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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

25th Aug 2015 13:09

RNS Number : 0259X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 August 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:

24/08/2015

(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

4,104,638

16.65 GBP

15.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

4,701,525

 

16.63 GBP

15.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

3,300

22.79 EUR

21.97 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

3,300

22.79 EUR

21.97 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

5,429,279

16.55 GBP

15.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

3,308,994

23.45 EUR

20.97 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

5,753,165

18.62 GBP

15.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,713,761

25.21 EUR

20.99 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

11,999

15.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,671

15.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,656

15.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,489

21.625 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,005

21.625 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

499

22.656 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

488

22.656 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

213

22.656 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,000

16.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

92,240

16.098 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

40,000

15.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

120,000

15.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,764

16.277 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

278

16.277 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

937

21.848 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

267

21.848 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,300

16.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,292

21.904 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

255

21.904 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

139

21.904 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

74

21.904 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

72

21.904 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,490,229

21.959 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,837,098

16.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

488

16.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

46,377

16.187 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

28,331

16.187 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,777

16.122 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,978

15.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

858

15.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

545

16.122 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,100

21.619 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,931

21.785 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

545

21.619 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

21.629 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,381

22.051 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,675

21.749 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

845

21.749 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

586

22.244 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

290

21.867 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8

22.244 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,932

16.089 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,557

16.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,030

16.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

470

16.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

308

16.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,281

15.923 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

549

15.993 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

489

16.151 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

460

15.993 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,178

21.958 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

818

15.788 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

29,662

16.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20,062

16.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,195

16.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,164

16.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,400

15.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,094

15.891 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,505

15.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,128

15.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,570

16.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

120,000

16.382 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

225,072

22.386 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,897

16.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

133

21.388 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,818

16.381 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,939

15.985 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

937

21.996 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,473

21.996 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100

15.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

489

16.145 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,271

16.145 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

297

21.958 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,490,229

21.958 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,839,144

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

108

16.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

545

16.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

750

16.028 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,978

16.028 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

46,377

16.186 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

51,108

16.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

945

21.176 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,512

21.959 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,931

21.959 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,100

21.959 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

190

22.593 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

232

22.593 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

22.593 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

448

22.593 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,385

22.593 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,494

22.602 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

39,155

22.646 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

60,537

22.539 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

27

22.348 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

263

21.866 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

586

22.348 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,675

21.866 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

972

21.601 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,931

21.785 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,229

21.604 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,371

22.366 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,795

22.366 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

120

15.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

270

15.926 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

460

15.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

489

15.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

549

15.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,528

15.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,998

15.888 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

260

23.45 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

23.45 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,000

23.45 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,240

23.45 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,650

21.919 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

29,662

16.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

221

16.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,703

15.889 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,107

16.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,831

16.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,674

15.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

772

15.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

192,413

15.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

108,232

15.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

224

16.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

36,116

16.035 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15,637

16.218 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,972

16.218 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,630

16.218 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

740

15.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,984

16.498 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,374,995

16.105 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,740

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,576

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,710

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,509

16.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,689

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,192

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,118

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

819

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

626

15.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

466

16.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,541

16.013 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,525

16.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,193

16.121 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

751

16.054 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

639

16.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

21

16.054 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

268

16.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

25,870

15.989 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,352

15.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,271

16.049 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,691

15.926 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

579

15.989 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

157

15.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

40

15.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15

15.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

83,063

15.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,000

16.044 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

17,270

16.091 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,892

16.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

51,237

16.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

333

15.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1

15.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2

15.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9

15.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13

15.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

38

15.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

38

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

38

16.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

38

16.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

39

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

40

15.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

58

15.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

238

15.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

238

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

238

16.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

357

15.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

357

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

359

16.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,554

15.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,554

16.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,555

15.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,051

15.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,561

16.272 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,096

16.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,094

15.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,972

16.112 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

120

16.425 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

99

16.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,377,020

16.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,578

15.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

21

15.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

117

15.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

639

15.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

751

15.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

965

16.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,044

16.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,193

15.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,525

16.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,576

16.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

929

15.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,440

16.039 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:

25/08/2015

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
 
END
 
 
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