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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

25th Jun 2015 12:02

RNS Number : 2331R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 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:

24/06/2015

(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

2,106,942

11.11 GBP

10.945 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

2,066,346

11.115 GBP

10.947 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

490

11.075 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,033,899

11.075 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,033,899

11.074 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

536

11.074 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18,206

11.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,212

11.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

45,080

11.032 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,854

11.044 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,013

11.036 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,292

11.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,368

11.082 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

88

11.091 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,368

11.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

371

11.094 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,241

11.075 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

690

11.091 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,264

11.073 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,014

11.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10

11.082 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

371

11.082 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,102

11.082 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

466

11.049 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,374

10.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100

11.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,354

11.085 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

454

11.085 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,700

11.047 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,301

11.066 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,550

11.074 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,857

11.066 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

40,407

11.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18,301

11.061 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:

25/06/2015

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:

24/06/2015

(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

2,100

27.14 EUR

27.115 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,095,430

19.285 GBP

19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

2,100

27.14 EUR

27.115 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,137,593

19.29 GBP

19.035 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,318,757

26.81 EUR

26.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,421,853

18.998 GBP

18.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,166,764

26.8 EUR

26.525 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,546,843

19.013 GBP

18.615 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Sale

12,664

59.66 USD

59.58 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

1,348

19.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

29,450

19.202 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

726,389

19.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,438

19.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

727,994

19.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28,770

19.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

642

19.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,000

19.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,588

19.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,500

19.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,403

19.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

853

19.188 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

108

19.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

352

19.216 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,626

19.002 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,317

19.203 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

23,157

19.168 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,629

19.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,117

19.175 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,059

19.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,010

19.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,010

19.165 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,845

19.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

19.165 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,839

19.165 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

34

0 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

26.76 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,411

26.744 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

670

26.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

237

26.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

768

26.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

0 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

360

26.748 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,038

26.702 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,581

26.699 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,419

26.699 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,581

26.702 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

396

26.751 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

616

26.696 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,387

26.689 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,058

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,117

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,046

18.944 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,359

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,046

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

18.834 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

356

18.836 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,859

26.569 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

28,167

26.568 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,495

26.572 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,867

26.574 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15,187

26.645 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,517

18.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,686

18.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

0 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

54,136

18.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,971

18.861 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,419

18.981 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

15

26.799 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

493

0 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

365

18.983 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

58

18.983 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

747,040

26.708 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

747,040

26.707 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,212

26.708 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

430

18.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,850

18.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

50

18.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,190

18.916 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

38,540

18.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

18,199

26.742 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,930

26.767 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

913

18.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,064,484

18.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,061,631

18.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,276

18.92

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,020

18.95

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

756

18.95

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

756

18.92

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,020

18.92

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9,276

18.92

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

18,000

19.18

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,176

19.20

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

395

19.18

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

395

19.19

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,176

19.19

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

18,000

19.17

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

250,000

24.76 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

1,000,000

24.76 EUR

 

(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:

25/06/2015

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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