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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

2nd Nov 2015 11:42

RNS Number : 2006E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 November 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:

30/10/2015

(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

1,918,949

17.28 GBP

16.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,979,821

17.28 GBP

16.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

2

24.01 EUR

24.01 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,830,638

17.13 GBP

16.84 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

853,349

24 EUR

23.58 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,800,852

17.05 GBP

16.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

742,099

23.88 EUR

23.61 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

21,784

23.798 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

37,822

16.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4

16.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,803

16.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,198

16.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26

16.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

181

23.855 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

390

23.855 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,760

23.855 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

798

16.889 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,512

16.889 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

520,086

23.752 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,208,555

16.944 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

85

16.933 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,080

16.988 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,166

16.933 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,200

23.803 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

47,739

23.833 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

429

16.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,773

23.72 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,215

23.72 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,241

23.72 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

42,592

23.72 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

728

23.834 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1

23.784 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

40

17.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

5

23.736 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

16

16.868 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

2,762

23.879 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,328

23.877 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,410

17.043 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,240

17.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,581

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,185

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,067

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

800

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

733

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

706

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

692

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

600

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

568

23.842 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

500

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

463

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

463

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

462

23.842 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

428

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

400

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

383

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

141

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

124

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

104

23.842 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

6

23.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

520,094

23.754 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,746

23.754 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,207,585

16.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

6,166

16.943 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

5,165

17.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

3,500

23.79 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

1,350

23.79 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

400

23.789 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

5,470

23.798 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

4,521

23.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

800

23.777 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

424

23.798 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

135

23.798 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

4,042

23.796 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

2,912

23.813 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

400

23.829 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

2,019

16.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

54

23.827 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

48

16.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

4,548

16.947 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

 Long

11,595

23.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

299

17.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

1,420

16.999 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

6,951

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

2

24.006 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

8,361

17.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

19,598

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

19,598

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

19,598

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

19,598

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

26,400

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

33,959

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

39,600

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

39,600

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

193,600

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

1,849

17.001 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

606

16.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

220

16.985 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

9,849

17.031 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

400

17.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

1,060

17.047 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

870,226

17.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

106,985

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

8,665

17.068 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Short

15,452

17.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

536

17.005 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

41

16.978 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

1,064

17.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

232

17.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

84,229

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

9,849

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

4,338

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

1,494

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

1,318

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

1,208

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

815

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

719

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

658

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

510

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

478

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

459

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

268

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

227

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

207

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

115

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

93

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

4,408

17.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

4,352

17.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

2,275

17.073 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

1,850

17.044 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

1,296

17.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

870,226

17.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

701

17.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

11,226

17.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

8,665

17.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

4,226

17.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

566

17.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

540

17.014 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

1,618

17.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

11,135

16.939 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

58,868

17.014 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

 Long

411,551

17 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:

02/11/2015

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
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