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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

3rd Jun 2015 11:41

RNS Number : 0828P
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 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:

02/06/2015

(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

1,075,322

11.35 GBP

11.145 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,135,805

11.355 GBP

11.15 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

527,954

11.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

527,954

11.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,588

11.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

42,000

11.184 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

322

11.271 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

788

11.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,070

11.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,106

11.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

470

11.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

905

11.289 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

636

11.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

788

11.269 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,040

11.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

59,909

11.268 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

500

11.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

44,000

11.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,750

11.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

130,000

11.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,019

11.216 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,845

11.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,997

11.216 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,997

11.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

45,207

11.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,413

11.245 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,354

11.217 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

266

11.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

266

11.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,354

11.217 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,413

11.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,269

11.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

34,938

11.248 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:

03/06/2015

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:

02/06/2015

(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

1,461,572

19.67 GBP

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,326,303

19.675 GBP

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

572,862

26.99 EUR

26.56 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,846,376

19.47 GBP

19.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

476,640

26.99 EUR

26.555 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,829,290

19.47 GBP

19.05 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Sale

15,846

59.61 USD

59.54 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

Short

800

19.573 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

510

19.568 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

51,242

19.428 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

860

19.467 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

159

19.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

623,924

19.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

623,924

19.465 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

28,770

19.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

293

19.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,867

19.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

609

19.544 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

158

19.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

115

19.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

258

19.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

432

19.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

273

19.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,887

19.496 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,906

19.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

18

19.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

55,669

19.431 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,605

19.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

772

19.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,261

19.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,831

19.431 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8

19.519 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,130

19.495 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,132

19.519 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

52,659

19.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,426

19.377 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,871

26.786 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,887

26.692 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

130

19.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

305

19.272 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,238,272

19.272 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,238,272

19.273 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

20,000

19.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

26.8 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,540

26.801 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,571

26.803 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,568

19.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,424

26.763 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,400

26.692 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,400

26.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,449

26.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,424

26.724 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

944

26.765 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,746

19.365 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,906

19.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,746

19.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

300

19.366 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

59

19.352 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

152

19.352 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

364

19.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

323

26.933 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

36,879

26.803 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,617

26.763 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,863

26.763 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

201

26.562 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,210

26.841 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,746

19.365 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,006

19.136 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

274

19.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

853

26.814 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

56,929

19.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

542

19.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

804

19.185 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

715

19.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

366,453

26.768 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

366,453

26.769 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,050

19.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,647

19.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

903

19.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,071

19.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

19.30 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1

19.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,845

19.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,900

19.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,347

19.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,347

19.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,900

19.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,845

19.46 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:

03/06/2015

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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