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J SainsburyAnnouncement

16/06/2016 11:20

RNS Number : 4144B
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 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: 
15/06/2016
(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
3,378,489
2.357 GBP
2.317 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
3,579,400
2.357 GBP
2.317 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
9,555
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
44
2.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,398
2.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
930
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,392
2.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38,740
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
239
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
64
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
583
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,365
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
145
2.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
208
2.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
237
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
108
2.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2
2.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,525
2.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
76,259
2.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
6,460
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,591
2.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
356
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,840
2.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,830
2.322 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
97,788
2.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,885
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,017
2.32 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,001
2.32 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
24,939
2.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
21,432
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,170
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,532
2.339 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,613
2.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
873
2.347 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
54,872
2.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,286
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
144
2.33 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
448
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,770
2.33 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,492
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,627
2.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,672
2.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
807
2.33 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,907
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,604
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
360
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,359
2.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
725
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
109,564
2.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
109,564
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
23,886
2.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
114,802
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,279
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
77,628
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
111,574
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
39,540
2.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,625
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,400
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,499
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,805
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
173
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,297
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,391
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
299,973
2.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
61,487
2.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
44,326
2.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,855
2.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
14,142
2.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
22,935
2.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20,349
2.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
38,513
2.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,650
2.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
859
2.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,206
2.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
33
2.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,617
2.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,811
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,134
2.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,638
2.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
35,727
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,783
2.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,944
2.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,922
2.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,159,628 
2.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,159,628 
2.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Futures
Long
2,000
233.6 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:
16/06/2016
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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