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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

27/06/2016 12:00

RNS Number : 3541C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
27 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: 
24/06/2016
(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
10,133,433
2.338 GBP
2.125 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
8,064,481
2.349 GBP
2.124 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
20
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
376
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
185
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
94
2.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
39
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,484
2.188 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,308
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
13
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
41
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
105
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
87
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
48
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
158
2.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
191
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
40,661
2.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
41,756
2.295 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,150,000
2.217 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,932
2.2 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,932
2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,736
2.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
41,174
2.23 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38,178
2.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,217
2.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
137,860
2.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
51,517
2.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
608,207
2.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
227,281
2.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,727
2.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,298
2.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,182
2.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,515
2.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
64,412
3.072 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,657
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,332
2.288 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,319
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
52
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,423
2.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,392
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,791
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,441
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
149
2.288 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
72
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
30
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
838
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
218
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
37
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
190
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
161
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
80
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
26
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
694
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
307
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
82
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
103
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
47
2.286 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
166
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
482
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,538
2.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,550
2.321 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
442
2.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,586,371
2.277 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,586,371
2.277 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,969
2.277 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
4,997
2.163 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
61,243
2.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,482
2.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,441
2.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
21,404
2.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,881
2.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,127
2.258 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,043
2.289 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
321
2.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,768
2.281 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,107
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
151
2.202 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,722
2.21 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
178
2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
568
2.304 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
178
2.304 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
351
2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
862
2.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
351
2.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
216
2.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
535
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
296,381
2.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
168,591
2.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
25,411
2.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,097
2.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,382
2.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,000
2.301 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,116
2.268 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
800
2.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,097
2.268 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,603
2.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,342
2.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
13,802
2.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
23,408
2.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,217
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
86,223
2.284 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1
2.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
570
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
223
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,286
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
356
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,457
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,865
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,563
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,583
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,324
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
217
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
461
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,496
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,277
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
398
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,363
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,642
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
10,988
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
48
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
594
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,384
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,108
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,643
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
608
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,151
2.288 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
723
2.286 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
22,267
2.188 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,219
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20,211
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,378
2.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,441
2.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,658
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,547
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,486
2.268 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,566
2.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
6,115
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,275
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2
2.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
497
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
155
2.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
24,135
2.188 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
22,435
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
13,664
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
657
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
640
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
430
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
239
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,654
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,197
2.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,672
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,248
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
784
2.286 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,017
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,096
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
617
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,535
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
388
2.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2
2.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,697
2.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
7,864
2.287 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:
27/06/2016
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. 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
  END
FERBGGDLSUDBGLR