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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

2nd Dec 2015 10:41

RNS Number : 7149H
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 December 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:

01/12/2015

(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

1,055,996

16.66 GBP

16.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1

23.8 EUR

23.8 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,199,931

16.68 GBP

16.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,523,502

16.57 GBP

16.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

601,552

23.77 EUR

23.5 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,272,663

16.57 GBP

16.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

652,855

23.76 EUR

23.51 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

327

23.625 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,017

23.515 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

79

23.528 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

444,908

23.614 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

407

23.534 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,737

16.475 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

528

16.421 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

902

16.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

158

16.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

848

16.425 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,548

16.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,772

16.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,037,821

16.471 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

202

16.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,691

16.478 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,852

16.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

84,304

23.625 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

443,972

23.616 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

549

23.616 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8

23.534 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

754

23.611 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

753

23.547 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

691

23.589 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

23.569 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

528

16.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

775,000

16.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,520

16.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,033,529

16.474 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,712

16.474 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

202

16.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,368

16.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,036

16.469 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,629

16.469 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1

23.8 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,135

16.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,557

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,636

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,226

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,582

16.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,455

16.596 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

455

16.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,894

16.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

850

16.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,800

16.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

760,179

16.596 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,020

16.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

19,361

16.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

471

16.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

822

16.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

229

16.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

600

16.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

620

16.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

22,270

16.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

22,270

16.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

178,160

16.57 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,883

16.601 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

280

16.593 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,059

16.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

895

16.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,831

16.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,925

16.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

850

16.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

244

16.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,605

16.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

760,179

16.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,342

16.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

315

16.596 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

175

16.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,020

16.601 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,710

16.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,651

16.601 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10

16.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

20,345

16.549 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

132

16.596 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

175

16.596 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

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Call Option

Purchasing

150,000

24 EUR

American

16-Dec-2016

1.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Put Option

Purchasing

150,000

24 EUR

American

16-Dec-2016

3.27 EUR

(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:

02/12/2015

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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