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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

22nd May 2015 12:35

RNS Number : 0674O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
22 May 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:

21/05/2015

(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

404,379

11.73 GBP

11.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

343,910

11.73 GBP

11.6 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

133

11.667 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

128,122

11.682 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

128,122

11.677 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,000

11.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,965

11.665 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

479

11.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

479

11.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,079

11.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,971

11.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

409

11.689 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

80

11.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

19,087

11.666 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,920

11.686 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

100

11.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

749

11.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

753

11.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

843

11.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,890

11.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2390

11.68073

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

256

11.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

256

11.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

2390

11.68123

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

42,435

11.67844

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,975

11.67677

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

17,603

11.67469

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

24,832

11.67265

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

29,975

11.675 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:

22/05/2015

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:

21/05/2015

(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

11

28.58 EUR

28.58 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

607,899

20.28 GBP

20.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

470,634

20.28 GBP

20.11 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

835,980

28.14 EUR

27.74 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

611,881

19.95 GBP

19.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

5,453,633

28.145 EUR

27.67 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

557,604

19.95 GBP

19.765 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

2,882

62.295 USD

62.23 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

4,462

20.193 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,340

20.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11

28.582 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

77

20.207 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

125,000

20.215 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

290,951

20.196 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

290,951

20.199 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,000

20.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

213

20.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

93

20.179 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,144

20.216 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,717

20.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

17,555

20.181 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,217

20.195 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,512

20.195 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,828

19.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,153

19.862 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,839

27.813 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,183

27.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

49

19.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

92

28.016 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

545,329

19.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

544,557

19.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

52

27.85 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

204

27.85 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

256

27.79 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

980

27.931 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

84

27.931 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

390

28.096 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

836

27.977 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

424

19.784 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

78

19.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

806

19.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,068

27.926 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200,000

27.895 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

600

19.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

206

19.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

423

19.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

806

19.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

94

19.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,677

19.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,121

19.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,118

19.884 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

818

19.804 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

163

19.912 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

163

19.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

327

19.822 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100

19.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

66

27.941 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

332

19.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

92

19.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

478

19.834 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,099

19.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

155,746

27.931 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

155,746

27.936 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,597

19.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,233

19.887 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,240

19.897 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

13147

20.19812

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3041

20.1997

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1160

20.17338

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3041

20.17338

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11987

20.1964

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

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

250,000

0

 

(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:

22/05/2015

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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