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J SainsburyAnnouncement

11/08/2016 11:30

RNS Number : 9427G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 August 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: 
10/08/2016
(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
1,282,878
2.366 GBP
2.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Sale
1,286,855
2.367 GBP
2.336 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
9,000
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
229
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,011
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
3,963
2.347 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
659,609
2.347 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
653,729
2.347 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
13,366
2.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
8,987
2.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
642
2.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
13,366
2.348 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
642
2.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
442
2.347 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
18,195
2.339 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
18,195
2.357 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
11,140
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
5,594
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,208
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,718
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
81
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
5,395
2.348 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,783
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
599
2.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
2,604
2.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
1,217
2.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
44,275
2.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
71,889
2.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
31,619
2.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
791
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,647
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
12,770
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
15,591
2.338 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
62,365
2.338 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
109
2.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
82
2.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
20
2.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
73
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
665
2.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,194
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
789
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,453
2.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
15
2.358 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
78
2.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,172
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
82
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
362
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,751
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
315
2.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
38
2.364 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,034
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
205
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
489
2.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
302
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
188
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
16
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
328
2.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
166
2.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
106
2.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
527
2.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,211
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
28
2.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
691
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
741
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
45
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
1,343
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
191
2.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
408
2.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
4,160
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
83
2.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
46,217
2.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
3,229
2.365 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
8,247
2.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Short
2,474
2.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
97,635
2.338 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
24,409
2.338 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72
Swaps
Long
147,783
2.359 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:
11/08/2016
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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