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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

03/10/2016 12:07

RNS Number : 2806D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05 July 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: 
04/07/2016
(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
2,802,799
2.372 GBP
2.298 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933
Sale
2,100,000
91.72 GBP
91.72 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
2,018,497
2.369 GBP
2.299 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
 45,176 
2.348 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW73
Swaps
Short
 45,176 
2.321 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW74
Swaps
Long
 7,733 
2.309 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW75
Swaps
Long
 3,349 
2.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW76
Swaps
Long
 1,145 
2.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW77
Swaps
Long
 391 
2.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW78
Swaps
Short
 391 
2.303 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW79
Swaps
Long
 5,380 
2.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW80
Swaps
Short
 2 
2.308 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW81
Swaps
Short
 5,377 
2.308 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW82
Swaps
Short
 57,950 
2.308 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW83
Swaps
Long
 307,339 
2.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW84
Swaps
Long
 61,042 
2.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW85
Swaps
Long
 21,284 
2.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW86
Swaps
Short
 1,705 
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW87
Swaps
Short
 10,287 
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW88
Swaps
Short
 21,284 
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW89
Swaps
Long
 847,846 
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW90
Swaps
Short
 6,089 
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW91
Swaps
Short
 847,846 
2.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW92
Swaps
Long
 371,824 
2.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW93
Swaps
Long
 1,705 
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW94
Swaps
Long
 1,705 
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW95
Swaps
Long
 542 
2.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW96
Swaps
Short
 1,268 
2.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW97
Swaps
Short
 1,629 
2.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW98
Swaps
Long
 100,652 
2.309 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW99
Swaps
Long
 48,918 
2.309 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW100
Swaps
Long
 510 
2.309 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW101
Swaps
Short
 5,355 
2.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW102
Swaps
Short
 35,092 
2.332 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW103
Swaps
Short
 21,655 
2.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW104
Swaps
Short
 15,669 
2.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW105
Swaps
Short
 5,986 
2.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW106
Swaps
Short
 43,309 
2.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW107
Swaps
Short
 368,129 
2.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW108
Swaps
Short
 230,000 
2.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW109
Swaps
Short
 96,238 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW110
Swaps
Short
 46,762 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW111
Swaps
Short
 484,507 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW112
Swaps
Short
 240,493 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW113
Swaps
Short
 2,806 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW114
Swaps
Short
 5,792 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW115
Swaps
Short
 7,541 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW116
Swaps
Short
 2,939 
2.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW117
Swaps
Short
 18,509 
2.309 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933
Swaps
Long
17,000
91.72 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933
Swaps
Long
1,000
91.72 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933
Swaps
Long
1,000
91.72 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933
Swaps
Long
2,000
91.72 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:
05/07/2016
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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