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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

27th Jan 2016 11:29

RNS Number : 1707N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
27 January 2016
 

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

BG Group PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

26/01/2016

(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:

(Royal Dutch Shell 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 GB0008762899

Purchase

12,741,248

9.949 GBP

9.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

13,203,369

9.949 GBP

9.584 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 GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

173,961

9.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,630

9.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,137

9.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

56

9.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

255

9.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

331

9.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

344

9.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

409

9.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

495

9.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

506

9.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

561

9.691 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,200

9.691 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,936

9.626 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

502

9.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

6,828,006

9.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

794

9.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,141

9.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

15,804

9.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,635

9.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

29,241

9.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

62,144

9.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

111

9.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

28,478

9.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,484

9.879 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

50

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

808

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

926

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,212

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,852

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,858

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,034

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,833,285

9.949 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

553

9.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

104

9.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

64,885

9.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

35,814

9.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

30,157

9.937 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,200

9.937 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,828,006

9.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

34,019

9.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,241

9.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

28,125

9.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,134

9.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,461

9.929 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,190

9.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

750

9.932 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

31,530

9.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,602

9.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,298

9.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14,181

9.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,317

9.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,324

9.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,890

9.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,734

9.878 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,637

9.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,056

9.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,075

9.896 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,625

9.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,217

9.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,247

9.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,378

9.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

923

9.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

793

9.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

619

9.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

604

9.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

552

9.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

435

9.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

102

9.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

40,894

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,006

9.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

24,815

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

23,788

9.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,662

9.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,444

9.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,546

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

646

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

98,803

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

70,080

9.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

59,955

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

57,472

9.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

28,178

9.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

15,570

9.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,983

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,560

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

437,083

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

310,020

9.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

265,230

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

254,246

9.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

124,654

9.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

68,880

9.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

48,585

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,900

9.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,416,000

9.843 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:

27/01/2016

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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