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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) Amendment

17th Apr 2015 14:04

RNS Number : 5955K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 April 2015
 



AMENDMENT FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 Amendment to sec 2(a)

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:

13/04/2015

(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

12,488,731

11.77 GBP

11.69 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

10,977,621

11.775 GBP

11.69 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

1,457,154

11.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,457,154

11.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

892

11.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

258

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

57,000

11.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

54,000

11.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

13,000

11.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,000

11.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,319

11.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,412

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,636

11.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

991

11.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,427

11.716 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

66,789

11.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,422

11.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

41,636

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

33

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,422

11.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,422

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,000

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,000

11.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

51,133

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

39,142

11.711 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,913

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

227,100

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

354,400

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,200

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,600

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

56,327

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

50,700

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

392,400

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100,000

11.737 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100,000

11.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

71

11.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

400

11.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,677

11.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,323

11.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

98,446

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

810

11.690 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

93

11.690 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

93

11.7000 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

810

11.7150 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:

17/04/2015

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.

AMENDMENT FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

amendment to sec 2(a) and (B)

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:

14/04/2015

(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

9,505,049

11.86 GBP

11.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

8,228,753

11.865 GBP

11.73 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

50,000

11.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,025,607

11.809 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

892

11.809 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,025,607

11.811 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

343

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,000

11.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,147

11.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,787

11.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

32,424

11.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

63

11.82 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3

11.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

649

11.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,799

11.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,296

11.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

109,850

11.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,195

11.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,217

11.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

201,700

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

314,800

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

19,627

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

20,100

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

50,073

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

45,100

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

348,600

11.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,116

11.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100

11.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,000

11.802 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,720

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,720

11.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,000

11.794

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:

17/04/2015

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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