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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

1st Oct 2015 12:15

RNS Number : 9300A
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01 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:

30/09/2015

(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

3,302,548

15.67 GBP

15.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

3,243,137

15.65 GBP

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,962,962

15.58 GBP

15.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,453,055

21.23 EUR

21 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,851,909

15.57 GBP

15.36 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,487,141

21.23 EUR

20.99 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

5,375

15.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,312

21.034 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

60,044

21.092 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

333

15.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

780

15.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,610

15.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

159

21.058 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

31,795

15.521 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

95,383

15.521 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

269

15.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,271

15.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,347

15.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,726

15.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

68

15.502 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

555

15.502 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

948

15.502 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

505

21.065 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,001

21.01 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

560

15.517 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

20

15.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

771,360

21.099 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

679

15.477 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,360,646

15.477 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,703

15.495 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,844

15.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,000

21.053 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

260

21.026 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

68

15.396 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,700

15.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

89,870

15.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,721

15.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,305

15.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

635

15.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,020

15.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,575

15.469 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,848

15.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,726

15.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

348

15.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,196

21.185 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,805

21.185 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,260

15.514 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

771,360

21.1 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

767

21.1 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

751

21.1 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,360,646

15.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,846

15.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,085

15.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,703

15.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,759

15.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,711

21.049 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,816

21.082 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,777

21.064 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

391

21.049 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,001

21.084 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

40,049

21.182 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

63,906

15.457 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,251

15.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,474

15.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,068

15.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,240

15.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,007

15.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

85,000

15.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

340

15.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,834

15.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

20,759

15.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

26,395

15.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,646

15.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,875

15.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,360

15.552 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

888

15.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,264

15.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

521

15.552 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

84,439

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,100

15.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

942

15.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,037,401

15.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

60,854

15.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

400

15.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

413

15.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16

15.552 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

269

15.552 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

85,000

15.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,298

15.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

25,000

15.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,454

15.478 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,454

15.478 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

956

15.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,875

15.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,390

15.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

69,339

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,699

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,650

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,194

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,132

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,599

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,253

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

782

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

521

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

435

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

415

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

245

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

175

15.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,900

15.502 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,609

15.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,037,608

15.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

18,619

15.502 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15,042

15.495 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,117

15.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,101

15.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,636

15.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,528

15.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

423

15.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

352

15.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

249

15.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

238

15.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

59

15.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,564

15.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

505

15.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

269

15.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,737

15.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

27,488

15.436 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

21,302

15.436 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:

01/10/2015

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.

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