
994
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
37
2.618 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
39
2.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
105
2.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
26
2.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,480
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,587
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,600
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,740
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
14,000
2.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,959
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,959
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,498
2.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,959
2.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
11,946
2.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
11,697
2.622 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:
12/05/2016
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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