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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

12th Oct 2015 11:43

RNS Number : 9550B
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 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:

09/10/2015

(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

2,504,632

18.58 GBP

18.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,577,915

18.54 GBP

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,558,704

18.27 GBP

17.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,496,771

24.94 EUR

24.34 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,377,085

18.26 GBP

18.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,460,212

24.95 EUR

24.33 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

510

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,055

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,031

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

486

24.665 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,973

24.666 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,268

27.817 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22

18.105 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,436

18.073 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24

24.659 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

977

18.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

187

18.068 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

60,797

18.202 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

118,019

18.202 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,200

24.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

720

18.023 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,870

18.078 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

124

24.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

289

24.625 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

776,261

24.625 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,044,217

18.167 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,985

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,811

18.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,680

24.726 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

405

24.923 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

58

24.631 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

229

24.425 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

266

24.721 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

589

24.631 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

609

24.425 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,492

24.667 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,001

24.868 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,499

24.868 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,761

18.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,590

18.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

78,810

24.7 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,022

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,536

24.548 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,597

24.691 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,555

18.115 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,261

18.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

977

18.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

187

18.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,027

24.7 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,192

24.7 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

120

18.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

775,286

24.625 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,043,489

18.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

202

18.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,985

18.195 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,565

18.198 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,246

18.195 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

344

24.452 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

818

24.812 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

625

24.494 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

65

24.444 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

90

18.124 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

17,412

18.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

35,659

24.711 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,758

18.465 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

21

18.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,549

18.347 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

56

18.301 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

545

18.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

609

18.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,074

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,233

18.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,387

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,076

18.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

570

18.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,296

18.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,684

18.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

115

18.427 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,897

18.409 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

470

18.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,778,662

18.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

68

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

43

18.466 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

99

18.456 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

186

18.456 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

206

18.466 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,109

18.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,989

18.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,372

18.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

150,000

18.504 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,407

18.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,231

18.328 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

266

18.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,929

18.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,400

18.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

39,600

18.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,515

18.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

75

18.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

59,924

18.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

116,324

18.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,684

18.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,046

18.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

397

18.51 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,779,393

18.423 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

68

18.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

270

18.379 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

254

18.464 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

43

18.464 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,323

18.343 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,134

18.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

600

18.289 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,243

18.492 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:

12/10/2015

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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