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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

28th Jan 2016 11:38

RNS Number : 3088N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
28 January 2016
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

BG Group PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

27/01/2016

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect of any other party to this offer?If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(Royal Dutch Shell PLC)

 

2.

DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional classof relevant security dealt in.The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Purchase

16,985,181

10.295 GBP

9.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

13,360,552

10.297 GBP

9.735 GBP

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. CFD

Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,000,000

10.076 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

156,983

9.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

158,173

9.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

73,364

9.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,480

9.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

156,840

9.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

151,690

9.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

158,600

9.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

186,630

9.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

73,080

9.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

57,970

9.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,480

9.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,710

9.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

139,313

9.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

140,876

9.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

64,914

9.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,197

9.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

274,467

9.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

277,558

9.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

127,885

9.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

20,090

9.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

6,649

9.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

17,941

9.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

17,942

9.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,082

9.922 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

28,368

9.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

35,814

9.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

36,517

9.922 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

53,010

10.211 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,164

10.097 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

86

9.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100

9.895 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,482

9.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

6,101

10.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,400

10.104 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,052,237

9.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

20,473

9.876 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

33,585

9.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

197

10.062 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

293

10.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

838

10.079 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,000

10.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,351

10.005 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

309

10.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

719

10.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

140,761

9.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

66,937

9.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

78,243

10.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,202

9.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,877

9.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,630

9.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

41,268

10.102 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,200

10.186 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

976

9.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

834

9.942 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,051,420

9.966 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,247

9.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,362

9.859 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

15,851

9.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,800

9.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

730

9.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

599

9.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

32,660

9.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

20,473

9.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

925

9.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,320

9.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

417

9.877 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

168

9.877 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

720

10.071 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

197

10.071 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

194

10.071 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

193

10.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

111

10.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

99

10.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8

10.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

100

9.923 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

28,778

9.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,662

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,662

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,126

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

69,529

9.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

40,256

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

40,256

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,138

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

307,579

9.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

178,082

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

178,082

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

22,736

9.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

55,543

10.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

41,901

10.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,417,285

10.019 GBP

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class ofrelevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number ofsecurities to which option relates

Exercise priceper unit

Typee.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. call option

Exercising/exercisedagainst

Number of securities

Exercise Price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

3.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)

Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

Date of disclosure:

28/01/2016

Contact name:

Kim Oakley

Telephone number:

0207 996 0275

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory InformationService and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected].The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code'sdealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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