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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

2nd Feb 2016 11:21

RNS Number : 7989N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 February 2016
 

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:

01/02/2016

(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

5,300

20 EUR

19.806 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

6,237,759

15.36 GBP

14.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

5,000

20.01 EUR

19.58 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

6,246,573

15.335 GBP

14.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

11,527,214

15.275 GBP

14.705 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

480

21.89 CHF

21.89 CHF

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

3,271,422

15.275 GBP

14.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

480

21.89 CHF

21.89 CHF

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,334,815

20.15 EUR

19.48 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,923,383

20.2 EUR

19.56 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

300

19.935 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,999

19.923 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,266

19.828 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,763

19.785 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

27,348

19.785 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

680

19.931 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,153

19.809 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,538,381

19.809 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

96

19.646 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

101

19.661 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

146

19.646 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

258

19.661 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

299

19.659 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

501

19.659 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

40

19.783 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

48

19.745 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

140

19.928 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

152

19.783 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

412

19.928 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,370

19.745 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

53,505

19.995 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

29,169

19.832 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

38,008

19.832 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

133,637

19.832 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

243,344

19.832 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

23,054

20.035 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

23,057

19.945 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

600

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

638

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

985

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,345

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,346

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,500

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,600

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,300

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,400

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,383

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,572

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,542

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,000

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

20,000

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

36,780

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

63,417

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

99,818

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

139,347

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,682

14.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,976

14.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,669

15.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,171

15.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,149

15.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,600

14.947 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,535

15.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,588

15.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,728

14.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,469

14.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,741,404

14.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,199

14.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,995

15.054 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,144

15.052 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

36,174

14.996 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

36,295

14.988 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100

14.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

657

14.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

902

14.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

340

14.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

700

14.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,292

14.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

538,711

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

546,088

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

267,214

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

41,725

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

91,775

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

93,458

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

45,307

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,059

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

108,504

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

224,756

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

82,466

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

83,979

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

228,877

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

110,494

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

110,957

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

53,566

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

40,712

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,343

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

17,288

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,346

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

68,996

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

267,049

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

63,692

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

278,516

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

40,965

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

124,934

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,848

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

118,015

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

46,894

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

47,754

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

120,179

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

58,262

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

23,151

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,607

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,077

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

27,038

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

27,534

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,348

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,080

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

812

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

827

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

401

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

62

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

326,568

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

334,996

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

163,022

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,257

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

21,157

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

445,669

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

457,170

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

222,478

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34,683

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

334,933

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24,589

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

343,576

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,222

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

167,198

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,275

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26,065

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,914

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

97,822

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

91,166

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

42,046

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,500

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

69,946

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

70,374

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

32,727

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,113

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

62,050

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

67,532

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

62,746

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

83,205

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

28,913

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,771

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,542

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,215

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

122,247

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

123,627

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

56,958

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,948

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

45,933

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

46,828

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22,273

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,492

15.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

19.981 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

52,605

19.878 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

27,348

19.777 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,763

19.97 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,538

19.777 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,266

19.777 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

522

19.97 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,647

19.878 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,387

19.818 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,382

19.819 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,235

19.819 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,060

19.818 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

775

19.818 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

19.82 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,538,381

19.813 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

127

19.813 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

29,885

19.995 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,618

19.995 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,297

19.995 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,627

19.995 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,078

19.995 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,786

19.765 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

452

19.8 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

188

19.614 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,009

19.872 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

413,573

15.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,045

14.973 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,167

14.982 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,728

14.918 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,022

14.918 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,741,404

14.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

360

14.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

117

14.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,146

15.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,831

15.166 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,277

15.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,190

15.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,133

15.147 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,002

15.207 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

667

15.215 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

575

15.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

199

15.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

173

15.147 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25

14.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

36,174

14.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

28,347

15.021 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,948

14.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,002

14.975 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

638

14.993 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

259

15.089 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

173

14.975 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,006

15.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

340

15.116 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:

02/02/2016

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
 
END
 
 
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