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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

9th Jul 2015 12:08

RNS Number : 6287S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 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

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:

08/07/2015

(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

1,251,907

18.2 GBP

17.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,171,713

18.2 GBP

17.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,162,051

18.15 GBP

17.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

528,606

25.24 EUR

24.76 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,609,531

18.15 GBP

17.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

561,346

25.32 EUR

24.86 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

3,761

25.071 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11

25.196 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

271,011

25.087 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,920

25.078 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

121

25.078 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13

25.078 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,458

18.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,423

18.012 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

230,474

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,000

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,479

17.977 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

960

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

223

17.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

778,274

17.929 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

750

17.929 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,565

17.862 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,596

17.666 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

865

17.862 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,352

17.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

188

17.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

43,642

17.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25,457

17.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,578

17.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,333

17.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

239

18.013 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,500

18.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,084

17.934 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

115,970

17.934 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

37,878

24.892 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

103

25.239 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

271,011

25.087 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

400

25.206 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

400

25.207 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,672

25.07 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

317

25.203 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

121

24.796 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,697

25.076 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

432

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1

18.023 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

969

18.023 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

778,274

17.926 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

865

17.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,161

17.803 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

677

18.121 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

43,642

17.837 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,916

18.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

13

18.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,500

18.074 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

16,274

18.124 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

15,500

18.128 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,663

17.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,850

17.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,957

17.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

597,733

18.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

558

18.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

12,421

17.902 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

8,681

17.902 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

5,530

17.953 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

986

18.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

7,488

18.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,701

18.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

877

18.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

352

18.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

272

18.129 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

272

17.969 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

84

18.189 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

49

17.874 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

231

18.123 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

22,270

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

14,369

18.128 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

512

18.163 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,346

18.163 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8

18.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,372

18.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,850

18.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

942

18.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

597,733

18.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

12,421

17.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

14,211

17.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8,474

18.03 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,160

17.821 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

314

18.176 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:

09/07/2015

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

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:

08/07/2015

(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

2,078,520

10.62 GBP

10.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,994,734

10.62 GBP

10.365 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

15,231

10.503 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,264

10.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

554,108

10.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,162

10.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

554,108

10.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

639

10.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,946

10.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

397

10.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

905

10.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

862

10.562 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

81

10.562 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

290

10.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

397

10.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

133

10.564 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

120

10.565 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,256

10.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,648

10.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

46

10.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

6,000

10.581 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,189

10.583 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,703

10.585 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

439

10.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

50,000

10.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

32,761

10.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

25,207

10.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,291

10.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25,207

10.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

36,052

10.54 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:

09/07/2015

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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