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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

15th Jun 2015 12:10

RNS Number : 1716Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
15 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:

12/06/2015

(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

2,523,554

11.09 GBP

10.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,618,889

11.095 GBP

10.865 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

500

10.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

473

10.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

933,773

10.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

933,773

10.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,000

10.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

85,000

10.97 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

35,925

10.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

904

10.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

820

10.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

404

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,618

10.947 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,752

10.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,964

10.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

449

10.969 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,560

10.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

710

10.939 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,692

10.937 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,574

10.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

13,287

10.934 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

200

10.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,744

11.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,000

10.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

54,000

10.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

24,000

10.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

54,000

10.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18,000

10.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,000

10.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

112,896

10.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

85,645

10.943 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

115,111

11.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

136,254

11.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

116,789

11.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

111,274

10.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

42,372

10.943 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

134,296

11.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

84,415

10.943 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

55,854

10.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

9,976

10.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,320

11.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

67,410

11.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

57,780

11.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,040

11.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,568

10.943 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

7,856

10.929 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,870

10.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

65,254

10.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

35,298

10.966 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,956

10.957 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,870

10.999 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,856

10.957 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:

15/06/2015

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:

12/06/2015

(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

1,381,352

19.26 GBP

18.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,611,185

19.26 GBP

18.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

775,508

26.29 EUR

25.705 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,250,945

18.99 GBP

18.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

636,420

26.29 EUR

25.705 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,394,183

18.99 GBP

18.52 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Purchase

25,005

58.07 USD

58.02 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

Long

400

18.937 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

55,284

18.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,070

18.949 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

721,881

18.974 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

666

18.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

720,339

18.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

25,000

18.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

740

19.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

277

18.834 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

418

18.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

191

18.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

123

18.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

60

18.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

136

18.856 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,860

18.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,746

18.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,945

18.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,040

18.939 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

995

19.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

328

19.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

328

18.783 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

408

19.038 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,202

18.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2

18.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,838

18.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,168

18.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

52,018

19.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

50,285

19.026 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

51,270

19.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

59,815

19.036 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

38,146

18.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

60,688

19.036 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

49,561

19.026 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

37,598

18.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

18,872

18.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

25,736

19.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,596

19.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

24,877

19.026 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

30,024

19.036 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,363

19.036 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,443

19.026 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,372

18.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

439

18.666 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

61

18.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

85

18.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

381

18.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

378

18.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

306

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

49

18.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

381

18.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

55

18.576 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

760

25.78 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,457

18.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

31,276

18.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

17,102

18.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,077

18.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,401

18.821 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100

18.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

440

18.837 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

440

18.723 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

408,486

25.964 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

408,486

25.964 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

152

25.964 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

881

25.964 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

790

18.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,427

18.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

783

18.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

80

18.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

44,965

18.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

57,845

26.029 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,033

25.819 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

755,736

18.717 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,285

18.717 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

754,815

18.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,000

18.687 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,152

18.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,151

25.792 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

681

25.788 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,537

25.851 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

484

25.777 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

765

25.851 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

885

25.885 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

401

25.851 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,537

25.822 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,517

18.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

219

18.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,200

18.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

281

18.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,240

18.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

241

18.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

407

18.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

350

18.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

55

18.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,978

18.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,869

18.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

533

18.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,869

18.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,511

18.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,578

18.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,340

18.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,083

18.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,340

18.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

14,661

18.98 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:

15/06/2015

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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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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