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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

16th Jun 2015 11:35

RNS Number : 2988Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 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:

15/06/2015

(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

1,167,175

18.92 GBP

18.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

167

26.1 EUR

26.1 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

960,414

18.9 GBP

18.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,034,157

25.83 EUR

25.49 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,346,219

18.66 GBP

18.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,020,953

25.83 EUR

24.94 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,099,487

18.62 GBP

18.43 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Purchase

2,157

58.09 USD

58.01 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

921

18.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

924,033

18.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,478

25.606 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

682

25.578 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,535

18.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

18.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

720

18.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

60,638

25.497 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,270

18.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,966

18.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

21,530

18.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,558

18.498 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

328

25.667 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,199

18.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

126

25.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

613,862

25.668 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,521

18.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,766

18.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

644

18.446 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,691

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

20,305

25.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

149

18.547 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

45

25.748 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

924,125

18.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22,000

18.455 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

99

25.747 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

301

25.747 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

222

25.793 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

720

18.421 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

18.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,212

25.807 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,216

18.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

881

25.669 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

613,862

25.669 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,766

18.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,165

18.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,872

18.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

57

18.803 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

675,782

18.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,542

18.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,547

18.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

520

18.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

400

18.724 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,584

18.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,042

18.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,530

18.765 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,882

18.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

342

18.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,612

18.797 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,030

18.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,013

18.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,836

18.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,432

18.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,013

18.689 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

677,392

18.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

28,000

18.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,056

18.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,324

18.82 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,676

18.82 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,393

18.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,707

18.765 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,547

18.684 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

920

18.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

167

26.102 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,838

18.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,031

18.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,013

18.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,268

18.769 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

Put Option

Purchasing

250,000

25 EUR

American

18/12/2015

1.41 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:

16/06/2015

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

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:

15/06/2015

(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

1,484,729

10.955 GBP

10.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,371,515

10.955 GBP

10.79 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

522

10.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

500

10.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,030,909

10.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,483

10.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,030,909

10.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,526

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,225

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

413

10.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,217

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,134

10.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,717

10.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

861

10.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

196

10.806 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

462

10.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

865

10.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

196

10.819 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

218

10.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,717

10.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

218

10.806 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

134

10.819 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,595

10.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,272

10.852 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,267

10.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,712

10.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,218

10.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,684

10.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,858

10.869 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,681

10.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,052

10.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,568

10.813 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

88,000

10.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,000

10.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,000

10.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

19,542

10.867 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

20,982

10.872 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

19,647

10.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

19,542

10.888 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,335

10.888 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:

16/06/2015

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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