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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

24th Sep 2015 11:46

RNS Number : 1010A
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
24 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:

23/09/2015

(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

1,373,660

15.95 GBP

15.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,319,009

15.96 GBP

15.51 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,385,314

15.82 GBP

15.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,229,649

21.85 EUR

21.37 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,426,326

15.77 GBP

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,133,195

24.8 EUR

21.42 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

2,589

15.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,471

15.726 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,355

15.724 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,812

15.726 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,453

21.898 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

30,588

21.726 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,716

15.668 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,971

15.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,796

21.556 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,688

21.54 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,561

21.556 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

879

21.556 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

300

15.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,794

21.505 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

796

21.505 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

200

21.505 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

155

21.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

65

21.505 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

761,320

21.68 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,080,470

15.664 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,869

15.664 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,029

15.674 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,819

15.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,860

15.674 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

614

21.738 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,001

21.534 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

499

21.534 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25,714

15.668 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

900

15.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

809

15.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,101

15.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

38,165

21.54 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

483

15.686 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

29

21.666 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,971

15.492 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,110

15.492 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

634

15.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

835

15.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,689

21.576 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

66

15.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

300

15.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

974

15.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,507

21.676 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

761,700

21.676 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,083,874

15.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,679

15.675 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,029

15.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,276

21.495 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16,698

21.564 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22,072

21.547 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

75,067

21.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

800

21.571 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,551

21.753 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

999

21.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,001

21.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,737

15.682 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,460

15.782 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,054

15.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

371

15.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,660

15.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,750

15.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,500

15.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,907

15.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,392

15.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,916

15.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

749

15.81 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

583

15.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

15.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

180

15.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

108

15.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

895,811

15.803 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,104

15.803 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

726

15.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

156

15.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

500

15.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28

15.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

543

15.929 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

50

15.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,867

15.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,162

15.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

640

15.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

289

15.753 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

444

15.823 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,637

15.823 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,431

15.823 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

294

15.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,293

15.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,439

15.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,700

15.725 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

895,873

15.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

882

15.525 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

423

15.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,636

15.845 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,101

15.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

45,306

15.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

281

15.656 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:

24/09/2015

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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