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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

9th Sep 2015 11:51

RNS Number : 5444Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 September 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:

08/09/2015

(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

2,129,826

16.45 GBP

16.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,527,229

16.44 GBP

16.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,589,961

16.38 GBP

16.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

772,189

22.8 EUR

22.5 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,942,031

16.4 GBP

16.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

817,521

22.73 EUR

22.4 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

2,823

22.325 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

645

22.325 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

598

22.325 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

279

22.325 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

222

22.61 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

639,536

22.622 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,609

22.622 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

22.574 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,067

22.578 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,906

22.581 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,015

22.588 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

275

22.729 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

22.729 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,500

22.397 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

200,000

16.288 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

436

16.355 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,718

16.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22

16.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,281

16.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,407

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,320

16.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

579

16.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

111,500

16.261 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,259

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,957

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,288,019

16.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,724

16.292 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,053

16.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,898

16.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,569

16.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

378

16.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

594

16.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

274

16.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

153

16.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,011

16.262 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,428

16.262 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

274

16.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,542

22.673 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

31

22.498 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,345

22.444 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

222

22.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

943

22.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

639,536

22.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,017

22.573 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,179

22.598 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,993

16.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,320

16.278 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,440

16.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,503

16.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,520

16.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,288,019

16.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,067

16.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,053

16.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,657

16.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,835

16.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

128

16.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

134

16.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

274

16.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,201

16.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,011

16.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,328

16.328 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

249

16.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

128,777

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

81,600

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

258,720

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

149,660

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,179

16.366 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

716

16.425 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,253,090

16.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,129

16.232 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

773

16.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

764

16.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

656

16.319 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,110

16.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,310

16.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,840

16.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,600

16.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

261

16.151 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

200,000

16.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

249

16.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,342

16.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

71

16.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

640

16.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,329

16.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,600

16.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

392

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,588

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,253,090

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,862

16.321 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:

09/09/2015

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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