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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

17th Aug 2015 11:32

RNS Number : 2278W
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 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:

14/08/2015

(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

951,193

18.32 GBP

18.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

840,869

18.34 GBP

18.1 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

605

56.5 USD

56.43 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

997,593

18.15 GBP

17.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

823,500

25.53 EUR

25.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

960,815

18.15 GBP

17.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

891,069

25.5 EUR

25.31 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

28,689

25.389 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

323

25.383 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,455

18.002 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,000

18.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,018

18.054 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

64

18.054 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

520

18.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

63

18.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,441

25.451 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

546

25.451 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

275

25.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,063

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

507

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

177

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

53

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

482,123

25.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,342

25.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

800,747

18.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,334

18.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,432

18.039 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,910

18.075 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,504

25.357 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

811

25.358 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

25.359 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

470

25.359 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

875

25.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

687

25.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

399

25.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

347

25.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

35

25.424 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

18.029 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,301

18.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,615

25.308 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

256

18.083 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

341

18.076 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,253

18.032 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100

25.432 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

125

25.417 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

236

25.442 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

336

25.455 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

421

25.42 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

541

25.504 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,920

25.364 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

21,069

18.023 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26

25.399 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,053

18.006 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

63

18.043 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

462

18.043 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

821

25.533 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,441

25.417 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,876

25.417 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

18.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,432

25.39 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,458

25.419 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

482,123

25.419 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

481

18.052 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

800,747

18.052 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,910

18.021 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,144

18.021 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,288

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,236

25.403 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

347

25.301 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

687

25.372 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,050

17.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

270

18.051 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

293

18.021 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34,631

18.107 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,615

25.38 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

64

18.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,000

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

962,978

21.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,989

18.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,905

18.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

901

18.221 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

810

18.202 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

179

18.221 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

712,360

18.187 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

685

18.187 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,591

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,905

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

312

18.199 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,709

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

953

18.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,738

18.172 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

962,978

21.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,525

18.207 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

712,201

18.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,591

18.264 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,875

18.187 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

353

18.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

442

18.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,454

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

26,724

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,362

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,681

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,135

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,135

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,135

18.14 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

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Call Option

Purchasing

225,000

 

26 EUR

 

American

 

18/03/2016

 

 

1.02 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:

17/08/2015

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
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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