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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

27th Aug 2015 11:51

RNS Number : 3046X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
27 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:

26/08/2015

(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

3,242,040

16.41 GBP

15.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

3,710,935

 

16.4 GBP

15.84 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,738,286

16.34 GBP

15.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,177,071

22.5 EUR

21.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,740,621

16.32 GBP

15.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,140,554

24.8 EUR

21.61 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

3,270

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,406

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,253

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,717

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,376

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

666

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

341

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

338

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

256

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

156

15.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,199

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,301

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,904

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,129

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

911

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

899

21.838 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

623

21.838 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

176

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

142

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

85

21.859 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

40,780

15.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,740

16.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,193

15.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,046

22.362 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,152

15.98 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

136

22.215 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,783

15.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

693

15.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

365

15.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,411

15.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,030

21.854 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,930

21.854 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,026

15.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

684

15.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,516,598

22.042 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,897,897

16.017 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,319

16.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,920

16.062 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,280

16.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,804

22.278 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,586

22.278 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,700

22.459 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,268

22.457 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

484

22.459 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

441

22.457 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,514

21.899 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,145

22.005 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,670

21.877 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,826

21.777 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,284

22.005 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22

21.877 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,118

21.893 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

481

21.893 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

291

15.989 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

29

15.989 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

303

15.824 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

190

16.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

164

15.824 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

130

16.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

866

22.337 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

634

22.337 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,277

15.945 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

60

15.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,200

16.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,200

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

39,937

15.889 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

632

21.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

30,300

21.822 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

29,254

21.871 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

37,428

16.113 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,783

15.975 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

399

15.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

647

15.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,174

15.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

592

21.765 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,335

22 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,580

15.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,514,687

22.041 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

202

16.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,897,897

16.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

21,319

16.009 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24,200

16.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,872

21.828 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,586

21.828 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,429

22.005 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

944

22.228 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,946

22.302 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,648

15.751 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

634

21.709 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,011

21.709 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

55

15.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

56

15.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

62

15.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,685

16.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,968

16.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,338

16.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,189

16.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16,034

16.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28,506

16.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

60,385

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14,650

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,138

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,369

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,088

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,120

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

591

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

159

15.992 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,221

16.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,000

16.253 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

88,000

16.253 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,309

15.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,650

15.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,910

15.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,270

15.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

707

16.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

310

15.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,818

16.003 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,326

16.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,293

15.997 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

984

15.984 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,967,070

16.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,385

16.11 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,129

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

931

16.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

371

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

250

16.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

592

15.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

382

16.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

186

15.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10

16.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

24,805

15.989 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

46,363

15.972 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

26,983

16.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

27,184

16.096 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

35,987

15.985 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,105

15.917 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

77

16.111 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,689

15.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,765

15.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

25,797

16.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

800

16.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,998

16.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,519

16.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

310

16.105 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,270

16.057 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,967,070

16.129 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

485

16.058 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

900

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

239

16.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

250

15.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

890

15.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

931

15.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,819

15.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

70

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

312

16.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

592

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,400

15.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,971

16.103 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

174

16.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,892

16.039 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

51,237

16.039 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:

27/08/2015

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.

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