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RNS Number : 6320S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
18 March 2016
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
*AMENDMENT
FORM 8 AMENDMENT
The Form 8.5 - J Sainsbury PLC announcement released on 11/03/2016 at 11:52am
under RNS No 8591R has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).
The full amended text is shown below.
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: 10/03/2016
(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:
10/03/2016
(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 *4,860,133 2.715 GBP 2.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Sale *5,775,968 2.714 GBP 2.653 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 68,321 2.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 12 2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 10,209 2.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,107 2.696 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,082 2.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,095 2.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 308 2.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,440 2.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,271,194 2.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 4,511 2.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,271,194 2.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,100 2.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,616 2.687 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 42,300 2.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,900 2.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 142,642 2.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 42,793 2.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 572 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 682 2.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 13,413 2.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,391 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 768 2.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 2,930 2.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 29 2.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 669 2.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,112 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 884 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,352 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 530 2.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 145 2.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,689 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 430 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 148 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,460 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,140 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 227 2.658 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 82 2.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 178 2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 162 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 241 2.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,292 2.675 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 237 2.675 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 30 2.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 211 2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 82 2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 458 2.666 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,336 2.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,074 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 15 2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 536 2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 599 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,963 2.687 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 395 2.658 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 138 2.685 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 71 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 160 2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,043 2.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,929 2.682 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 14 2.686 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,273 2.676 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 66 2.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 832 2.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 74 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 2,659 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 12 2.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 14 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 495 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,890 2.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 3,455 2.687 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 1,962 2.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 549 2.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 3,181 2.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 741 2.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 1,510 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 835 2.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 14,570 2.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 620 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 48 2.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 55 2.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 41 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 956 2.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 208 2.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 98 2.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 6,757 2.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,757 2.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 744 2.666 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 7,222 2.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 19,993 2.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 6,040 2.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 8,938 2.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 39,393 2.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 52,044 2.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Long 82,956 2.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 44 2.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps Short 275 2.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps *Long *112,500 2.667GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps *Long *112,500 2.667GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps *Long *37,500 2.667GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B019KW72 Swaps *Long * 37,500 2.667GBP
(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: 18/03/2016
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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