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RNS Number : 9493G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 August 2016
FORM 8 Replacement
The Form 8.5 - J Sainsbury PLC announcement released on 10/08/2016 under RNS
No 8205G has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).
The full amended text is shown below.
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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 J Sainsbury PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Home Retail Group PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 04/08/2016
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the YES
exempt principal trader making disclosures in If YES, specify which:
respect of any other party to this offer? (Home Retail Group PLC)
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
(c)
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
connected:
Home Retail Group PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
04/08/2016
(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/ Total number of securities Highest price Lowest price
sales per unit per unit
paid/received paid/received
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Purchase 1,613,693 2.296 GBP 2.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Sale 2,402,147 2.296 GBP 2.232 GBP
* Convertibles - ISIN XS1268412993 * Sale * 200,000 * 93.75 GBP * 93.75 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
relevant security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 876,100 2.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 15,517 2.261 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 31,803 2.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 15,514 2.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 993,516 2.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 994,986 2.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,835 2.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 12,280 2.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 9 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 12,280 2.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 9 2.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 21 2.263 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,459 2.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,178 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,402 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,532 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 20,224 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,705 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 747 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,273 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,667 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,821 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 23,640 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,011 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,983 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,031 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,220 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,517 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,460 2.266 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 269 2.263 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 15,242 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 15,242 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 13,465 2.268 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 21,048 2.268 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 7,040 2.268 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 684 2.249 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 424 2.249 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 579 2.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,532 2.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,628 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,394 2.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 5,261 2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 7,642 2.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 150 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,486 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 22 2.243 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 758 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,622 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 360 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,833 2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 575 2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 117 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 546 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 60 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 131 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 197 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 604 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 518 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,309 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,408 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 402 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 56 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,394 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 266 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 646 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 174 2.259 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,324 2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 198 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,345 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 166 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 57,016 2.256 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 8,187 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,289 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 644 2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,993 2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 112 2.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 11 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 867 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 856 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 274 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 24 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 178 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 132 2.259 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 716 2.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,009 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 35 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 249 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 220 2.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 108 2.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 670 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 66 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 204 2.259 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 165 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 24,451 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,235 2.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 43,321 2.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,368 2.255 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,736 2.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 41,000 2.28 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933 Swaps Long 1 93.75 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933 Swaps Long 1 93.75 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933 Swaps Short 1 93.75 GBP
Convertibles - ISIN XS1139087933 Swaps Short 1 93.75 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number Exercise Type Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
of of price e.g. American, European etc.
relevant security securities to which option relates 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 Exercising/ Number of Exercise Price per
e.g. call option exercised securities unit
against
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 Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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.
This information is provided by RNS
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