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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

22nd Jul 2015 12:06

RNS Number : 7850T
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
22 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:

21/07/2015

(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

697,333

18.51 GBP

18.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

615,227

18.52 GBP

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,079,465

18.36 GBP

18.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

852,265

26.32 EUR

26.08 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,108,985

18.37 GBP

18.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

803,443

26.32 EUR

26.08 EUR

(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

1,823

26.163 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

213,767

26.209 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,141

26.141 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,244

26.166 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

738

26.202 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

346

26.192 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

301

26.202 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

143

26.202 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

99

26.192 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

29,320

26.187 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25,680

26.187 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,916

18.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

436

18.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,670

18.347 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

18.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

502,141

18.264 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

68

18.264 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,846

18.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,686

18.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

301

18.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1,761

18.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1,463

18.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

399

18.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

282

18.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

255

18.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

44,786

18.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,381

26.178 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

68,461

26.169 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

213,767

26.207 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,680

26.208 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1

26.157 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,498

26.157 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

8,903

26.152 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

13,138

26.159 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

46,170

26.158 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

143

26.221 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

301

26.307 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

545

26.186 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,590

26.221 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

813

18.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

429

18.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

16

18.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

500

18.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,664

18.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

501,568

18.261 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,686

18.338 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

14,147

18.266 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

526

18.181 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

565

18.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

816

18.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

61

18.356 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

111

18.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

195

18.356 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

204

18.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

221

18.362 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

255

18.362 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

339

18.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

375

18.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6,346

18.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

371

18.217 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

5,552

18.492 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,339

18.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,888

18.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,208

18.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

890

18.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

335

18.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

79

18.379 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

19

18.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,094

18.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

191

18.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

59

18.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

347

18.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,600

18.491 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

54

18.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

311,882

18.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

12,866

18.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6,104

18.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

124

18.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

101

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

66

18.464 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

70,000

18.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

60

18.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

303

18.486 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,131

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

89

18.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

502

18.477 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,598

18.477 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

710

18.375 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

413

18.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

311,882

18.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,228

18.419 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

12,866

18.423 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

168

18.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,000

18.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

483

18.397 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

671

18.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

11,559

18.386 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

67

18.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

224

18.536 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:

22/07/2015

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:

21/07/2015

(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

984,844

10.815 GBP

10.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

881,529

10.82 GBP

10.7 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

24,613

10.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,750

10.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,735

10.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,914

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

26,382

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

341,427

10.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,603

10.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

341,427

10.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14,878

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,030

10.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,267

10.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,267

10.754 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,030

10.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,878

10.754 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,314

10.753 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

6,071

10.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,697

10.756 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

42,294

10.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

776

10.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

685

10.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

327

10.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

176

10.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

44

10.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

44

10.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

327

10.736 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

364

10.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

685

10.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,947

10.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

834

10.702 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:

22/07/2015

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.

 

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