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J SainsburyAnnouncement

03/05/2016 11:10

RNS Number : 0507X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 May 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
Home Retail Group PLC
(c) 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: 
Home Retail Group PLC
(d) 
Date dealing undertaken: 
29/04/2016
(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: 

(J Sainsbury 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 GB00B19NKB76
Purchase
2,003,232
1.713 GBP
1.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Sale
234,684
1.712 GBP
1.704 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 GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
49,686
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
700,836
1.713 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1271228
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
19,383
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
14916
1.709 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1586
1.709 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
7
1.709 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1593
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
14916
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
9191
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2556
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2514
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,043
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,694
1.710 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,038
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
672
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
303
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
147
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
8445
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3263
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2,349
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1873
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,554
1.710 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
617
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
278
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
135
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,550
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,371
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
987
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
792
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
650
1.710 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
263
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
120
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
56
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
6717
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2531
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,869
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,398
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
918
1.710 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
356
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
221
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
108
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
22,330
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
8566
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
6,212
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
4873
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3,812
1.710 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,513
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
739
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
357
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
14,422
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
5432
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
4,011
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
3002
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,960
1.710 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
765
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
476
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
232
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
2683
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
1,011
1.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
746
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
558
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
364
1.710 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
145
1.708 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
90
1.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
43
1.707 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:
03/05/2016
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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