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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

30th Sep 2015 11:57

RNS Number : 7455A
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 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:

29/09/2015

(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

2,750,937

15.58 GBP

15.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,745,143

15.61 GBP

15.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,752,433

15.47 GBP

15.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,375,913

21.11 EUR

20.31 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,975,780

15.49 GBP

15.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,441,060

21.09 EUR

20.31 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

8,844

15.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,670

20.845 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,395

15.176 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,508

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

32,715

20.544 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,602

15.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

79

20.918 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,326

15.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5

15.377 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,039

20.506 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,510

15.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200

20.915 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

286

20.887 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

767

20.887 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,006,650

20.887 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,416,800

15.362 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

679

15.378 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,817

15.349 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,545

15.378 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

74

20.889 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

519

20.916 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,312

20.889 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

53,187

15.384 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,560

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,019

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,256

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,468

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,288

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,286

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,897

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,289

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,188

15.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,882

21.038 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,359

21.038 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

905

21.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

626

21.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

548

21.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

406

21.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

314

21.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

80

15.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,030

20.804 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

58,766

15.364 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,271

15.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,577

15.202 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,941

15.394 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,415

15.394 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,690

21.017 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,843

21.017 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,510

15.158 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,146

15.158 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,380

15.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,214

15.158 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

20.945 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

617

15.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20

15.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,006,650

20.889 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,413,954

15.363 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

215

15.363 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,545

15.389 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,496

15.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

726

20.899 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

192

20.899 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

172

20.944 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,144

20.926 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

799

21.009 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

369

20.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,312

20.949 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

519

20.949 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

410

20.949 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

15.409 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

495

15.394 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

20.307 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

58,887

15.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

33,767

15.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,556

15.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

85,000

15.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,914

15.389 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,346

15.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,904

15.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

240

15.031 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

285

15.572 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,956

15.462 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15,443

15.462 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,040

15.464 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,599

15.436 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

40

15.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

752

15.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,600

15.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,357,100

15.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

264

15.506 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

83

15.421 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,860

15.546 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,908

15.471 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

227

15.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

85,000

15.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16,429

15.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,163

15.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,065

15.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,957

15.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,218

15.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,554

15.452 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,268

15.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

92

15.029 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

30,975

15.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,450

15.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,013

15.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,881

15.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

18

15.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,185

15.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,646

15.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

240

15.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,314

15.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,247

15.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,703

15.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

340

15.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,527

15.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

792

15.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

697

15.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

53

15.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,357,100

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

942

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

758

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19

15.444 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

136

15.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

110

15.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,163

15.455 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,111

15.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,487

15.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

500

15.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

388

15.443 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,309

15.302 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

500,000

1.48 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:

30/09/2015

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.

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