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:

20 Dec 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:

13,558,297

4.03%

562,034

0.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

398,268

0.12%

12,672,556

3.76%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,956,565

4.15%

13,234,590

3.93%

(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

89

11.9550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

803

11.9507 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

3,138

11.9523 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,182

11.9500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

12,427

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

15,836

11.9494 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

21,183

11.9559 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

152

11.9566 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

639

11.9505 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

860

11.9480 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,025

11.9550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

17,000

11.9491 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

29,774

11.9500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

103,033

11.9502 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

860

11.9480 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,944

11.9500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,423

11.9518 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,000

11.9491 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Long

85,730

11.9483 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

139

11.9543 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,138

11.9523 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,412

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

29,154

11.9570 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:

21 Dec 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213