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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

9th Oct 2015 11:48

RNS Number : 8182B
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 October 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:

08/10/2015

(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

1,550,088

18.32 GBP

17.98 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,583,014

18.32 GBP

17.98 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,729,112

18.03 GBP

17.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,325,870

24.54 EUR

24.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,787,235

18.06 GBP

17.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,435,060

24.61 EUR

24.07 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

1,590

17.927 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,818

17.751 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,749

17.733 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

796

17.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,069

24.179 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,108

24.363 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,390

18.005 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,056

17.941 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,249

24.332 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,392

24.332 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,190

24.332 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,997

18.031 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,396

18.031 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

54

24.39 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

882,979

24.407 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

654

24.407 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,561,511

17.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,134

17.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,819

17.947 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,537

17.947 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

430

24.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

209

24.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

155

24.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,152

24.4 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

535

24.4 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

324

24.4 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,893

24.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,236

18.008 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

18.014 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

485

17.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

285

17.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,787

17.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

121,327

24.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

87

17.972 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,441

24.301 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,396

18.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,004

18.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

188

17.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

882,690

24.404 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

186

17.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

202

17.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,561,511

17.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,819

17.917 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,671

17.894 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

780

24.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

217

24.461 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

491

24.243 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

130

24.303 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

535

24.303 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,152

24.445 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,907

24.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

285

17.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,500

24.396 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

995

17.922 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,604

17.922 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

54,307

24.493 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33

17.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

190

17.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,591

24.295 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13,610

17.999 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

21,655

18.222 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,611

18.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,090

18.208 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,535

18.272 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,600

18.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,100

18.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,107,264

18.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

33

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

305

18.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

186

18.194 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

85

18.194 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,097

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

381

18.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,097

18.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

552

18.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

451

18.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

21,660

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

84

18.227 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

237

18.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

533

18.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,122

18.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,535

18.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,921

18.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,224

18.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

510

18.187 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,800

18.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

95

18.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,106,794

18.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

17

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,982

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,001

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,847

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,866

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,439

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,440

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

552

18.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,097

18.25 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:

09/10/2015

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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