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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

25th Sep 2015 11:46

RNS Number : 2387A
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 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:

24/09/2015

(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

1,425,424

15.61 GBP

15.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,510,258

15.65 GBP

15.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,717,391

15.52 GBP

15.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,958,816

21.31 EUR

20.72 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,590,580

18.62 GBP

15.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,754,106

21.3 EUR

20.74 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

3,758

20.762 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

293

15.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,073

21.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,422

15.389 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

522

15.389 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

452

15.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,004

21.181 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

21.06 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

318

21.181 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,014,415

20.998 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,154

20.998 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

380

20.998 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,043,673

15.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,404

15.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,485

15.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,412

15.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

876

15.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,001

20.892 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,616

20.934 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,129

20.892 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,634

20.937 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

156

20.919 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

33,963

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,072

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,698

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,276

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

391

21.237 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

99

20.924 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

33,725

20.997 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

374

15.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

103

15.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,143

15.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,001

20.911 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,499

20.911 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,325

15.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,978

15.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,493

15.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,923

15.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,305

15.222 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,045

15.227 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,513

20.744 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

735

15.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,232

15.226 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

166,537

21.028 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,482

15.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

27

20.931 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

419

15.238 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

107

21.237 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

562

21.237 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,073

21.237 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,157

21.203 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,440

15.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

32

21.27 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

318

21.25 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

21.073 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,600

21.073 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,099

21.193 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,873

21.167 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,014,415

20.996 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,045,663

15.357 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,412

15.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,361

15.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,110

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,407

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

38

20.941 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,589

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,178

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33,725

20.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

499

21.036 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,001

21.036 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

32,658

15.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

85,000

15.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,823

15.386 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,618

15.394 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

574

15.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,889

15.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,847

15.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,370

15.552 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,200

15.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

772,334

15.504 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

62

15.504 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,651

15.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

403

15.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

268

15.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

267

15.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

177

15.349 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

80

15.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

407

15.394 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

265

15.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10

15.399 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

85,000

15.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,438

15.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,819

15.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

603

15.494 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

314

15.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,250

15.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

415

15.492 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

300

15.507 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,200

15.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

772,574

15.503 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

403

15.57 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,651

15.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

574

15.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,617

15.535 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:

25/09/2015

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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