REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 3184NBank of America Merrill Lynch28 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:
27/01/2016
(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 GB00B03MM408
Purchase
130,000
18.982 EUR
18.638 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
8,415,069
14.62 GBP
13.82 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
129,836
19.12 EUR
18.42 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
9,247,911
14.62 GBP
13.805 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,733,698
19.35 EUR
18.638 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
6,224,893
14.63 GBP
13.83 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,724,475
19.345 EUR
18.4 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,179,581
14.63 GBP
13.802 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
900
18.654 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5166
18.732 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3119
18.425 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
22175
18.679 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3447
18.741 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3632
19.186 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8145
18.741 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1584817
18.800 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
303
18.831 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
512
18.675 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
869
18.750 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1762
18.750 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5899
18.512 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4749
18.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1164
18.602 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1336
18.602 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12271
18.453 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1842
13.841 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
960
14.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2040
14.441 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2362
14.200 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
22170
14.200 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
349
14.107 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
674
14.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3620
14.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4536
14.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3212403
14.158 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
46385
14.129 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
70340
14.119 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
119
13.946 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
125
13.946 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
424
14.120 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1066
14.120 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
443
13.914 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1770
13.914 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14876
13.914 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
34850
14.430 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7717
13.828 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
29815
13.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
62651
13.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11915
13.820 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2039
14.433 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
63535
14.084 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12484
14.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24196
14.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
86
14.280 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
191
14.013 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
212
13.930 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3164
14.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10694
13.984 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4531414
14.136 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
263
13.880 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
505
13.880 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
586
13.880 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2877
13.880 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11447
13.880 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
33723
14.178 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
51179
14.135 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13
13.963 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
248
13.963 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
313
13.961 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
430
13.963 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
446
14.016 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1216
14.016 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
947
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7421
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7421
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12765
14.062 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2289
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
17930
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
17930
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
30843
14.062 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10126
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
79318
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
79318
14.170 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
136441
14.062 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24739
14.190 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
18662
14.190 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
634411
14.154 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2582
19.023 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
618
19.023 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8601
19.251 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
32793
19.014 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8145
18.750 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6372
18.750 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3447
18.759 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3164
18.759 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1460
19.075 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
184
19.075 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1583817
18.801 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9348
19.260 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
586
19.264 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
19.269 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
174
19.259 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
597
18.889 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
18.889 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
18.889 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
543
18.658 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23
18.604 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1744
18.742 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
869
18.748 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
512
18.748 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
303
18.748 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
45
18.748 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1095
19.342 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
927
19.342 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3559
14.537 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3505
14.554 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2258
14.551 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23065
14.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9523
14.438 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19690
14.270 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3620
14.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3212403
14.161 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2901
14.161 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
70340
14.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
36553
14.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9832
14.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
20501
13.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8563
13.954 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3154
13.910 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1536
13.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1323
13.910 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1066
14.171 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
837
14.171 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
424
14.168 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
125
14.168 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14382
14.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2909
14.259 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1339
14.261 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
314
14.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
105
14.259 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
17299
14.210 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
443
14.210 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
27446
14.231 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1830
14.200 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
69946
13.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
70374
13.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
32727
13.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5113
13.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
62050
13.965 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
67532
13.893 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
62746
13.965 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
83205
13.893 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
28913
13.965 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
25771
13.893 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4542
13.965 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5215
13.893 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
122247
13.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
123627
13.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
56958
13.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8948
13.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12205
14.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1781600
14.113 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
19334
13.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15013
13.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14000
13.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12274
13.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9010
14.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5197
13.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4718
14.599 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4560
13.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3253
13.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
42693
14.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8192
14.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
32826
14.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1856
14.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1378
14.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4015
14.215 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2170
14.249 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1753
14.215 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
866
14.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
14.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4531414
14.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2220
14.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2146
14.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2267
14.129 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1879
14.196 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
936
14.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
191
14.013 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
41147
14.107 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
33723
14.185 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10032
14.185 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15949
13.873 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6761
13.879 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2368
13.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1854
13.893 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1622
13.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1242
14.085 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
446
13.997 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
430
13.963 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
13
13.997 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14391
14.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2246
14.234 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1288
14.234 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1081
14.234 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
69856
13.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
70641
13.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
32550
13.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5113
13.896 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:
28/01/2016
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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