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:

03 Jan 2023

(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:

14,457,295

4.27%

1,104,720

0.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

363,268

0.11%

13,713,538

4.05%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,820,563

4.38%

14,818,258

4.38%

(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

3,473

12.0000 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

10,721

11.9794 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

25,765

11.9900 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

31,326

11.9850 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

387,287

11.9804 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

1,318,597

11.9800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

2,151

11.9903 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

11,074

11.9797 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

13,040

11.9900 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

16,077

11.9955 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

28,901

11.9791 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

37,513

11.9825 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

56,000

11.9798 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

246,667

11.9806 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

639,866

11.9814 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

Sale

786,991

11.9800 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

3,424

11.9900 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,729

11.9848 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,074

11.9797 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,544

11.9800 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28,901

11.9791 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

37,513

11.9825 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

56,000

11.9798 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Long

236,613

11.9805 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,461

11.9803 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

9,809

11.9900 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,246

11.9802 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

CFD

Short

13,443

11.9850 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,850

11.9852 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

184,838

11.9801 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

200,000

11.9830 GBP

2 9/13p ordinary

SWAP

Short

588,647

11.9800 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:

04 Jan 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213