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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

20th Apr 2015 12:00

RNS Number : 6993K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 April 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

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:

17/04/2015

(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:

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

2,217,428

11.96 GBP

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

2,416,106

11.96 GBP

11.77 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

Long

1,049,333

11.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,046,616

11.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

308

11.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

361

11.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2

11.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,800

11.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,200

11.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,000

11.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,960

11.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

592

11.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,958

11.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

401

11.944 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,090

11.906 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,905

11.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,282

11.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,936

11.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,936

11.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

36,286

11.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

100

11.902 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,301

11.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

60,349

11.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

44,782

11.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,134

11.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

38,215

11.87 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

44,782

11.88 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:

20/04/2015

Contact name:

Stacy Otieno

Telephone number:

0207 995 1335

 

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.

 

 

 

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:

17/04/2015

(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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

419,205

29.435 EUR

28.94 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,280,177

21.19 GBP

20.79 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

238,291

29.42 EUR

28.95 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,092,694

21.19 GBP

20.79 GBP

ADR (A Shares) - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

1,600

62.72 USD

62.51 USD

Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,405,264

21.58 GBP

21.16 GBP

Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,155,347

21.58 GBP

21.09 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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

29,460

20.835 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,088

29.346 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

750

29.162 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

701,707

20.907 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

343

20.907 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

309

29.365 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

551

29.032 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

665

29.019 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,122

29.011 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,361

29.01 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,000

29.014 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

754

20.985 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

761

29.019 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,809

21.1 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

29,060

29.235 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

701,707

20.905 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,931

29.098 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

846

20.817 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

46

20.806 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,025

29.305 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,040

20.924 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

41,291

20.972 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,490

21.178 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,000

21.168 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

40,209

21.216 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

268

21.216 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

743,848

21.288 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,446

21.385 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,000

21.385 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

16,797

21.256 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,438

21.29339 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,220

21.305392 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,515

21.29339 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

218,155

21.326565 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

227,245

21.326565 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,556

21.236 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,758

21.322 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

742,900

21.286 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

18

21.173 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,486

21.186 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,933

21.182 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

696

21.174 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,103

21.18 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,132

21.137 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

848

21.137 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

206

21.306 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

261

21.193 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

859

21.297 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

168

21.277 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,195

21.289 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,939

21.275 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,644

21.25 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,352

21.176 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,097

21.176 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,454

21.205 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,368

21.205 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,023

21.176 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,916

21.156 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,735

21.368413 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

19,438

21.260814 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

Type 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 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:

20/04/2015

Contact name:

Stacy Otieno

Telephone number:

0207 995 1335

 

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.

 

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