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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

6th Aug 2015 11:45

RNS Number : 3305V
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06 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:

05/08/2015

(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

957,451

18.82 GBP

18.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

892,117

18.8 GBP

18.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,454,252

18.64 GBP

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

591,324

26.88 EUR

26.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,391,513

18.61 GBP

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

694,016

26.89 EUR

26.34 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

10,749

26.53 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

771

26.682 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,842

26.742 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,370

26.762 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

574

26.485 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

86

26.485 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

275,875

26.64 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,130

26.702 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,297

26.702 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,218

26.76 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

871

26.702 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

169

26.764 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,865

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

978

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

661

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

362

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

255

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

189

26.568 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

178

26.364 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,387

26.697 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,120

18.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,840

18.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,420

18.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

18.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,360

18.375 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

744,923

18.473 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,662

18.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,308

18.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,153

18.384 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,494

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,798

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

141

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

295

18.514 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,525

18.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,058

26.751 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

733

26.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,370

26.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,842

26.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,155

26.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

275,875

26.638 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,168

26.592 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

362

26.551 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

978

26.527 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,865

26.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,838

26.74 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,387

26.74 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,525

18.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

382

18.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,354

18.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,840

18.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

356

18.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

733

18.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

164

18.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,736

18.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

216

18.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

989

18.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

744,923

18.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,153

18.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,308

18.448 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,662

18.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

306

18.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

346

18.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24

18.612 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

31

18.612 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,324

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

89,080

18.548 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,540

18.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,783

18.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

138

18.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

137

18.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,710

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

265

18.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

145

18.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

584,579

18.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14,424

18.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,328

18.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,729

18.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

104

18.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

398

18.702 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3

18.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

591

18.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,837

18.419 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

138

18.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

304

18.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,466

18.614 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

145

18.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,665

18.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,506

18.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

584,579

18.631 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

104,669

18.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,681

18.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,729

18.562 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,328

18.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

14,424

18.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

280

18.501 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:

06/08/2015

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
 
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