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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

7th Sep 2015 11:56

RNS Number : 2849Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 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:

04/09/2015

(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

2,740,787

16.61 GBP

16.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,588,699

16.6 GBP

16.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,808,719

16.53 GBP

16.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,057,742

22.8 EUR

22.11 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,826,488

16.54 GBP

16.02 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

920,034

22.82 EUR

22.15 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

632

49.75 USD

49.62 USD

 

 

(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

4,494

22.473 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

279

22.19 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

735,306

22.364 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,079

22.455 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,129

22.452 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

632

22.452 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

631

22.839 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,472

22.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,047

22.252 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,510

22.281 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,022

22.337 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,139

22.337 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

757

22.252 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

31

22.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

351

22.494 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,208

22.175 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,123

22.425 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,377

22.425 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,000

16.054 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,146

16.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,006

16.049 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,928

16.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,445

16.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

559

16.309 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,330

16.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

310

16.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

125

16.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,457,440

16.238 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,735

16.238 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,434

16.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,668

16.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,421

16.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,273

16.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

697

16.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

254

16.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,358

16.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

423

22.387 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,164

22.541 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

43

22.185 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

279

22.82 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

462

22.364 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,128

22.364 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

735,306

22.364 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

569

22.193 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,711

22.17 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

330

22.181 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

473

22.194 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22,500

22.433 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,566

16.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

239

16.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,123

16.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,905

16.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,568

16.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,445

16.051 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,718

16.051 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,923

16.051 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

160

16.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

345

16.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

435

16.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,330

16.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,456,558

16.236 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,804

16.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,668

16.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,630

16.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

275

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

16.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,566

16.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,569

16.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,080

16.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,480

16.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,942

16.143 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,817

16.117 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,077

16.127 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

756

16.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,918

16.349 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,818

16.349 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,877

16.236 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

415

16.236 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,460

16.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,236,382

16.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,726

16.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,394

16.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,884

16.589 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,671

16.589 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

202

16.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

353

16.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

227

16.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

112

16.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,957

16.481 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,939

16.591 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

30,487

16.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,258

16.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

128,139

16.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

248,741

16.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,899

16.115 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,171

16.115 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,236,101

16.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

424

16.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,970

16.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

202

16.365 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

300

16.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,371

16.365 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,653

16.365 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

227

16.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

353

16.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

828

16.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

127

16.176 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:

07/09/2015

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
 
END
 
 
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