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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

20th Oct 2015 12:04

RNS Number : 8330C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 October 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:

19/10/2015

(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

1,014,458

18.41 GBP

17.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,001,005

18.41 GBP

17.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,083,866

18.13 GBP

17.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

955,928

24.66 EUR

24.23 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,088,556

18.13 GBP

17.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,018,783

24.94 EUR

23.75 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

Short

1,810

17.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,789

17.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,076

17.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,235

17.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

663

17.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

695

17.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

506

24.565 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,471

24.565 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

720

17.692 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,350

17.751 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

24.45 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

493,199

24.45 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

790,639

17.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,862

18.052 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,909

18.006 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,967

24.592 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

313

24.271 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10

24.226 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

275

17.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,907

17.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,784

17.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,897

24.399 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,225

18.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,618

24.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

110

17.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,649

24.615 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,528

17.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,887

17.948 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

663

17.988 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

78

17.988 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,024

24.653 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,040

17.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

960

17.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

720

17.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

180

17.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

493,199

24.449 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,423

24.449 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

790,639

17.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,696

17.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

133

17.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,909

18.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,724

17.974 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,138

18.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,100

24.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

24.264 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,984

24.287 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

621

18.104 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,000

23.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,765

18.035 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

30,295

24.697 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,532

17.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

591

17.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,074

17.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,408

17.993 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

95

18.111 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,927

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,697

17.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

540

18.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,232

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,728

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

998

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,987

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

34,874

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,782

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,479

18.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

227

18.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

833

17.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,700

18.202 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

872

18.152 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

699,026

18.152 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

234

18.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

296

18.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

239

18.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,354

18.366 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

71,264

17.968 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

106

18.023 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,919

18.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,250

18.042 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,796

18.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,073

18.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

520

18.285 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

520

18.285 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,116

18.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

784

18.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

270

18.145 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

699,026

18.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

200

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

34

18.345 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

325

18.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

59

18.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,630

17.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

51

17.993 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

239

18.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,173

17.942 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:

20/10/2015

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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