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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

1st Jul 2015 12:10

RNS Number : 8628R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01 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

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:

30/06/2015

(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

1,572,434

10.72 GBP

10.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,465,379

10.72 GBP

10.595 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

705

10.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

45360

10.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1511

10.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

545

10.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1267

10.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3970

10.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1852

10.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

51

10.595 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1068530

10.666 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1211

10.666 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1069677

10.664 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16110

10.663 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16030

10.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14123

10.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14123

10.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

32140

10.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1418

10.675 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2672

10.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3289

10.684 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

16961

10.682 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4473

10.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3183

10.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1032

10.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1005

10.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

760

10.655 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

200

10.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

119

10.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

425

10.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

633

10.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1032

10.672 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1561

10.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2125

10.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4473

10.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

296

10.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

82

10.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14160

10.664 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

200

10.622 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

54000

10.663 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:

01/07/2015

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

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:

30/06/2015

(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

Sale

1,815,260

18.4 GBP

18.063 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,712,303

18.405 GBP

18.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,838,949

18.22 GBP

17.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,365,975

25.7 EUR

25.37 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,883,918

18.22 GBP

17.892 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,255,453

25.695 EUR

25.37 EUR

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Purchase

51,904

57.03 USD

56.99 USD

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Purchase

63,000

56.6 USD

56.6 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

Swap

Short

1163

25.42 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

68870

25.5 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

47750

25.53 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

67

25.58 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1174

25.55 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

982125

25.53 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

736

25.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

982857

25.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

5200

25.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

3591

25.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

238

25.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3591

25.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5200

25.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9034

25.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

647

25.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3829

25.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5104

25.53 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

7398

25.53 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

11033

25.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

373

17.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

44134

18.07 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

12205

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

836

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

25000

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

361

18.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

104

18.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

408

18.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1067

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

3

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3

17.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1067

17.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1481170

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

3180

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1446

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1481170

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

8091

18.08 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1850

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1658

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1658

18.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9941

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

3448

18.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

77

18.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

12768

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

706

18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

574

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

344

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

312

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

312

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

434

18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

450

17.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

946

17.99 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1668

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

38912

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1284

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

17201

18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

100

17.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

150000

18.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1425

18.14 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

154

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

87

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

18

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1321

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6023

18.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

10575

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

43640

18.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

533

18.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

64

18.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

70

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2574

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

62

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1433

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3544

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

480

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3540

18.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1023149

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

114

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1024148

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

11482

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4866

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4765

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4765

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

16348

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4465

18.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

150

18.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

100

18.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

17

18.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

17

18.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

100

18.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8778

18.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

671

18.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

509

18.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1147

18.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2159

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4465

18.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

24051

18.15 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:

01/07/2015

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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