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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

4th Nov 2015 12:02

RNS Number : 5407E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04 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:

03/11/2015

(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

2,677,825

17.64 GBP

17.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,721,796

17.64 GBP

17.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,552,253

17.58 GBP

17.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,717,751

24.88 EUR

24.22 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,651,959

17.58 GBP

17.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,389,694

24.88 EUR

24.2 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

Short

462

17.297 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

932

17.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,981

17.261 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,766

17.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,115

17.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,984

17.297 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,073

24.465 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

40

17.193 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

41

17.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,697

17.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16

17.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200

17.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

252

17.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

630

17.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,007

24.787 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,330

24.787 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,769

17.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200

24.843 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,590

24.461 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

561,277

24.461 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,135,744

17.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,274

17.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,336

17.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,443

17.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

429

24.274 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

512

24.447 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24

17.271 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

184

17.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

507

17.363 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,167

17.351 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,344

17.351 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

55,000

24.768 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34,204

24.598 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

198,907

24.598 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

31,824

24.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

382

17.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

115

17.214 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,370

17.466 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

461

17.215 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

561,277

24.463 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

538

24.463 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,135,212

17.328 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,610

17.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,443

17.303 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

107

17.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

577

24.365 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

228

24.359 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

136

24.365 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,424

17.258 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

239

17.269 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,344

17.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,300

17.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

609

17.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

171,104

17.399 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

172

24.871 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

40

24.871 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,391

17.389 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

39

17.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

39

17.378 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,837

17.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,312

17.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

75,000

17.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

32,063

17.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

41

17.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

934

17.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,567

17.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,254

17.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,620

17.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,490

17.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,300

17.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,344,903

17.401 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

562

17.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,120

17.458 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

735

17.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,224

17.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

25,652

17.36 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

178,160

17.262 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

121

17.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

378

17.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,516

17.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

333

17.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,371

17.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,004

17.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,086

17.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

17.393 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,347,196

17.405 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

725

17.405 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16,443

17.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13,224

17.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,209

17.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

100

17.514 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

21,909

17.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,456

17.527 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:

04/11/2015

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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