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

J SainsburyAnnouncement

11/07/2016 11:45

RNS Number : 8256D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 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
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: 
08/07/2016
(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: 

(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
1,249,244
1.5 GBP
1.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Sale
1,000,783
1.502 GBP
1.473 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
Short
5,200
1.490 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1,643
1.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
2,507
1.478 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
10,350
1.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
14,277
1.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
19268
1.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
159827
1.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
76220
1.485 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
4295
1.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
80,515
1.487 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
159827
1.492 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
457
1.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
393
1.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
340
1.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
426
1.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
457
1.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1,343
1.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
135000
1.490 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Long
14
1.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
14
1.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
103
1.499 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
129
1.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
166
1.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
372
1.494 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1237
1.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1315
1.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
2,169
1.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
3,072
1.485 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
5730
1.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
6,490
1.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
152
1.499 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
196
1.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
251
1.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
566
1.494 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1872
1.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1,989
1.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
4,653
1.485 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
8,670
1.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
9,810
1.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
14660
1.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
53
1.499 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
71
1.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
93
1.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
209
1.494 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
689
1.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
735
1.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1723
1.485 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
3197
1.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
3,619
1.484 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
4,106
1.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
153
1.499 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
197
1.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
252
1.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
568
1.494 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
1893
1.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
2016
1.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
4699
1.485 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
5804
1.477 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
8743
1.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76
Swaps
Short
9920
1.484 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:
11/07/2016
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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