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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

23rd Sep 2015 12:04

RNS Number : 9610Z
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
23 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:

22/09/2015

(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

1,681,491

16 GBP

15.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

2,200

22.15 EUR

22.15 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,638,882

16 GBP

15.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,200

22.2 EUR

22.2 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,153,457

15.82 GBP

15.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,142,852

22.09 EUR

21.33 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,139,156

15.83 GBP

15.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,193,178

25.21 EUR

21.32 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

10,560

15.356 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,511

21.37 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,254

15.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,547

21.411 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,511

15.451 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

56

21.377 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,719

15.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

75

15.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

879

21.802 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,293

21.679 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,462

21.469 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

835,065

21.469 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,276

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,341,601

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,615

15.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,519

15.474 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

757

21.478 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,013

21.478 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

67

15.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

249

15.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

277

15.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

374

15.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,000

21.503 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,470

15.464 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,914

15.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,480

15.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

83,443

21.478 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

780

15.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,110

15.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,327

15.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,719

15.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,390

15.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,760

22.003 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,044

22.003 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

835,065

21.469 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,507

21.469 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,339,732

15.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,927

15.427 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,615

15.453 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,592

15.453 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

757

21.363 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

273

21.509 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

269

21.363 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,178

21.497 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

277

15.469 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

67

15.469 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,578

15.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,388

15.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

726

15.349 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,000

21.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

999

21.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

21.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20,734

15.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,887

15.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,246

15.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

43,815

21.326 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

31,185

21.326 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,453

21.326 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,547

21.326 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

371

21.326 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,509

15.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

621

15.996 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,087

15.444 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,170

15.517 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

33,282

15.513 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,825

15.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,926

15.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,660

15.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,048

15.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,950

15.519 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,794

15.519 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,307

15.519 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

180

15.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,720

15.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

37

15.568 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,140,078

15.568 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

25

15.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

267

15.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

579

15.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,346

15.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

122

15.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,825

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,431

15.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,307

15.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,733

15.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,950

15.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,048

15.603 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

252

15.603 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,138,974

15.57 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

25

15.98 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

23,038

15.444 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:

23/09/2015

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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