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:

07 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:

9,590,048

2.85%

2,730,950

0.81%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,468,691

0.73%

7,842,314

2.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,058,739

3.58%

10,573,264

3.14%

(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

225

11.8550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

574

11.8450 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

812

11.8300 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

887

11.8354 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

949

11.8494 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,089

11.8303 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,198

11.8479 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,040

11.8436 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

12,484

11.8443 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

19,382

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

29,458

11.8455 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

11.8454 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,550

11.8450 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,602

11.8433 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,778

11.8314 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,835

11.8460 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

7,016

11.8400 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

9,383

11.8452 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

12,835

11.8407 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

15,313

11.8500 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

2,332

11.8290 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,492

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,541

11.8414 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

325

11.8412 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

379

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

478

11.8400 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

631

11.8517 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

639

11.8300 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,323

11.8507 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,898

11.8472 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,332

11.8509 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,797

11.8439 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,096

11.8496 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

10,179

11.8515 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,787

11.8456 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:

10 Oct 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213