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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

26th Jun 2015 12:16

RNS Number : 3670R
BofA Merrill Lynch
26 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

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:

25/06/2015

(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

1,669,052

11.23 GBP

11.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,249,913

11.23 GBP

11.07 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

205

11.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

206

11.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,054,444

11.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,052,291

11.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

536

11.134 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

228

11.133 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,021

11.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,828

11.156 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

159

11.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

194

11.11 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

321

11.111 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

772

11.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

162

11.117 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

717

11.117 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

357

11.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

779

11.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

717

11.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

772

11.157 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,828

11.138 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,791

11.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,329

11.163 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,229

11.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

64,116

11.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,488

11.075 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,393

11.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,325

11.155 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100

11.093 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

71

11.184 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,700

11.184 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,066

11.105 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

400,000

11.152 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

30,728

11.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

32,599

11.143 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

13,242

11.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

15,054

11.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

19,442

11.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

32,684

11.144 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

15,054

11.123 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:

26/06/2015

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 [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:

25/06/2015

(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

Sale

1,280,988

19.41 GBP

19.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,605,412

19.41 GBP

19.025 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,405,574

26.995 EUR

26.525 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,376,467

19.18 GBP

18.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

999,658

26.995 EUR

26.525 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,397,137

19.185 GBP

18.827 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Purchase

13,697

59.31 USD

59.23 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 GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

87,583

19.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,772

19.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

689

19.068 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,605

19.223 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

693,351

19.224 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

695,769

19.223 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10

19.068 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,199

19.256 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

487

19.068 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,000

19.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

341

19.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,497

19.206 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,188

19.217 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,203

19.206 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

19.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

159

19.114 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

69

19.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7

19.374 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

507

19.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

628

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

254

19.374 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

521

19.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,382

19.102 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

23,361

19.083 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

554

19.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,080

19.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

507

19.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,724

19.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,792

19.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

104

19.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

357

19.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,058

19.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

650

19.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

300

19.075 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

344

19.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6

19.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

178,160

19.214 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13,084

19.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14,262

19.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13,854

19.266 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

62,084

26.795 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,112,960

19.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,115,154

19.003 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,853

19.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,650

19.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,016

26.937 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

121

26.937 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,033

26.857 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,033

26.864 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

677

26.857 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

677

26.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

678

26.857 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

480

26.643 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

45

18.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,072

19.031 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

63

19.136 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

337

19.111 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

408

19.136 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

63

19.111 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,220

26.674 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,550

26.674 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,919

26.682 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

677

26.865 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

31,185

26.827 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,797

26.593 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

28,487

19.008 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,831

18.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

18,937

18.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,606

18.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

327

26.833 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

215

18.969 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

833,412

26.782 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

834,606

26.781 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

857

19.025 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,084

18.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,876

19.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,824

18.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,824

19.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,848

19.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,028

19.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,728

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,470

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,944

19.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,470

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,784

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

3,000

24.585 EUR

 

(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:

26/06/2015

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 [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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