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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

19th Nov 2015 11:54

RNS Number : 3053G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
19 November 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:

18/11/2015

(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

1,431,853

16.66 GBP

16.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,374,729

16.66 GBP

16.28 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

68,096

49.27 USD

49.27 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,137,047

16.52 GBP

16.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,129,149

23.76 EUR

23.2 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,191,168

16.51 GBP

16.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,141,983

24.8 EUR

23.19 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

Short

1,426

16.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,596

16.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,029

16.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,928

23.519 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

40

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

138

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

339

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

382

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

670

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

681

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,530

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,660

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,064

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,617

16.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,418

16.346 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,226

16.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,537

23.323 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,832

23.323 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,906

23.475 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

190

16.455 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,890

16.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,595

16.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

300

23.482 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

484

23.529 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

721,329

23.529 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,667,890

16.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16,403

16.366 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

28,315

16.372 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

158

23.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

23.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

800

23.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

997

23.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,148

23.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,848

23.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,487

23.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,046

23.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,024

23.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10

23.401 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

42

23.401 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

394

23.401 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,500

23.163 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,964

16.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100,000

23.567 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

18,476

23.615 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,678

23.604 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,083

23.604 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

31,998

16.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,888

16.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

613

16.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,946

23.696 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

109

16.396 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,205

16.234 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,226

16.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

291

16.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,966

23.379 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,832

23.206 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,537

23.379 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

244

23.206 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,850

16.461 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,890

16.461 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

850

16.465 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

190

16.461 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

23.413 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

158

16.378 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

720,929

23.529 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,667,833

16.393 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,576

16.393 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,702

16.374 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,403

16.374 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,613

16.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,794

23.466 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

800

23.504 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

252

23.504 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

158

23.669 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

42

23.604 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,463

23.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,820

16.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

977

16.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,610

23.37 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,100

16.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

80

16.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

353

16.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,292

16.617 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

14,514

16.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

30,000

16.363 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

664

16.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

180

16.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,936

16.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

202

16.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

438

16.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

842

16.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,238

16.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,700

16.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,126,687

16.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

210

16.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,810

16.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

45,710

16.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,023

16.486 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,266

16.486 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

365

16.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

455

16.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,568

16.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,298

16.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,649

16.532 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

121

16.283 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

157

16.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

458

16.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,777

16.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,238

16.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

842

16.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

438

16.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,485

16.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

515

16.438 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

100

16.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,126,687

16.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,280

16.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

877

16.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

43,396

16.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,810

16.467 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,314

16.467 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

354

16.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

175

16.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

48

16.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,023

16.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,060

16.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,258

16.514 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

613

16.514 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

129

16.514 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:

19/11/2015

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.

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