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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

22nd Apr 2015 11:50

RNS Number : 9979K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
22 April 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:

21/04/2015

(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

1,357,885

11.985 GBP

11.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,808,212

11.99 GBP

11.87 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

364,988

11.961 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

366,682

11.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,000

11.955 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,272

11.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,319

11.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,557

11.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,141

11.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,846

11.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,000

11.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25,000

11.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25,000

11.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,300

11.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

76

11.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

320

11.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3

11.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,284

11.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,000

11.975 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

39,985

11.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,074

11.965 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,531

11.966 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,841

11.958 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,496

11.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,431

11.966 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,528

11.973 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,366

11.98 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,305

11.958 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,108

11.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18,805

11.958 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

26,305

11.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

44,913

11.952 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:

22/04/2015

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:

21/04/2015

(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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

407,623

29.41 EUR

29.2 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

927,325

21.2 GBP

20.98 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

577,003

29.445 EUR

29.2 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

883,614

21.09 GBP

20.94 GBP

ADR (A Shares) - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

1,822

62.45 USD

62.42 USD

Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,323,506

21.445 GBP

21.205 GBP

Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,023,936

21.38 GBP

21.24 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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

185

21.033 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,833

29.39 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,250

29.33 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

673,409

21.033 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

60,607

29.388 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,805

29.293 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,024

21.036 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,968

21.036 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

26,815

21.025 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,559

21.028 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,795

21.025 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

38

20.977 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

21,401

29.224 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,500

20.981 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,500

20.981 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

9

29.388 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

250

29.388 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

750

29.388 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

241

29.388 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

673,409

21.03 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,489

21.03 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7

29.37 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

570

21.012 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,670

29.38 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,330

21.065 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

451

21.059 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,024

21.059 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22,460

21.059 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

494

29.301 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

245

29.301 EUR

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,795

21.023 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,559

21.023 GBP

Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26,815

21.048 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,703

21.288 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,542

21.285 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,500

21.244 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,500

21.244 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

549,743

21.319 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,225

21.282 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

261

21.282 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,399

21.318 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,988

21.334 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,629

21.336 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

549,743

21.318 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,000

21.312 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15

21.325 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

756

21.335 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,114

21.313 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,779

21.28 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,300

21.268 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,482

21.316 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,506

21.340 GBP

Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,629

21.316 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

Type e.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:

22/04/2015

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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