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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

14th Dec 2015 12:19

RNS Number : 9703I
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
14 December 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:

11/12/2015

(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

5,019,748

9.735 GBP

9.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

3,821,198

9.741 GBP

9.232 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

48,852

9.404 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

99,836

9.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

102,408

9.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

49,840

9.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,770

9.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

124,865

9.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

96,050

9.727 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

57,986

9.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,426

9.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,900

9.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

98,525

9.727 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

59,479

9.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

128,082

9.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

62,335

9.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

47,950

9.727 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

28,948

9.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

9,199

9.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,434

9.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,475

9.727 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,513

9.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

9,718

9.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

44,379

9.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

45,524

9.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,154

9.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,453

9.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

188

9.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,920

9.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

17

9.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,090

9.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,115

9.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,954

9.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

27,252

9.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

662

9.498 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

481,419

9.498 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

28,351

9.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

155,910

9.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

270

9.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

70,000

9.586 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,283

9.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,698

9.259 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

216

9.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,000

9.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

50,000

9.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,000

9.463 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,570

9.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,082

9.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,513

9.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,000

9.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,835

9.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

263

9.264 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

177

9.351 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,954

9.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,090

9.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

17

9.705 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

481,419

9.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

470

9.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

137,919

9.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

28,351

9.523 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

17,991

9.523 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

74

9.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

49

9.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

48

9.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

31

9.339 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

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

15,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

5,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

50,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

30,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

20,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

5,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

50,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

25,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

40,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

15,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

15,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

25,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Put Option

Writing

5,000

7.5

American

15/01/2016

0.1

 

(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:

14/12/2015

Contact name:

Kim Oakley

Telephone number:

0207 996 0275

 

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.

This information is provided by RNS
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