REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 2988MBank of America Merrill Lynch19 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:
18/01/2016
(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
1,812,486
18.24 EUR
17.71 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,277,530
13.733 GBP
13.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,688,922
18.24 EUR
17.71 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,339,830
13.735 GBP
13.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
2,816,227
13.73 GBP
13.33 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,872,130
13.73 GBP
13.33 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
2,600
17.913 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,078
17.951 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,057
18.167 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
111,950
17.946 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,096
17.868 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
20,207
17.93 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
369
18.015 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
544
18.095 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,180
17.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,506,223
17.981 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
47
17.929 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
513
17.929 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,659
17.918 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,586
17.831 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,414
17.831 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
567
17.762 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,200
17.748 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,480
13.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,859
13.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
18,663
13.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,652
13.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
386
13.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,438
13.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,917
13.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,741
13.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,927
13.417 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
280
13.544 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,880,178
13.544 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1
13.54 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,376
13.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,201
13.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,220
13.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
17,164
13.537 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
18,714
13.534 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
103
13.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
201
13.593 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
634
13.593 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,880
13.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,699
13.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,597
13.377 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,282
13.423 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
23,455
13.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,329
13.489 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,562
13.478 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,770
13.478 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,182
13.478 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
25,708
13.413 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
130
13.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
850
13.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,124
13.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,528
13.576 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,839
13.593 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,809
13.492 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,417
13.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,708,684
13.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1
13.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
261
13.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
586
13.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,186
13.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,567
13.565 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,694
13.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,961
13.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,161
13.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,232
13.448 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,498
13.501 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,816
13.501 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,807
13.438 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,473
13.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,051
13.549 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,984
13.549 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,680
13.502 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7
13.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
47
13.621 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
62
13.621 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
117
13.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
164
13.516 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
296
13.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
381
13.516 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
386
13.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
530
13.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,751
17.888 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,160
17.826 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,683
18.019 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,096
18.019 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,090
18.019 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,318
18.079 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,623
18.111 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,080
18.094 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
994
18.008 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
804
17.992 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,505,381
17.983 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
345
17.983 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
100
17.894 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
414
17.869 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
188
17.863 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,434
17.901 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
665
17.978 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
513
17.901 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
47
17.978 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9
17.978 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,914
17.779 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,586
17.779 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
41,190
17.931 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,260
13.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,652
13.661 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,917
13.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,872
13.454 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,740
13.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,435
13.454 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,880,178
13.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
473
13.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,714
13.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,799
13.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,365
13.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
511
13.553 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
304
13.504 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
62
13.504 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,953
13.469 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
350
13.398 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
500
13.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15,400
13.415 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,536
13.583 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
20,453
13.443 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,039
13.443 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
118
13.443 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,314
13.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,330
13.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
236
13.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,708,684
13.523 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,243
13.523 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,473
13.547 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,689
13.559 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,510
13.528 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,345
13.535 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
850
13.525 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
17,731
13.538 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,984
13.494 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
386
13.559 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
381
13.613 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
296
13.604 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
117
13.613 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7
13.474 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15,789
13.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
38,149
13.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
168,762
13.461 GBP
(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:
19/01/2016
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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