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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

14th Sep 2015 12:04

RNS Number : 9674Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
14 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:

11/09/2015

(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

1,799,010

16.33 GBP

16.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

2,124

22.16 EUR

22.16 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,688,956

16.34 GBP

16.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,124

22.16 EUR

22.16 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

643

50.2 USD

50.11 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,206,484

16.23 GBP

16.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

792,863

22.43 EUR

22.03 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,238,071

16.22 GBP

16.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

988,211

22.43 EUR

22.03 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

5,452

22.286 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,297

16.163 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,200,000

22.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,109

16.216 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

399

16.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

648

22.285 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,098

22.22 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

376

22.156 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

440

22.217 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

589,855

22.217 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

975,434

16.132 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,841

16.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,212

16.128 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,530

22.053 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

84

16.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

170

16.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,500

22.163 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,830

16.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

23,580

16.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,082

16.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,883

16.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,472

22.093 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,081

22.093 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

687

22.257 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

590

22.093 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

241

22.093 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

238

22.257 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

137

22.093 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

69

22.093 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

41

22.093 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,400

16.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

115,492

22.258 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,617

16.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

48

22.117 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

613

16.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

788

16.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,530

16.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,194

22.341 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,541

22.341 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

648

22.341 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

451

22.341 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

107

22.341 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,361

16.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,039

16.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

740

16.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

376

22.245 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

589,855

22.218 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

248

22.218 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

975,434

16.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,842

16.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

770

16.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,841

16.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,268

16.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,944

16.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

90,506

22.241 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,623

22.238 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,940

22.241 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,652

22.238 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,289

22.218 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

842

22.238 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

222

22.339 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

109

22.339 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

460

16.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,499

22.092 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

22.092 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,580

16.096 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,376

16.096 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

70,000

16.155 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,540

16.238 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

172

16.151 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,225

16.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

784

16.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,521

16.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,620

16.236 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

245

16.217 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

906,371

16.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,907

16.151 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

132

16.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

210

16.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

264

16.211 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

21,838

16.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

31,224

16.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,975

16.195 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,853

16.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,575

16.176 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,402

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

430

16.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

172

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,391

16.204 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,630

16.278 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

650

16.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,485

16.213 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,600

16.223 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,994

16.192 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,853

16.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

906,371

16.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

821

16.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

201

16.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,862

16.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,487

16.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,251

16.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

264

16.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

210

16.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

132

16.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

102

16.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13

16.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Future

Long

1,200

22.175 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Future

Short

1,200

22.21 EUR

(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:

14/09/2015

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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