REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 0386MBank of America Merrill Lynch15 January 2016FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 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 whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeRoyal 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:
14/01/2016
(e)
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect 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 class
of 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/
salesTotal number of securities
Highest price
per unit
paid/receivedLowest price
per unit
paid/receivedCommon - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,280
20.41 CHF
19.78 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,913,451
18.9 EUR
17.715 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,054,055
14.05 GBP
13.255 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,280
20.41 CHF
19.61 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,938,948
18.895 EUR
17.72 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,128,602
14.05 GBP
13.265 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
33,307
18.195 EUR
18.055 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
4,424,688
14.035 GBP
13.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
33,107
18.775 EUR
17.745 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
4,668,338
14.04 GBP
13.255 GBP
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of
relevant securityProduct description
e.g. CFDNature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short positionNumber of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,583
18.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,066
18.359 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
63,730
18.13 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,438
18.069 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
26,080
18.112 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
542
18.029 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,788
18.148 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,281
18.202 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,964
17.851 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,081
18.106 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
22,010
18.232 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
308
18.264 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,289,149
18.264 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
579
18 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
600
18 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,421
18 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
330
18.726 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
549
18.363 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,927
18.218 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
350
17.735 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,736
17.735 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
263
18.806 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,500
18.127 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
40,050
18.132 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,199
18.683 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,644
13.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
339
13.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,346
13.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,728
13.943 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,661
13.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,000
13.953 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,256
13.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,195
13.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
387
13.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
93
13.725 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
270
13.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
980
13.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,673
13.725 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,511,814
13.627 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,626
13.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
48,326
13.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
142
13.528 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
429
13.549 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,500
14.021 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,156
13.989 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,088
14.031 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
38,192
13.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
325
13.551 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,646
13.582 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,402
13.582 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,737
13.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,095
18.067 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
18.067 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3
18.067 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,519
18.811 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,880
18.811 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,736
18.832 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
63,730
18.68 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,912
18.182 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,480
18.182 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,808
18.074 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,438
18.182 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,414
18.182 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,288,202
18.266 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,607
17.735 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,391
17.735 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,078
17.735 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
589
17.735 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,172
18.113 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,421
17.735 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
18.589 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
200
18.113 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,927
18.286 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
820
18.465 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
549
18.286 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
330
18.286 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
294
18.286 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
270
18.304 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
74
18.286 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
25,854
17.998 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,736
17.998 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,000
18.271 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
17,912
18.115 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,309
14.022 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,300
13.802 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,553
13.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,451
13.701 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,605
13.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
17,752
13.791 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
363
13.915 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,511,814
13.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
754
13.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
472
13.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
26,457
13.561 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,869
13.551 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,626
13.551 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
313
13.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
286
13.574 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
255
13.504 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2
13.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
31,326
13.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,895
13.508 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,402
13.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,971
13.508 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,192
13.591 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,742
13.591 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,132
13.653 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
38
13.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,345
13.927 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,728
13.92 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
23,373
13.682 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
445
13.562 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,210
13.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,068
13.443 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,662
13.443 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,305
13.592 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,649
13.4 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,660
13.666 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,551
13.526 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,166
13.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,289
13.497 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,626,177
13.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11
13.959 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
140
13.769 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
245
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
284
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
298
13.736 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
735
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
742
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
920
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
943
13.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,222
13.959 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,503
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,703
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,458
13.736 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,540
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,824
13.959 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,860
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,070
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,159
13.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,291
13.736 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,442
13.769 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,767
13.95 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,281
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,666
13.688 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,889
13.473 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,141
13.562 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
36
13.956 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
103
13.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
111
13.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
195
13.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
273
13.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
322
13.813 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
340
13.956 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,004
13.551 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
71
13.569 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,074
13.569 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,714
13.46 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
300
18.122 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
18,768
13.988 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,954
13.944 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,149
13.902 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
38,737
13.809 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,706
13.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,662
13.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,210
13.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
828
13.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,000
13.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
13.415 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,626,177
13.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
161
13.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
148
13.631 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,281
13.564 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,082
13.561 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,070
13.54 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,540
13.591 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,854
13.945 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,132
13.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,972
13.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,852
13.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,801
13.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,305
13.592 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
943
13.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
95
13.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11
13.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,778
13.474 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,889
13.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,363
13.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
517
13.407 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
340
13.719 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
111
13.719 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
103
13.407 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,340
13.795 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
932
13.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
500
13.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,052
13.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
26,704
13.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
118,134
13.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
57,461
13.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
20,380
13.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
44,540
13.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,580
13.62 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,200
41.042 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
17.745 EUR
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class
of
relevant securityProduct description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number
of
securities to which option relatesExercise
price
per unitType
e.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 description
e.g. call optionExercising/
exercised
againstNumber of
securitiesExercise Price per
unitN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversionDetails
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:
15/01/2016
Contact name:
Kim Oakley
Telephone number:
0207 996 0275
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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