Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

HOMESERVE PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

05 Oct 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

2 9/13p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

9,475,439

2.81%

2,891,398

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,594,636

0.77%

7,833,060

2.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,070,075

3.58%

10,724,458

3.19%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

277

11.8767 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

893

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,593

11.8517 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,801

11.8773 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,429

11.8718 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

11.8842 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

7,356

11.8559 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

7,746

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

10,104

11.8679 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

12,109

11.8662 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

28,594

11.8699 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6

11.8550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

548

11.8661 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

791

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,818

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,000

11.8491 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

11,085

11.8683 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

11,807

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

16,086

11.8671 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Long

42

11.8790 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,758

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,000

11.8491 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,077

11.8676 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

42

11.8709 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

277

11.8767 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

931

11.8624 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,090

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,859

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,000

11.8842 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

6,474

11.8594 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

7,356

11.8559 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,758

11.8618 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,908

11.8645 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,378

11.8789 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

06 Oct 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213