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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

19th Oct 2015 13:10

RNS Number : 7012C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
19 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:

16/10/2015

(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

987,388

18.47 GBP

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,067,100

18.45 GBP

18.22 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

1,866

56.39 USD

56.26 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,006,761

18.22 GBP

18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

862,627

24.89 EUR

24.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,080,424

18.19 GBP

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

757,939

24.88 EUR

24.48 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 GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

61

18.103 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

61

18.117 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,317

18.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5

24.644 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,009

18.196 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

129

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,685

24.643 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

180

18.085 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

463

24.73 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,067

24.504 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,782

24.698 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

374,276

24.698 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,002

18.122 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

845,800

18.122 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,420

18.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,642

18.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

23,184

24.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

302

24.653 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

424

24.545 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,526

24.723 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

86,556

24.803 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

93

18.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

216

18.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

28,992

18.152 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

31,978

24.708 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,135

18.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,848

24.718 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,668

24.718 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,973

24.718 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,565

24.718 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

486

24.718 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,099

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28

24.741 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,009

18.164 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

51

18.166 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,499

24.66 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

506

24.66 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

363

24.645 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

186

24.645 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,370

18.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,528

24.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

532

24.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

374,276

24.7 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

24.7 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

845,667

18.123 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,962

18.112 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,420

18.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,680

18.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,191

24.732 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

379

24.732 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

234

24.754 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

816

24.706 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

273

24.706 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,875

18.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,226

18.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5

18.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

41

18.078 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

23,609

18.098 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

163

24.827 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

26,683

24.708 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

59

18.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

59

18.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

339

18.222 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

361

18.324 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

354

18.402 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,555

18.402 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

350

18.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

453

18.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,653

18.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,437

18.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

207

18.355 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

531

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,180

18.379 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

753,792

18.343 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,588

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15,097

18.351 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,416

18.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

491

18.343 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

30,068

18.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

482

18.409 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,810

18.343 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,192

18.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,628

18.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

80

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

753,792

18.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,195

18.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

872

18.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,821

18.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,767

18.268 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

599

18.394 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

18.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

33

18.343 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6

18.343 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15,354

18.282 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:

19/10/2015

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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