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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

8th Jul 2015 12:02

RNS Number : 5121S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 July 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

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:

07/07/2015

(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

814,748

18.05 GBP

17.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

787,395

18.05 GBP

17.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,014,963

17.85 GBP

17.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

634,932

25.25 EUR

24.84 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,056,814

17.82 GBP

17.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

444,542

25.26 EUR

24.84 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

32,100

55.05 USD

55.05 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 GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,075

24.923 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

248,159

25.073 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,584

24.947 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,113

24.947 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

400

25.159 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

317

25.313 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,289

25.022 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,762

25.003 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,380

25.139 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

582

17.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,900

17.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,850

17.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

619,529

17.701 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,520

17.674 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,695

17.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,528

17.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,720

17.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

944

17.659 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

590

17.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

83

17.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

307

17.614 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

59

17.614 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

26,310

17.722 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

152

17.528 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

90

17.528 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

85

24.922 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

142

25.002 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

176

25.038 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

911

25.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,301

25.126 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

103,504

25.045 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

8

25.134 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

248,159

25.072 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

400

25.096 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

820

25.096 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,113

25.096 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

13

25.057 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,409

24.961 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,353

25.057 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6,289

25.057 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1

17.811 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

17,751

17.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

620,279

17.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,528

17.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6,215

17.691 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

19,578

17.754 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

70

18.044 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,970

17.868 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

426,001

17.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

12,204

17.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,674

17.84 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

603

17.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

280

17.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

479

17.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

348

17.714 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

270

17.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

72

17.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

65

17.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

231

17.613 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

8,486

17.875 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

19,453

17.839 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,737

17.617 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

426,559

17.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

5,277

17.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

12,204

17.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

877

17.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

72

17.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

88

17.723 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

383

17.671 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

391

17.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

827

17.723 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:

08/07/2015

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

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:

07/07/2015

(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

1,422,931

10.6 GBP

10.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,528,246

10.635 GBP

10.345 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

46

10.463

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,204

10.54

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,545

10.489

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,081

10.489

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,958

10.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,865

10.453 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,623

10.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

268

10.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,176

10.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,243

10.511 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18

10.572 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

750

10.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

519,898

10.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

522,060

10.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,959

10.345 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,474

10.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,382

10.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,140

10.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,140

10.462 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,680

10.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,109

10.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,276

10.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

216

10.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,971

10.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

473

10.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,680

10.514 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

216

10.462 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,522

10.514 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,522

10.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,126

10.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

36,777

10.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

17,276

10.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,251

10.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

11,251

10.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

54,053

10.52 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:

08/07/2015

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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