21st Aug 2015 11:45
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 |
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | ||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | ||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | ||
| 20/08/2015 | ||
| 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 | 3,230,218 | 17.58 GBP | 17.31 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 2,041,606
| 17.62 GBP | 17.26 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,705,433 | 17.48 GBP | 17.16 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,588,052 | 24.61 EUR | 24.23 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,719,023 | 17.43 GBP | 17.19 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,284,114 | 24.7 EUR | 24.27 EUR |
(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 | 3,080 | 24.492 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 239 | 17.384 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,138 | 17.279 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 566 | 17.279 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 280 | 17.279 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,280 | 17.243 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,636 | 17.376 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 955 | 17.39 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 690 | 17.376 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 284 | 17.376 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 737,293 | 24.423 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,953 | 24.423 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 265 | 24.423 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,233,757 | 17.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 750 | 17.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 14,753 | 17.301 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 11,464 | 17.301 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,398 | 17.327 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,155 | 24.442 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 400 | 24.407 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,002 | 24.431 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 633 | 24.431 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 504 | 24.431 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 279 | 24.431 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 591 | 17.394 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 390 | 17.394 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 293 | 17.246 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 157 | 17.246 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 141 | 17.399 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2 | 17.246 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,000 | 24.385 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 56 | 17.383 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9,565 | 17.411 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 666 | 17.187 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 41 | 24.307 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 69 | 24.277 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 137 | 24.309 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 590 | 24.341 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,012 | 17.237 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 240,436 | 24.356 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13,663 | 17.402 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 118 | 24.384 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,138 | 17.386 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,515 | 17.386 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 84 | 17.392 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,164 | 24.31 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 14 | 17.385 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 690 | 17.24 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,636 | 17.385 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 737,293 | 24.421 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 470 | 17.31 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,233,757 | 17.31 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 14,753 | 17.277 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 18,862 | 17.301 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 363 | 24.398 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 418 | 24.506 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,002 | 24.398 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 279 | 24.406 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,002 | 24.381 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 229 | 17.187 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 21,768 | 17.343 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 37,384 | 24.368 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 60 | 17.382 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 171 | 17.382 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 22,270 | 17.496 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,076 | 17.517 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,514 | 17.528 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,792 | 17.524 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,241 | 17.524 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 932 | 17.524 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 896 | 17.524 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,227 | 17.292 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 19,159 | 17.449 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,528 | 17.449 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 783 | 17.449 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,033,154 | 17.442 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 424 | 17.442 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 512 | 17.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 400 | 17.589 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 388 | 17.319 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 267 | 17.455 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 193 | 17.455 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,794 | 17.531 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,998 | 17.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 996 | 17.464 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 904 | 17.562 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,975 | 17.524 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 809 | 17.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 551 | 17.518 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,244 | 27.466 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,925 | 17.356 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,285 | 17.973 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,940 | 17.633 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,360 | 17.366 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,957 | 17.347 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,071 | 17.374 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 185,000 | 17.444 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 36,735 | 17.43 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,241 | 17.366 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,528 | 17.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,870 | 17.386 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,034,076 | 17.439 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,192 | 17.436 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,689 | 17.436 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,710 | 17.456 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,576 | 17.436 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 36 | 17.406 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 289 | 17.476 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 529 | 17.296 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 15 | 17.532 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 24 | 17.532 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 222,700 | 17.352 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 400,860 | 17.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 222,700 | 17.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 208,002 | 17.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 38 | 27.466 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 38 | 27.466 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 38 | 27.466 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,206 | 27.466 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,206 | 27.466 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 27.466 USD | |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Long | 150,000 | 1.53 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Long | 150,000 | 1.53 EUR |
(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 GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 75,000 | 16 GBP | American | 20/11/2015 | 0.3546 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 100,000 | 24 EUR | American | 18/12/2015 | 1.11 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 50,000 | 24 EUR | American | 18/12/2015 | 1.11 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 50,000 | 24 EUR | American | 18/12/2015 | 1.11 EUR |
(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: | 21/08/2015 |
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.
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