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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

3rd Nov 2015 11:41

RNS Number : 3690E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 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:

02/11/2015

(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

1,362,081

17.175 GBP

16.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,367,303

17.168 GBP

16.815 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

2

24.21 EUR

24.21 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,645,045

17.07 GBP

16.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,033,997

24.08 EUR

23.63 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,650,827

17.085 GBP

16.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

956,654

24.938 EUR

23.63 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

4,499

23.74 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,960

16.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

128

16.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8

23.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

395,145

23.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,098,114

16.888 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,055

16.854 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,156

16.854 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,518

16.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,746

23.797 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,689

23.797 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

403

23.957 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

805

23.957 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

88,579

24.033 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

113

17.005 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

162

17.005 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

305

16.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

325

17.005 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

123

17.072 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

609

16.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,201

23.745 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

65,468

23.745 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,993

17.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

70

17.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

339

17.066 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,213

23.737 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,198

17.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

706

17.068 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,396

23.762 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

438

23.77 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

921

16.813 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

339

16.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

396,735

23.827 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,098,114

16.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

970

16.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,573

16.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,049

16.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,746

23.782 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

450

23.782 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

167

24.037 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

403

23.805 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19

23.805 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

62,597

23.722 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,073

16.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

325

16.974 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

113

16.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,300

16.824 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

218

24.027 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,412

16.978 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

34,204

24.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,201

24.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

93

24.026 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4

24.026 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

128

16.932 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,381

17.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

333

16.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

274

17.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,086

17.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,600

16.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

767,607

16.988 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,011

16.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10

16.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,995

16.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15,244

16.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

371

16.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

202

16.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,338

17.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

73

17.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,353

17.166 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,802

17.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,159

17.155 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

68

17.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

24.209 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

24.209 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

991

17.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

333

17.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,620

17.028 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,836

17.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

274

17.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

900

17.128 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

766,882

16.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15,244

16.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,005

16.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

735

16.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

139

17.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

85

17.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,338

17.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,338

16.974 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

202

16.974 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:

03/11/2015

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 [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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