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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

27th Nov 2015 11:08

RNS Number : 2129H
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
27 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:

26/11/2015

(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 GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,058,927

16.77 GBP

16.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

23,607

26.042 CHF

25.85 CHF

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,466,953

24.06 EUR

23.67 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,083,781

16.77 GBP

16.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

23,607

26.11 CHF

25.85 CHF

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,314,414

24.04 EUR

23.67 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,059,548

16.96 GBP

16.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,037,320

16.96 GBP

16.72 GBP

 

(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

2,070

16.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,866

16.602 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

939

16.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

860

16.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

340

23.715 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

574

23.878 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,479

23.878 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,230

16.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,399

16.653 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,641

16.653 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,915

23.861 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

338,903

23.861 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,024

16.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

793,448

16.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,648

16.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,237

16.643 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8

23.703 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

384

23.703 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

45

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

149

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

209

24.006 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

361

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

408

23.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,800

23.933 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,101

16.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,215

16.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

21

23.999 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,532

23.979 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

96

16.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,128

16.724 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

627

16.689 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,833

16.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

808

16.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

27

16.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

338,903

23.861 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

23.861 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

793,635

16.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,648

16.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,730

16.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,507

16.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

881

23.841 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,926

16.657 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

468

16.657 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

332

16.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,193

16.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15

16.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

783

16.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

788

16.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,300

16.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,404

16.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

486

16.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

520

16.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,984

16.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,935

16.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,300

16.657 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

628,752

16.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

269

16.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,403

16.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,162

16.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15,050

16.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

166

16.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

246

16.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

400

16.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,957

16.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,859

16.923 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,798

16.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,543

16.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,225

16.923 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

347

16.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

480

16.834 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,919

16.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,404

16.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,935

16.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,315

16.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,843

16.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,389

16.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

708

16.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

695

16.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

365

16.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

100

16.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

626,262

16.819 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

720

16.819 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

42

16.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15,050

16.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

12,162

16.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,403

16.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15

16.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7

16.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

364

16.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,796

16.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,215

16.906 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:

27/11/2015

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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