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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

12th Nov 2015 11:37

RNS Number : 5089F
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 November 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:

11/11/2015

(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

1,640,511

17.01 GBP

16.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,932,849

16.98 GBP

16.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,511,397

16.92 GBP

16.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,675,338

24.05 EUR

23.61 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,300

25.76 CHF

25.6 CHF

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,399,235

16.94 GBP

16.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,715,768

24.07 EUR

23.61 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,300

25.76 CHF

25.6 CHF

(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

10,511

16.701 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,180

23.755 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,975

16.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33,054

16.779 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24,045

23.76 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,110

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,749

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,494

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,459

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,892

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,483

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,656

16.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

113

16.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

426

16.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

431

16.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200

23.713 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,067

23.873 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

450,997

23.873 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,057,015

16.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,479

16.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,066

16.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

17,314

16.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

421

23.9 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

283

23.9 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,835

16.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,218

23.646 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

347

23.629 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,601

16.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

39

16.617 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

30

16.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

30

16.716 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

889

23.791 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

681

16.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,656

16.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,914

16.704 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

216

23.875 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

449,405

23.876 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,057,015

16.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

319

16.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

17,314

16.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,066

16.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,479

16.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

421

24.025 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

48,179

23.938 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

34,324

23.959 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,818

23.959 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

17,582

23.951 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

704

23.9 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

600

23.929 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

915

16.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

985

16.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

106

23.882 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

32,065

23.919 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,911

16.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

256

16.934 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

318

16.902 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,288

16.854 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,054

16.702 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,741

16.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,092

16.674 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,266

16.668 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

799

16.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

365

16.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

695

16.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

708

16.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,305

16.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

500

16.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

888,943

16.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,825

16.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,940

16.845 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

35,867

16.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

223,636

16.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

69,564

16.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,560

16.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

38

16.701 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

30

16.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

29

16.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,904

16.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

281

16.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,319

16.809 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,600

16.834 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

229

16.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

888,779

16.844 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

29,906

16.876 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,940

16.866 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,961

16.866 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

26,202

16.978 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

34,708

16.926 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:

12/11/2015

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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.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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