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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

26th Aug 2015 12:17

RNS Number : 1494X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
26 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:

25/08/2015

(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

2,751,067

16.5 GBP

16.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

617

22.75 EUR

22.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

3,083,265

 

16.53 GBP

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,027

22.75 EUR

23.34 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,917,217

16.41 GBP

15.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,014,701

22.77 EUR

22.06 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

3,130,957

16.37 GBP

15.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,143,949

22.75 EUR

21.97 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

33,719

16.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,443

16.184 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,961

16.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,809

16.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,959

16.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,820

16.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

909

16.078 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

811

16.161 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,914

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,068

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,296

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,824

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,049

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,741

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,115

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,355

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,307

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,248

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,942

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,880

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,163

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,022

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

932

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

800

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

702

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

608

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

563

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

524

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

499

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

484

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

478

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

443

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

311

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

272

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

217

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

201

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

30

22.279 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,103

16.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,883

16.209 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

478

16.238 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

81,391

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

142

22.502 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,218

16.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

647

16.163 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,827

22.229 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,787

22.229 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,337

16.193 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

430

16.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

947

22.255 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

917

22.255 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

316

22.26 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

314

22.26 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

201

22.255 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,480,682

22.385 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,165,632

16.183 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,046

16.183 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

46,960

16.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

27,236

16.193 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,022

16.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

44,765

22.29 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,488

22.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,853

22.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,641

22.319 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,385

22.319 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,791

22.492 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

279

22.287 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,000

16.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

16.209 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

443

16.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,383

16.212 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

957

16.212 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

433

16.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

247

16.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

182

16.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,240

22.517 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,472

22.517 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

788

22.517 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,056

16.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,400

16.147 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,096

16.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,097

16.163 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

29,047

22.403 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,069

16.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

693

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,895

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,218

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

426

16.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

267

22.287 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,787

22.287 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,757

22.295 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

430

16.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

479

16.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

684

16.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,332

16.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,337

16.177 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,480,682

22.384 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,165,632

16.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

31,258

16.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

46,960

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,268

22.388 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22

22.581 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

99

22.448 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

279

22.448 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

373

22.295 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

373

22.686 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,118

22.448 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,791

22.448 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,101

22.659 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,911

22.659 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,465

22.611 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,040

22.628 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

320

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

493

16.289 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,087

16.067 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

788

22.42 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

866

22.42 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,371

16.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16,195

16.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,548

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,978

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,835

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,682

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,373

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,343

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,277

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,762

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,702

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,664

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,508

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

898

16.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

237

22.344 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

142

22.344 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

31

22.344 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

57,011

16.261 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

32,069

16.261 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,620

16.151 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,817

16.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,181

16.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

446

16.313 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

58,366

16.301 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,658

16.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,094

16.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

597

16.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

800

16.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,453

16.265 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,211

16.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

217

16.265 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

120

16.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

93

16.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,473

16.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

917

16.228 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,624,567

16.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,025

16.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,049

16.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

156

16.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,638

16.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

892

16.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

806

16.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

534

16.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

238

16.384 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

20

16.384 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

78,117

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

40,574

16.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

60,427

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

51,363

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

345

16.343 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

861

16.166 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,939

16.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,015

16.338 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,658

16.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,639

16.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

310

16.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,357

16.303 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,453

16.303 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,624,567

16.292 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

125,603

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,017

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

196

16.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

371

16.355 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

853

16.355 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

20

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

892

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,182

16.367 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:

26/08/2015

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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END
 
 
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