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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

28th Jul 2015 12:02

RNS Number : 3136U
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
28 July 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

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:

27/07/2015

(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 - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,800,068

17.83 GBP

17.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,100,826

17.85 GBP

17.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

891,132

17.66 GBP

17.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,356,498

24.85 EUR

24.38 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

909,671

17.65 GBP

17.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,508,816

24.94 EUR

24.36 EUR

ADR - US7802592060

Purchase

1,934

53.92 USD

53.77 USD

(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 GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

41,126

24.593 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,161

24.758 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,955

24.758 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,643

24.758 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,772

24.758 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

52

24.641 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,836

24.505 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,745

24.505 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

265,824

24.57 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,604

24.657 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,975

24.602 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,598

24.602 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

439

24.602 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

309

24.549 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

274

24.744 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

160

24.744 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,619

24.532 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,250

24.629 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

69,585

24.642 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25,415

24.642 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

27,500

17.625 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

21,144

17.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

805

17.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

467

17.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

668,769

17.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

9,377

17.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

5,145

17.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

278

17.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

204

17.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

49,519

17.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

966

24.41 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

22,858

24.415 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,147

24.473 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,745

24.455 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,836

24.455 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

13,877

24.455 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

324

24.415 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

664

24.785 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,551

24.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,051

24.783 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

265,824

24.568 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

800

24.596 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,255

24.596 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,299

24.596 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,305

24.568 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

7,014

24.568 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

160

24.692 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

209

24.731 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

274

24.731 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

748

24.692 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,598

24.496 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

32,804

17.338 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

789

17.356 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,599

17.356 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

805

17.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

439

17.462 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

668,769

17.462 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5,145

17.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9,655

17.471 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

500

17.451 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

900

17.451 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,000

17.451 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,250

17.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,850

17.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6,983

17.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

10,047

17.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

10,832

17.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,560

17.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

479

17.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

303

17.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6,521

17.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6,947

17.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,464

17.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

525,669

17.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

23,315

17.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

14,559

17.702 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

432

17.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

919

17.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

736

17.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

445

17.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

15,000

17.57 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

11,135

17.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,508

17.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,702

17.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,277

17.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,373

17.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

11,548

17.522 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

40,000

17.603 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

351

17.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,840

17.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,216

17.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,015

17.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

525,669

17.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

14,991

17.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

23,315

17.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

400

17.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

510

17.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,825

17.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

33

17.756 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,368

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

42,027

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8,824

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

96,545

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

30,857

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

12,960

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

78,668

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

50,061

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

19,636

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8,248

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

32,540

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

13,667

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

82,959

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

36,068

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

14,131

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

5,921

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

24,929

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

14,084

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

85,020

17.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

9,587

17.578 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:

28/07/2015

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.

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:

27/07/2015

(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

1,091,842

10.42 GBP

10.235 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

2,630,076

10.42 GBP

10.235 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

70298

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

27524

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11565

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

160662

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

62906

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26432

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

239104

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

74726

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

39647

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

176622

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

69280

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29098

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

112396

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

44087

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18517

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

186257

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

73058

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

30685

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18561

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

19969

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8606

10.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

25000

10.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

15053

10.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1642

10.345 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1182

10.345 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1642

10.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5531

10.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

388095

10.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1280

10.329 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2502

10.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

388095

10.327 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

23013

10.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14582

10.348 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9300

10.325 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

23013

10.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

23882

10.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

907

10.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

717

10.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

621

10.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

503

10.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

422

10.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

144

10.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

422

10.36 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

621

10.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

717

10.375 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

765

10.352 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

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Call Option

Selling

500,000

11 GBP

American

21/08/2015

0.04 GBP

 

(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:

28/07/2015

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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