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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

14/06/2016 11:50

RNS Number : 1516B
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
14 June 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: 
13/06/2016
(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
6,728,517
2.445 GBP
2.358 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
4,653,287
2.445 GBP
2.359 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
238
2.431 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,856
2.404 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
116,230
2.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
660
2.39 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
59
2.391 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,513,878
2.39 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,513,878
2.391 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16,310
2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,169
2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
36,741
2.394 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
146
2.423 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,218
2.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,136
2.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,639
2.421 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,151
2.385 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
807
2.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,585
2.395 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,355
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,971
2.415 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,324
2.381 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
490
2.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,037
2.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
543
2.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
996
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
96,855
2.371 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
632,682
2.396 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,675
2.371 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
14,034
2.382 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,756
2.382 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
50,000
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
21,308
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
31,070
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,350
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
50,337
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
75,280
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,763
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20,658
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,472
2.373 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
35,575
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
53,090
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,601
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,875
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,233
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,793
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
26,982
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,894
2.373 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,051
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
73,755
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
515,282
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
46,552
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
9,332
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
22,716
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,358
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
36,942
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15,433
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15,169
2.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
22,348
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
17,295
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
89,677
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
47,003
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
508,332
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,246
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,782
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,279
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
19,331
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
56,772
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
42,933
2.37 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,131
2.37 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,110
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
176,000
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,160
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,394
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15,031
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,517
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
27,226
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15,851
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
352,400
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
22,331
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,854
2.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
48,322
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
13,240
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,262
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
39,632
2.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,823
2.421 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,329
2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,205
2.371 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,410
2.371 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
226
2.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
15,716
2.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
22
2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,840
2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,589
2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
805
2.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
794
2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
872
2.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
244
2.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,722
2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
860
2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,080
2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
24
2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
17,035
2.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4
2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
14
2.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
53
2.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
105
2.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,048
2.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
52
2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
189
2.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,003
2.371 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
98,558
2.371 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,824
2.371 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
76,950
2.395 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,200
2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
13,727
2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
76,950
2.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20,646
2.395 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,378
2.374 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,518
2.374 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16,007
2.394 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
73,346
2.382 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:
14/06/2016
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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