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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

28th Jan 2016 12:19

RNS Number : 3184N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
28 January 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:

27/01/2016

(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

130,000

 

18.982 EUR

18.638 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

8,415,069

 

14.62 GBP

13.82 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

129,836

 

19.12 EUR

18.42 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

9,247,911

 

14.62 GBP

13.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,733,698

 

19.35 EUR

18.638 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

 

6,224,893

 

14.63 GBP

13.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,724,475

 

19.345 EUR

18.4 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

7,179,581

 

14.63 GBP

13.802 GBP

 

(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

900

18.654 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5166

18.732 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3119

18.425 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22175

18.679 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3447

18.741 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3632

19.186 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8145

18.741 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1584817

18.800 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

303

18.831 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

512

18.675 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

869

18.750 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1762

18.750 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5899

18.512 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4749

18.431 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1164

18.602 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1336

18.602 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12271

18.453 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1842

13.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

960

14.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2040

14.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2362

14.200 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22170

14.200 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

349

14.107 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

674

14.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3620

14.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4536

14.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3212403

14.158 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

46385

14.129 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

70340

14.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

119

13.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

125

13.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

424

14.120 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1066

14.120 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

443

13.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1770

13.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14876

13.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34850

14.430 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7717

13.828 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

29815

13.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

62651

13.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11915

13.820 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2039

14.433 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

63535

14.084 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12484

14.211 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24196

14.355 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

86

14.280 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

191

14.013 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

212

13.930 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3164

14.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10694

13.984 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4531414

14.136 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

263

13.880 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

505

13.880 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

586

13.880 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2877

13.880 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11447

13.880 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

33723

14.178 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

51179

14.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13

13.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

248

13.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

313

13.961 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

430

13.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

446

14.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1216

14.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

947

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7421

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7421

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12765

14.062 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2289

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

17930

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

17930

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

30843

14.062 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10126

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

79318

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

79318

14.170 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

136441

14.062 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24739

14.190 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

18662

14.190 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

634411

14.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2582

19.023 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

618

19.023 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8601

19.251 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

32793

19.014 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8145

18.750 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6372

18.750 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3447

18.759 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3164

18.759 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1460

19.075 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

184

19.075 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1583817

18.801 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9348

19.260 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

586

19.264 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

19.269 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

174

19.259 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

597

18.889 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

18.889 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

18.889 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

543

18.658 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23

18.604 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1744

18.742 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

869

18.748 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

512

18.748 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

303

18.748 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

45

18.748 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1095

19.342 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

927

19.342 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3559

14.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3505

14.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2258

14.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23065

14.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9523

14.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19690

14.270 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3620

14.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3212403

14.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2901

14.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

70340

14.132 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

36553

14.132 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9832

14.132 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20501

13.942 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8563

13.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3154

13.910 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1536

13.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1323

13.910 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1066

14.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

837

14.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

424

14.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

125

14.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14382

14.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2909

14.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1339

14.261 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

314

14.264 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

105

14.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

17299

14.210 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

443

14.210 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

27446

14.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1830

14.200 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

69946

13.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

70374

13.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

32727

13.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5113

13.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

62050

13.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

67532

13.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

62746

13.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

83205

13.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

28913

13.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25771

13.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4542

13.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5215

13.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

122247

13.942 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

123627

13.942 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

56958

13.942 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8948

13.942 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12205

14.519 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1781600

14.113 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19334

13.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15013

13.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14000

13.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12274

13.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9010

14.495 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5197

13.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4718

14.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4560

13.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3253

13.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

42693

14.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8192

14.436 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

32826

14.271 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1856

14.495 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1378

14.271 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4015

14.215 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2170

14.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1753

14.215 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

866

14.351 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

100

14.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4531414

14.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2220

14.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2146

14.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2267

14.129 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1879

14.196 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

936

14.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

191

14.013 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

41147

14.107 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

33723

14.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10032

14.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15949

13.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6761

13.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2368

13.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1854

13.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1622

13.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1242

14.085 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

446

13.997 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

430

13.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13

13.997 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14391

14.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2246

14.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1288

14.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1081

14.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

69856

13.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

70641

13.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

32550

13.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5113

13.896 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:

28/01/2016

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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