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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

18th Sep 2015 12:17

RNS Number : 5307Z
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
18 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:

17/09/2015

(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

1,781,860

16.81 GBP

16.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,570,578

16.79 GBP

16.55 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

754

51.73 USD

51.56 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,270,629

16.66 GBP

16.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,153,366

22.98 EUR

22.71 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,316,356

16.67 GBP

 16.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,270,185

22.98 EUR

22.71 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

12,684

16.533 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,052

16.573 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,827

22.813 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,558

22.813 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,262

22.86 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

340

22.86 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,995

16.444 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

84

22.749 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,845

22.955 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

691,058

22.789 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,088

22.789 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,127,138

16.525 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,678

16.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,051

16.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,709

16.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

523

22.744 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

374

22.744 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

291

22.744 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,257

16.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,934

16.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

121

16.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

621

22.797 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,890

22.797 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,845

22.797 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,080

16.513 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,260

16.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

300

22.86 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

692,823

22.787 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

187

16.522 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,128,224

16.522 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,051

16.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,387

16.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

556

22.713 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

510

22.74 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

20,734

16.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

17,845

16.612 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

20,099

16.612 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,229

16.666 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

987

16.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,121

16.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,655

16.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

537

16.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

637

16.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,882

16.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,648

16.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,100

16.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,100

16.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

975,745

16.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

719

16.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,475

16.725 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

243

16.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

20

16.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

119

16.721 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,881

16.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,276

16.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,150

16.713 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,186

16.713 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

540

16.588 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,363

16.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,882

16.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

435

16.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,194

16.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

69,339

16.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,500

16.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,350

16.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

975,745

16.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,519

16.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

82,983

16.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

104,646

16.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,519

16.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

82,983

16.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

104,646

16.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,519

16.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

82,983

16.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

104,646

16.688 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:

18/09/2015

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.

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