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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

7th Aug 2015 11:53

RNS Number : 4536V
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 August 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:

06/08/2015

(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

826,132

18.89 GBP

18.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

951,790

18.89 GBP

18.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

999,604

18.73 GBP

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,420,838

26.75 EUR

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,089,849

18.75 GBP

18.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

970,845

26.75 EUR

26.48 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

10,256

26.628 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

110

26.596 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,259

26.663 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,898

26.663 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,203

26.663 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,084

26.663 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

257

26.653 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

278,282

26.589 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,233

26.671 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

826

26.671 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,388

26.455 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

392

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

895

26.569 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,570

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20,000

18.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,348

18.684 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,398

18.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

571

18.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,640

18.717 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

283

18.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

129

18.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

891,398

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

989

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,927

18.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,794

18.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,960

18.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,504

18.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19

18.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

109

18.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,376

18.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33,308

26.537 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,084

26.433 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,203

26.605 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

278,282

26.588 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

574

26.568 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

826

26.568 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,388

26.455 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

255

26.564 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

595

26.564 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

52,573

26.644 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

106

18.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

283

18.685 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

921

18.685 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,196

18.685 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

129

18.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

891,398

18.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,927

18.525 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

17,754

18.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19

18.521 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

141

18.521 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

449

18.476 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,083

18.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

653

18.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

70,000

18.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,098

18.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,792

18.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

24,844

18.742 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,360

18.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,575

18.733 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,395

18.733 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

532

18.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

469

18.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

567,061

18.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13,105

18.683 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,225

18.754 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

944

18.754 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

208

18.614 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

160

18.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

72

18.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

55

18.614 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

494

18.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,628

18.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,360

18.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,109

18.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,261

18.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

270

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,775

18.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,575

18.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

567,061

18.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

944

18.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,225

18.716 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,105

18.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,400

18.656 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

322

18.701 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

25,000

24.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

200,000

24.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

50,000

24.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

100,000

24.43 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

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Put Option

Purchasing

100,000

27 EUR

American

18/09/2015

1.16 EUR

(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:

07/08/2015

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
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