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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

13th Nov 2015 11:26

RNS Number : 6732F
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
13 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:

12/11/2015

(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

1,735,324

16.39 GBP

15.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,609,186

17.22 GBP

15.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,340,663

16.31 GBP

15.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,096,907

23.17 EUR

22.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,322,602

17.12 GBP

15.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,290,067

23.26 EUR

22.62 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

10,128

22.758 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,293

15.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

20,981

15.978 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

977

16.051 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,524

16.051 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

590

16.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200

22.705 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,164

23.088 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

267

16.215 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

633,597

22.932 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,059,959

16.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

55

22.926 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

164

23.043 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

196

23.043 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

206

23.043 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

623

23.043 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

43

16.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

143

16.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

169

16.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

244

16.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,300

16.071 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

218

22.994 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,079

22.994 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,453

22.994 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,791

16.193 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,699

22.899 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,499

22.899 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

32,065

22.899 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

51

22.618 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,028

16.073 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

59,471

23.07 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,660

16.187 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,974

16.082 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,260

16.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,808

22.701 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

22.775 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

633,597

22.933 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,791

22.933 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,592

22.933 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,059,746

16.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

623

23.123 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

261

23.259 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

196

22.939 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

383

16.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

216

16.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,453

23.135 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

297

23.135 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,866

16.028 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,650

16.028 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,641

16.028 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,146

23.032 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

105

16.143 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

187

16.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,412

16.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,602

16.011 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

851

16.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,010

16.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,319

16.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,584

16.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,335

16.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,700

16.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

901,425

16.176 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

146,537

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,353

16.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

190

16.235 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

54

16.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

129

16.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

266

16.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,484

16.068 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,040

15.973 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,999

16.158 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

281

16.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

515

16.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,036

15.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,942

16.233 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

560

16.029 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,700

16.225 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

899,281

16.178 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

164

16.178 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

190

16.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

160

16.209 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

54

16.209 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,300

16.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,991

16.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

37,576

16.052 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:

13/11/2015

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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