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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

14th Oct 2015 11:51

RNS Number : 2567C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
14 October 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:

13/10/2015

(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

1,291,692

18.03 GBP

17.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,223,016

18.05 GBP

17.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,305,885

17.86 GBP

17.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,202,774

24.1 EUR

23.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,301,631

17.87 GBP

17.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,123,114

24.1 EUR

23.69 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

293

23.896 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,947

17.751 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21

23.771 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,092

17.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,004

17.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,962

23.749 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,343

23.749 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,749

23.942 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,229

23.942 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

640

17.84 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

600

17.705 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,345

23.775 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

777,166

23.79 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,064,375

17.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,337

17.711 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,917

17.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,464

17.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,159

23.978 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

603

23.978 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

262

23.978 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25

23.944 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

279

24.057 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

126

23.889 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

255

23.989 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

151

23.989 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

290

17.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

274

17.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

159

17.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

26

17.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

17

17.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

17.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,868

17.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

145

17.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,427

23.975 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,573

23.975 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

34

17.788 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9

17.788 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,307

17.742 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

719

17.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,282

17.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,282

17.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,013

23.837 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,299

23.832 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,601

23.822 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

37

17.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,590

23.661 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,060

17.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

538

17.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,711

24.1 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,185

23.709 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

647

23.786 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

775,169

23.786 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,832

17.716 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,854

17.716 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,064,375

17.716 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,464

17.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,917

17.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,337

17.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

151

23.721 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

208

23.721 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

338

17.696 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,000

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,573

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,427

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,000

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,373

17.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,935

17.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16,822

23.862 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,538

17.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,672

17.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,598

17.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,394

17.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,245

17.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,210

17.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,600

17.832 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

910,152

17.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,397

17.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

281

17.824 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

17.944 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

17.944 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

17.944 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

676

18.059 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

584

18.059 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,279

17.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,530

17.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

465

17.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,328

17.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,407

17.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

36

17.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,808

17.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,650

17.997 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,522

18.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,066

17.966 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

96

17.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

630

17.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,200

17.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,210

17.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,990

17.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,000

17.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

910,152

17.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

298

17.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

584

17.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

100,000

17.815 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:

14/10/2015

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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