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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

10th Sep 2015 12:13

RNS Number : 6996Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10 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:

09/09/2015

(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

1,806,402

16.74 GBP

16.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,855,926

16.72 GBP

16.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,295,184

16.66 GBP

16.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,431,111

23.11 EUR

22.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,424,107

16.66 GBP

16.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,486,444

24.8 EUR

22.76 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

1,212

22.961 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

428

22.961 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

58

22.961 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,402

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,289

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,910

22.913 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,598

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,166

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,063

23.063 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,037

22.969 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

862

23.063 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

837

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

570

22.918 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

551

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

23.063 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

425

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

421

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

336

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

263

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

236

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

125

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

22.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2

22.916 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,504

22.927 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,030

22.927 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

653,359

23.015 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,878

23.035 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,179

23.035 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,500

23.042 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,211

16.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,799

16.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,166

16.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,788

16.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

110

16.419 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

458

16.517 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,519

16.656 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

640

16.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

541

16.656 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,055,374

16.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,178

16.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,503

16.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,368

16.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,314

16.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,355

16.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

42

16.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,487

16.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

451

23.005 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,609

23.014 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

651,828

23.014 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,834

23.083 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,934

16.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,976

16.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

109

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

455

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,023

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

309

16.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

541

16.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,055,374

16.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

941

16.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,314

16.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,427

16.588 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

44

16.396 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

125

16.566 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,428

16.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,028

16.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16,586

16.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,125

16.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,065

16.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,529

16.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

628

16.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16,074

16.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,908

16.572 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,062

16.464 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,856

16.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

769

16.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

718

16.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13,030

16.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

517

16.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,370,477

16.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

392

16.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3

16.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

172

16.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

155

16.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,422

16.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,355

16.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

164

16.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

105

16.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

22,145

16.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

387

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,938

16.491 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,919

16.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

566

16.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,381

16.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,453

16.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,227

16.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,221

16.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,946

16.553 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

769

16.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

653

16.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,262

16.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,833

16.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

848

16.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,002

16.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,298

16.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,366,960

16.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3

16.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,760

16.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

60,048

16.682 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:

10/09/2015

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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