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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

12th Jun 2015 11:51

RNS Number : 0372Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 June 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:

11/06/2015

(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

1,130,116

19.41 GBP

19.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,825,937

19.66 GBP

19.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,085,878

19.14 GBP

18.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

676,562

26.47 EUR

26.16 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

862,137

19.15 GBP

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

584,243

26.48 EUR

26.21 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

1,905

59.17 USD

59.09 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

26,876

19.061 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,731

26.309 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

971

26.377 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

29

26.377 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

718,010

19.046 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,285

19.046 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

160

26.473 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

175

26.474 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

206

26.474 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,000

19.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

19.029 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

281

19.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

101

19.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

320

26.273 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,707

19.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25

18.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

42

19.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,329

18.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,199

18.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

24

18.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,418

18.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

58

18.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

903

19.008 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

903

19.089 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

451

19.023 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

18.996 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

48

26.302 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14

18.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19

26.298 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

412,911

26.298 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

31

19.009 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,693

19.009 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,898

19.034 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

728

19.113 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,993

19.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34,083

26.241 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,044

19.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

718,010

19.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,000

18.947 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

104

19.115 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

78

26.462 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

111

26.462 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

241

26.463 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

241

26.461 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

203

26.461 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

460

19.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,517

19.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,240

19.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,200

19.122 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

85

19.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,577

26.39 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,922

26.368 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

800

26.361 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,598

26.375 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,966

18.989 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14

19.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

412,759

26.297 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,693

18.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,427

18.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

728

19.001 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

968

19.001 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,930

19.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,910

19.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

19.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

600

19.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,581

19.285 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

65

19.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

688,997

19.302 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,000

19.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

251

19.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,202

19.216 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

202

19.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,066

29.896 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

61,989

19.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

49,418

19.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

30,668

19.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

61,097

19.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

48,707

19.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

24,448

19.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,366

19.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,477

19.376 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

54,390

19.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

53,607

19.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

26,909

19.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,807

19.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,595

19.313 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,724

19.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,703

19.313 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

476

19.347 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

689,663

19.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,093

19.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,334

19.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

22,057

19.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

748

19.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,808

19.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,197

19.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,055

19.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,370

19.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,703

19.366 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,724

19.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,595

19.293 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 GB00B03MLX29

Call Option

Writing

34,400

26.5 EUR

American

19/06/2015

0.14 EUR

Common- ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Call Option

Writing

40,600

26.5 EUR

American

19/06/2015

0.16 EUR

Common- ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Call Option

Purchasing

50,000

27 EUR

American

19/06/2015

0.03 EUR

Common- ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Call Option

Purchasing

25,000

27 EUR

American

19/06/2015

0.04 EUR

 

(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:

12/06/2015

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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.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:

11/06/2015

(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

2,619,877

11.185 GBP

11.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,732,563

11.185 GBP

11.05 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

Short

114

11.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,208

11.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

818,038

11.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

817,565

11.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,000

11.123 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

27,238

11.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,862

11.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

324

11.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

150

11.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,186

11.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

820

11.105 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11

11.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

385

11.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,539

11.128 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

385

11.091 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,433

11.103 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,905

11.104 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

135,000

11.118 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

200

11.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,124

11.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,744

11.159 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,488

11.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

109,354

11.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

137,172

11.147 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

110,951

11.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

139,176

11.147 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,298

11.147 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

54,891

11.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

68,854

11.147 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

9,804

11.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,050

11.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

22,406

11.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,151

11.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

789

11.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

712

11.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

712

11.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

789

11.093 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

29,050

11.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

38,557

11.1 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:

12/06/2015

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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.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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