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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

20th Aug 2015 12:22

RNS Number : 6413W
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 August 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:

19/08/2015

(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

811,130

17.78 GBP

17.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

785,215

 

17.78 GBP

17.4 GBP

ADR - US7802592060

Purchase

1,672

54.6 USD

54.42 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,059,908

17.62 GBP

17.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

866,980

25.11 EUR

24.55 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,079,966

17.63 GBP

17.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

974,332

25.1 EUR

24.57 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

41,850

25.004 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,919

25.004 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

986

25.004 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,046

17.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

105

24.976 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,742

17.476 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

602

17.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,685

25.072 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

719

25.028 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

125

25.028 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

234

17.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

46

17.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

472,909

24.95 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

399

24.95 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

778,866

17.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

169

17.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,625

17.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,032

17.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,118

17.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

899

25.002 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

781

25.002 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

246

24.994 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

138

24.994 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

35,602

25.087 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

50

17.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

368

17.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

350

17.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

314

17.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

268

17.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

132

17.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

27

17.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15

17.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9

17.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,000

24.894 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,180

17.588 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,857

17.588 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

242

17.588 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,376

17.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,144

24.749 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26,152

24.814 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,377

17.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

257

17.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

125

24.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

445

24.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

330

17.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

265

24.948 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

472,909

24.948 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

779,616

17.498 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,118

17.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,032

17.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,625

17.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

101

25.048 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

25.048 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

899

25.048 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

750

24.975 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

444

17.364 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11

17.292 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34

17.292 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,109

17.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,640

17.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,596

17.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

405

17.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

280

17.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

230

17.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

618,607

17.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,054

17.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,176

17.653 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

609

17.384 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,100

17.522 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

553

17.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

328

17.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

269

17.704 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

152

17.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

111

17.704 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

76

17.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,748

17.439 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

496

17.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,147

17.469 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

431

17.434 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

37

17.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

24

17.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16

17.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

215

17.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9

17.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

151

17.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,690

17.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,940

17.633 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,993

17.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,726

17.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,577

17.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,786

17.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

896

17.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

250

17.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

357

17.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

986

17.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

280

17.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,379

17.683 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

424

17.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

618,607

17.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

137

17.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

191

17.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

403

17.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,176

17.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,208

17.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

655

17.563 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:

20/08/2015

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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