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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

6th Oct 2015 11:37

RNS Number : 3820B
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06 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:

05/10/2015

(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

1,933,342

17.06 GBP

16.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,141,251

17.06 GBP

16.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,350,359

16.9 GBP

16.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,415,172

22.95 EUR

22.29 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,496,653

16.9 GBP

16.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,461,905

24.94 EUR

22.3 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

Short

12,960

16.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,410

22.77 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,198

16.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,109

16.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

317

16.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,616

22.715 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,025

22.715 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,296

16.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,517

22.784 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

650,493

22.784 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,104,921

16.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,901

16.664 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

17,607

16.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

430

22.388 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

303

22.716 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

343

22.784 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

860

22.784 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

28,112

22.665 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,870

22.755 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,013

16.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

162,985

22.522 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,365

16.822 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,665

16.822 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

398

16.822 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,694

22.883 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,188

22.883 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,960

16.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

34,019

22.629 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

37,129

16.753 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

178

22.777 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,531

16.722 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,745

16.722 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

908

16.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,184

22.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,616

22.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,624

16.817 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,076

16.817 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,752

16.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

300

22.427 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

649,353

22.789 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,104,675

16.754 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,722

16.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,901

16.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

885

16.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

860

22.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

303

22.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

277

22.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25,870

22.755 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,500

16.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,660

16.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,181

16.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,500

22.66 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,974

16.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,355

16.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

72,014

22.902 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

35,280

22.902 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,139

22.902 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

127

16.586 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,860

16.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,570

16.939 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,548

17.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

39

16.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,188

16.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,429

16.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

459

16.842 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

700

16.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

949,496

16.878 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

65

16.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,545

16.491 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,914

17.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,830

16.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,854

17.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,143

17.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,279

16.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,908

16.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

50,000

17.002 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,431

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,414

17.047 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

45,190

16.832 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,631

16.815 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

33,959

16.815 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,781

16.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,113

16.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,738

16.821 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

550

16.821 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

39

16.821 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,370

16.585 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,000

16.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

949,327

16.878 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,287

16.878 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

65

16.585 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,763

16.98 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

707

16.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,000

17.02 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:

06/10/2015

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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