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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

1st Sep 2015 11:09

RNS Number : 6709X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01 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:

28/08/2015

(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

2,957,021

17.07 GBP

16.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

80

23.48 EUR

23.48 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

3,018,833

17.07 GBP

16.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

80

23.48 EUR

23.48 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,138,760

16.99 GBP

16.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,020,752

23.49 EUR

22.82 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,179,429

16.98 GBP

16.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,629,298

23.52 EUR

22.77 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

1,419

55.78 USD

55.78 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

1,132

23.102 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

912

23.102 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,683

23.05 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,438

23.071 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,229,226

23.16 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,051

23.16 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,371

23.319 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,662

23.302 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

800

23.284 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

609

23.302 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

600

23.299 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

192

23.302 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

190

23.302 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

115

23.302 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16

23.319 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

264

22.919 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,684

23.387 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,350

23.365 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,156

23.365 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

244

23.365 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,844

16.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

99

16.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

777

16.866 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,992

16.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

893

16.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

345

16.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,575

16.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,644

16.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

681

16.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,642,406

16.815 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,092

16.815 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

33,222

16.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

17,730

16.802 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,517

16.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

244

16.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

73

16.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,710

16.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19

23.233 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,229,226

23.158 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

187

22.881 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

754

22.881 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,906

22.877 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

473

23.153 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

269

23.261 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

244

23.393 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,593

16.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,992

16.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,433

16.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

997

16.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,254

16.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

681

16.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,225

16.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,642,406

16.813 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,517

16.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

17,730

16.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33,222

16.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

39

16.961 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

73

16.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

203

16.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

205

16.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

292

16.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

253

16.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,273

16.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,120

16.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,120

16.927 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,565

16.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,124

16.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,060

16.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

865

16.927 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

721

16.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

589

16.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

344

16.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

334

16.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

333

16.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

151

16.927 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,500

16.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,500

16.939 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,162

17.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

676

17.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,453

16.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,732

17.064 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,651

17.064 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,998

16.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,880

16.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,800

16.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,679,643

16.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

209

16.844 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,172

17.011 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,446

17.064 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,967

16.996 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

45,157

16.706 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

587

16.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,388

16.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

31,380

16.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,000

17.066 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,651

16.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,553

16.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,989

16.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,357

16.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,679,643

16.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

209

16.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,380

17.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

200

16.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

500,000

1.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

500,000

21.66 EUR

(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:

01/09/2015

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
 
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