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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

12th Aug 2015 11:53

RNS Number : 8535V
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 August 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:

11/08/2015

(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

1,030,442

19.02 GBP

18.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,036,211

19.07 GBP

18.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,811,382

18.90 GBP

18.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

684,673

26.83 EUR

26.45 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,720,329

18.92 GBP

18.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

602,168

26.83 EUR

26.45 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

1,109

26.465 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,455

26.622 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,253

26.622 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

801

26.618 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,208

26.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

108

26.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

487,698

26.586 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

26.586 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,697

26.693 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,983

26.693 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

402

26.693 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,790

26.575 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,064

26.622 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,200

26.567 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,047

26.573 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,452

26.595 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

226

26.598 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,226

18.667 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,120

18.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,459

18.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

39

18.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,560

18.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

453

18.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

37

18.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

913,665

18.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,593

18.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,926

18.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

739

18.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,383

18.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

359

18.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

320

18.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

220

18.809 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

52

18.809 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

64

18.668 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

32,474

18.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

76,114

26.652 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

157

26.536 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

77

26.58 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,253

26.58 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

181

26.585 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

487,698

26.585 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,697

26.728 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

182

26.572 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

226

26.572 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

914

26.572 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,157

26.572 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,509

26.575 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,281

26.575 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

36,288

18.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

167

18.701 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

498

18.701 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

852

18.701 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

558

18.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,560

18.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,224

18.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,026

18.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

913,665

18.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,665

18.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,593

18.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

817

18.706 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,383

18.706 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

132

18.656 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

359

18.726 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,021

18.751 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,965

18.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,967

18.742 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

43,175

18.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,482

18.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,672

18.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,553

18.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,376

18.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

718

18.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,738

18.819 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,545

18.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

517

18.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,111

18.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

62

18.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14,936

18.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,229

18.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

609,285

18.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,271

18.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

123

18.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

168

18.937 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

104

18.937 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,743

18.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

211

18.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

144

18.902 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,014

18.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,628

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,229

18.818 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,405

18.818 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

14,087

18.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,407

18.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

610,419

18.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

123

18.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,955

18.804 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

209

18.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

211

18.873 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:

12/08/2015

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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