HSV.L Regulatory News (HSV)

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:

21 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:

13,489,458

4.01%

483,633

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

365,268

0.11%

12,645,124

3.76%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

13,854,726

4.11%

13,128,757

3.90%

(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

78

11.9700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

342

11.9794 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

583

11.9668 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

2,149

11.9642 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

4,341

11.9800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

5,056

11.9763 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

13,920

11.9582 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

15,165

11.9634 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

16,224

11.9799 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

20,063

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

34,406

11.9671 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

36,000

11.9708 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

5

11.9500 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

7

11.9700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

770

11.9524 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

1,213

11.9650 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,115

11.9538 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,000

11.9591 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

3,029

11.9550 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

4,879

11.9631 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

8,600

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

8,857

11.9685 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

16,872

11.9800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

89,418

11.9546 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

13

11.9800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

48

11.9700 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

98

11.9730 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Long

770

11.9524 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,570

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,000

11.9591 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,199

11.9616 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Long

86,490

11.9526 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

60

11.9745 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

64

11.9757 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,056

11.9763 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,932

11.9600 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,838

11.9661 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

15,165

11.9634 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

23,641

11.9668 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

36,000

11.9708 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:

22 Dec 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213