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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

3rd Sep 2015 12:06

RNS Number : 9925X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 September 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:

02/09/2015

(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

2,436,230

16.75 GBP

16.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,411,744

16.75 GBP

16.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,342,510

16.55 GBP

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,776,730

22.82 EUR

22.01 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,332,413

16.55 GBP

16.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,864,003

22.76 EUR

21.99 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

Long

4,942

22.515 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2

22.499 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,729

16.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,130

16.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,288

16.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

728

16.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

368

16.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,216

22.157 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

983

22.157 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

561

22.159 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,019

16.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

529

16.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

391

16.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

310

16.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

110

16.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

434

22.475 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,229,387

22.389 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

938

22.389 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,113,027

16.306 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

166

16.306 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,307

16.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,167

16.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,173

16.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,186

22.408 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,104

22.408 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

518

22.408 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

22.408 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,466

22.476 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,519

22.493 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,140

22.49 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

34

22.476 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

822

22.311 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,355

22.595 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,735

16.303 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

410

16.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

305

16.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

285

16.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

311

16.444 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

61

16.444 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,263

22.444 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,737

22.444 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,376

16.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,853

16.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,118

16.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,197

22.162 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22,945

22.135 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

493

16.111 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,573

22.324 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

238

22.357 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,130

16.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

180

16.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

313

22.255 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

561

22.383 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

903

22.383 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

310

16.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,360

16.313 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

435

22.06 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,494

22.387 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,229,387

22.387 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,112,364

16.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16,307

16.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

21,340

16.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

469

22.438 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

53

22.656 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

208

22.486 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

389

22.656 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

410

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,213

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

115

16.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

311

16.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,737

22.426 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,877

22.426 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

118

16.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,401

16.289 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

244

16.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,224

16.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,000

16.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,313

16.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

534

16.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,695

16.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,717

16.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

40

16.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,317

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,144

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,581

16.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,153

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

366

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,761,086

16.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

375

16.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,418

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

399

16.469 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

145

16.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

118

16.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

100

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

202

16.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

41

16.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,093

16.155 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,922

16.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,820

16.378 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

796

16.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,762,124

16.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

399

16.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,184

16.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,418

16.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

145

16.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

213

16.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

704

16.383 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,418

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,207

16.592 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,577

16.572 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,535

16.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

41

16.297 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

202

16.297 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:

03/09/2015

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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