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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

30th Oct 2015 12:03

RNS Number : 0340E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 October 2015
 

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

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

(c)

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

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

29/10/2015

(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:

(BG Group 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 GB00B03MM408

Purchase

3,156,226

17.31 GBP

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

3,169,962

17.3 GBP

17.02 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,649,575

17.21 GBP

16.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,170,067

24.15 EUR

23.66 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,649,243

17.23 GBP

16.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,110,034

24.13 EUR

23.63 EUR

(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 GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,819

17.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,378

17.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,629

23.901 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,828

23.794 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

755

17.029 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,205

17.02 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24,617

17.02 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15

17.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

795

17.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

282

23.845 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

948

23.845 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,753

23.882 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,630

17.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100

23.92 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

112

23.93 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

300

23.915 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,294

23.804 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,842

23.931 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,306

17.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

273

23.875 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

699,311

23.875 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,402,475

17.039 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,614

17.027 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,408

17.031 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,462

23.798 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,147

17.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,078

17.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33,334

23.861 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

176

24.004 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,839

17.066 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,655

23.883 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

78

17.032 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

69,238

17.052 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,803

17.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

630

17.084 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,216

24.062 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

390

23.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,142

17.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

488

17.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

478

17.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

132

17.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

23.74 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,306

17.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

697,565

23.875 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,402,475

17.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,701

17.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,614

17.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,978

17.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,430

17.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,830

16.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

550

16.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

16.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

300

16.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

247

17.023 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,837

23.883 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,724

17.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,192

17.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,136

17.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,184

17.159 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,832

17.102 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,444

17.087 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

620

17.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,500

17.102 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,354

17.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

305

17.125 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,193,548

17.125 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

22,979

17.123 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

27,714

17.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,070

17.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,594

17.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,631

17.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

266

17.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

75

17.097 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,753

17.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,672

17.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,598

17.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,254

17.151 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,830

17.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

610

17.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,542

17.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,370

17.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,773

17.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,586

17.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

516

17.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

514

17.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

508

17.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

331

17.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,192,847

17.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

27,714

17.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16,648

17.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,331

17.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,070

17.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

26,965

17.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

32,590

17.169 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:

30/10/2015

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.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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