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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

31st Jul 2015 12:31

RNS Number : 7394U
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
31 July 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:

30/07/2015

(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

1,877,859

18.67 GBP

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,425,677

18.71 GBP

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1

26.73 EUR

26.73 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,068,714

18.51 GBP

17.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,305,236

26.56 EUR

25.72 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,287,043

18.51 GBP

18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,355,746

26.56 EUR

25.78 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

3,009

57.47 USD

57.33 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

1,639

25.989 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

55

25.989 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,233

25.94 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,137

25.94 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

71,354

26.213 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

637

26.356 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

975

25.866 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,770

26.246 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,087

26.246 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,139

26.392 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,051

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,551

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,300

26.28 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,224

26.392 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,191

26.392 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,105

26.154 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

912

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

782

26.392 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

741

26.246 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

709

26.392 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

696

26.154 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

689

26.246 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

664

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

656

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

621

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

600

26.246 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

401

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

398

26.392 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

387

26.246 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

324

26.43 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

196

26.246 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

518,437

26.202 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,500

26.067 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

70,415

26.324 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,585

26.324 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,436

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,467

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,752

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,243

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,206

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,149

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,849

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,613

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,507

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,395

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,185

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,006

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

988

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

791

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

644

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

561

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

373

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

113

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

79

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

114,122

18.302 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10

18.302 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,936

18.403 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,154,983

18.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

28,608

18.207 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

24,433

18.207 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,476

18.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

72,879

18.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

40,207

18.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,986

18.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,627

18.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

905

26.187 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,797

26.177 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26,001

26.236 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

533

26.35 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

656

26.323 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

518,437

26.201 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

830

26.348 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33,719

18.288 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,000

18.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

935

18.378 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

411

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

461

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,475

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

881

18.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,154,983

18.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24,433

18.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

48,084

18.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,627

18.361 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

141

18.366 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,117

18.419 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33,228

18.465 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

26.733 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,208

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,492

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,329

18.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,587

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,399

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,204

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,178

18.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,966

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,599

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,473

18.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,425

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,390

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,332

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

992

18.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

829

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

596

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

544

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

368

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

298

18.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

166

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

98

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

90

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

82

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

72

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

63

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

38

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

38

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,000

18.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,319

18.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,227

18.613 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

104,729

18.507 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

18.507 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,549

18.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

575

18.672 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

235

18.672 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

740

18.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

228

18.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,051,090

18.486 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28,320

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

26,561

18.262 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

23,723

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,825

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,114

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,925

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,358

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

510

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,559

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

671

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

483

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

27,845

18.199 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

93

18.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

22

18.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

222,700

18.237 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400,860

18.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,664

18.476 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,762

18.481 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,343

18.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

18,173

18.489 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,362

18.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,908

18.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

205

18.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

136

18.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15,207

18.614 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

20,861

18.637 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

65,000

18.203 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

70,000

18.204 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,893

18.496 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,398

18.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,104

18.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

230

18.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,051,181

18.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

28,320

18.238 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

50,284

18.346 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

27,845

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

22,270

18.522 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

200,000

25.31 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

100,000

25.31 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

150,000

25.31 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:

31/07/2015

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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