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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

9th Nov 2015 11:33

RNS Number : 0313F
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 November 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:

06/11/2015

(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

1,106,011

17.36 GBP

17.02 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

486

24.32 EUR

24.28 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,164,331

17.38 GBP

17.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

470

24.28 EUR

24.28 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,377,039

17.29 GBP

16.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

742,229

24.3 EUR

24 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

5,000

26 CHF

26 CHF

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,308,294

17.24 GBP

17.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

739,612

24.23 EUR

24.08 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

5,000

26 CHF

26 CHF

(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

303

24.017 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,679

17.087 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16,966

17.153 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,932

24.166 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34,744

17.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,230

17.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,555

17.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

344

17.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

649

24.004 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,299

24.146 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,840

24.146 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,600

17.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

244

24.139 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

461,184

24.139 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,131,201

17.123 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

528

24.173 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

644

24.189 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24

17.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

330

17.097 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22

17.123 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

17.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

554

17.123 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

587

17.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

656

17.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,164

17.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,746

17.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,737

17.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,500

24.063 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,650

17.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,113

24.092 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

701

24.199 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,341

17.079 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

89

17.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

359

24.148 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

303

24.148 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,959

17.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,409

24.095 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

33

17.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,560

17.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,026

17.181 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,840

24.165 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,689

24.165 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,590

17.194 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

220

17.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

461,184

24.138 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,526

24.138 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,130,682

17.125 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

300

24.154 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

300

24.154 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

644

24.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

528

24.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

213

24.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

188

24.11 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

171

24.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

146

24.11 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

111

24.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

99

24.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

835

24.161 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

202

17.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,164

17.219 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

17.204 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,783

17.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,689

17.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

59,426

24.161 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,590

17.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16

24.321 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

27,948

17.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,168

17.105 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

280

17.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,690

17.221 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

200

17.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,300

17.222 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

99

17.208 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

884,422

17.208 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,292

17.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1

17.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

28

17.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

107

17.181 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

160

17.181 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

238

17.241 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

253

17.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

215

17.221 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

317

17.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

609

17.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,821

17.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,113

17.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,382

17.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,886

17.207 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,369

17.218 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

394

17.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,149

17.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,672

17.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,211

17.219 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,255

17.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,443

17.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,690

17.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,767

17.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,809

17.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

280

17.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,999

17.194 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,718

17.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

884,422

17.209 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

17.375 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

838

17.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

199

17.064 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

160

17.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

156

17.194 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

82

17.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28

17.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12

17.194 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,356

17.198 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,163

17.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,113

17.245 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,698

17.245 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

494

17.157 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

317

17.245 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

17,707

17.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

37,593

17.228 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

25,563

17.228 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,598

17.185 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:

09/11/2015

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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.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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