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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

11th Jun 2015 11:34

RNS Number : 9116P
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 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:

10/06/2015

(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

2,054,720

11.08 GBP

10.933 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,980,129

11.08 GBP

10.935 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

324

10.946 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,239

11.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,078

11.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

556

11.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25,544

11.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

28,445

11.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,000

11.001 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,000

11.042 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,514

11.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,638

11.049 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,031,092

11.013 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

132

11.014 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,033,300

11.014 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,000

11.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

862

11.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

271

11.045 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,781

11.011 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

17,008

11.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,754

11.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

28,789

11.026 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,754

11.021 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

271

11.045 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:

11/06/2015

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:

10/06/2015

(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

1,379,983

19.285 GBP

18.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,917,158

19.28 GBP

18.98 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

3,406,373

19.06 GBP

25.78 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

3,422,532

19.065 GBP

25.79 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

20,371

59.21 USD

59.06 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

1,053

19.192 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,945

19.208 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

183

19.243 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,500

19.204 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,093

19.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

842,021

19.141 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

142

19.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

842,021

19.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,448

19.209 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,531

19.149 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

498

19.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

621

19.086 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,531

19.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

379

19.119 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,638

19.192 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,528

19.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,500

19.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,050

19.258 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

17,937

19.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,906

19.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,407

19.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

64,375

19.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

64,375

19.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

266

19.178 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,680

19.204 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

757

19.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

121,376

19.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

60,049

19.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

119,630

19.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,725

19.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

38,452

19.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

39,014

19.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

19,302

19.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,447

19.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,439

18.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

903

18.991 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,940

26.178 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

51,386

25.984 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,824

26.178 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

121

18.983 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

129

26.143 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,044

18.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,209,371

18.955 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

357

18.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,209,371

18.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,000

26.112 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,169

26.168 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,462

18.982 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,188

18.982 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

168

18.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

18.986 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

320

25.838 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,367

26.187 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,109

26.188 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,533

26.187 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,632

26.171 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,527

25.936 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

37,191

18.973 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,497

18.927 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,364

18.927 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,600

18.859 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24

18.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,189

18.982 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

972

26.026 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

491,920

26.027 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19

26.026 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

491,920

26.026 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,397

18.97

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,055

18.96

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,486

18.97

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,486

18.97

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,055

18.97

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,397

18.96

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,001

19.18

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,810

19.19

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

454

19.19

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

454

19.17

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,810

19.17

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,001

19.17

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Selling

150,000

1.46

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Selling

150,000

1.46

 

(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:

11/06/2015

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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