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:

26 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:

10,020,854

2.98%

2,411,174

0.72%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,178,316

0.65%

8,401,827

2.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

12,199,170

3.62%

10,813,001

3.21%

(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

1,240

11.8619 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,467

11.8521 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,772

11.8638 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

8,728

11.8612 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

13,339

11.8615 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

14,035

11.8646 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

27,325

11.8694 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

28,375

11.8632 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

31,103

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

72,682

11.8607 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

214,054

11.8664 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

149

11.8700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

670

11.8583 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

805

11.8584 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

981

11.8500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,821

11.8568 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,626

11.8544 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,754

11.8669 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,858

11.8525 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,188

11.8571 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,917

11.8574 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

6,391

11.8400 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

9,306

11.8569 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

10,286

11.8603 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

12,861

11.8570 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

21,070

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

37,000

11.8686 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

48,840

11.8546 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

57,009

11.8687 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

SWAP

Long

5,283

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

57,716

11.8531 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10

11.8499 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,240

11.8619 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,373

11.8600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,515

11.8599 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,113

11.8622 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,467

11.8521 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,474

11.8694 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,000

11.8671 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26,286

11.8623 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

186,099

11.8664 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:

27 Oct 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213