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RNS Number : 5355H
Royal Bank of Canada
18 August 2016
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Full name of discloser:
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Royal Bank of Canada
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.
For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
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· RBC Trust Company (International)
Limited
· RBC cees Trustees Limited acting
as the Trustee of the Home Retail Group PLC Employee Share Trust
· Royal Bank of Canada Investment
Management (U.K.) Limited
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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Home Retail Group PLC
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify
identity of offeror/offeree:
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N/A
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable
date prior to the disclosure
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16th August 2016
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in
respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state
"N/A"
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No
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant
securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant
securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
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Class of relevant security:
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0.10p ordinary
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Interests
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Short positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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18,064,750
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2.220%
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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N/A
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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N/A
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TOTAL:
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18,064,750
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2.220%
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements
to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including
directors' and other employee options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
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N/A
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
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N/A
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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
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Class of relevant security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of securities
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Price per unit
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Ordinary 10p
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Sale
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81,774
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0.585 (Option exercise price for employees of the Home Retail Group)
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Ordinary 10p
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Sale
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8,441
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1.240 (Option exercise price for employees of the Home Retail Group)
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Ordinary 10p
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Sale
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11,746
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1.410 (Option exercise price for employees of the Home Retail Group)
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Ordinary 10p
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Sale
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4,463
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0.7905 (Option exercise price for employees of the Home Retail
Group)
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security
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Product description
e.g. CFD
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Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
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Number of reference securities
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Price per unit
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N/A
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or
varying
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Class of relevant security
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Product description e.g. call option
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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
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Number of securities to which option relates
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Exercise price per unit
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Type
e.g. American, European etc.
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Expiry date
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Option money paid/ received per unit
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N/A
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security
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Product description
e.g. call option
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Exercising/ exercised against
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Number of securities
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Exercise price per unit
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N/A
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of relevant security
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Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
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Details
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Price per unit (if applicable)
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N/a
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N/a
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N/a
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N/a
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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 person 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"
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating
to options or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the
person 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"
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None
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(c) Attachments
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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18th August 2016
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Contact name:
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Graham Horsnell / Scott Roberts
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Telephone number:
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(01534) 283292 / 602971
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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 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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