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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

11th Nov 2015 11:36

RNS Number : 3583F
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 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:

10/11/2015

(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

1,325,124

17.14 GBP

16.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,319,074

17.22 GBP

16.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1

24.02 EUR

24.02 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,452,171

17.05 GBP

16.82 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

715,987

24.11 EUR

23.91 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,260

25.95 CHF

25.71 CHF

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,320,143

17.12 GBP

16.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

866,360

24.2 EUR

23.89 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,260

25.95 CHF

25.71 CHF

(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

1,283

16.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,495

16.878 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,264

16.876 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,310

16.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

896

23.926 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,708

24.001 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,914

16.862 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,932

16.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,329

23.976 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

55,682

16.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,005

16.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,586

16.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

448

17.003 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

173

16.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

220

16.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,223

16.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,367

16.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,913

16.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

403,989

24.014 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,393

16.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,024,155

16.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,350

16.926 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,536

16.912 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,704

23.985 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

169

24.011 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

207

23.919 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

375

23.919 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,503

16.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26,366

23.997 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

333

24.024 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,763

16.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,586

16.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,403

16.844 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

403,989

24.015 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,067

24.015 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

528

24.015 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,023,836

16.891 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,024

16.916 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,350

16.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,512

16.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,650

24.198 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

165

24.204 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

54

24.204 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

283

23.968 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

193

24.184 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

182

23.968 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

169

23.968 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,704

23.985 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,204

24.005 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

23.974 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

244

16.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,731

16.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,160

16.974 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

132,305

23.999 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

36,283

23.999 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

15,388

23.999 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,113

23.999 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,828

17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,795

16.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,156

16.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,905

16.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,379

17.111 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

383

17.085 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,940

16.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

100

17.02 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,400

17.009 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

794,637

16.982 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

404

17.112 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

17,790

16.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

35,195

16.991 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

119

17.003 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

190

16.991 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

198

16.981 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

200

17.003 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,691

16.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7

17.122 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

239

17.122 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,646

16.968 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

439

17.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

302

16.918 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

24.024 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

81

16.955 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,335

16.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,373

16.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,037

16.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,500

17.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

794,637

16.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,144

16.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

500

16.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

35,195

16.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,419

16.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,371

17.022 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

248

17.039 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,691

16.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,431

17.079 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

948

17.079 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

20,049

16.938 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

27,764

16.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,689

17.114 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:

11/11/2015

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
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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