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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

11th Sep 2015 11:43

RNS Number : 8235Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 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:

10/09/2015

(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

2,413,464

16.51 GBP

16.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,923,641

16.49 GBP

16.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,559,282

16.4 GBP

16.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,766,142

22.72 EUR

22.25 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,646,777

16.41 GBP

16.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,245,056

22.7 EUR

22.2 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

24,082

22.641 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

22.234 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,300

22.345 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

553

22.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

920,728

22.448 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,749

22.517 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,636

22.517 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,554

22.231 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

381

22.734 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

169

22.734 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,303

22.421 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,020

22.322 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,038

22.379 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

373

22.459 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

214

22.659 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,956

22.603 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,986

22.603 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,999

22.485 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

22.485 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,474

16.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,063

16.166 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,866

16.166 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,146

16.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

565

16.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

37,944

16.034 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

73,657

16.034 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,141

16.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

989

16.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

331

16.36 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

309

16.36 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

283

16.165 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,388,626

16.228 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,094

16.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,539

16.255 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,848

16.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

727

16.379 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

327

16.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,666

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,830

16.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,557

22.6 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

107

22.345 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

553

22.518 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,531

22.446 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

920,288

22.446 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,554

22.421 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,749

22.421 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,420

22.603 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1

22.375 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,999

22.375 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

328

25.114 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

35,324

16.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

331

16.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

989

16.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,039

16.092 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,141

16.092 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

283

16.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,178

16.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,391,468

16.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,094

16.242 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,387

16.282 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

69

16.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

129

16.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

296

16.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,459

16.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,666

16.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1

16.092 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

266

16.092 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,876

16.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13,732

16.223 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,900

16.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,061

16.348 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,115

16.348 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

63,497

16.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,503

16.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

123,260

16.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,740

16.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,211

16.363 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,045,529

16.272 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

303

16.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

29,094

16.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28,460

16.218 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

908

25.179 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,470

16.216 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

80

16.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

756

16.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,062

16.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,878

16.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,146

16.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,384

16.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,856

16.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,937

16.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

37,838

16.112 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

73,451

16.112 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,300

16.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,432

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,906

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,132

16.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,363

16.349 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1

16.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

821

16.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,516

16.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,045,529

16.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,467

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

668

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,345

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

83,735

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

94,202

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

94,202

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,013

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,013

16.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

303

16.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

23,740

16.471 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

36,451

16.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

164

16.237 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,928

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,310

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,399

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,179

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

25,000

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,833

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,552

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,382

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,362

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,280

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,224

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,197

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

50,015

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

49,103

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,732

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,029

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

599

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,440

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

30,344

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

29,908

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

14,961

16.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

500,000

20.8 EUR

(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:

11/09/2015

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.

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