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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

14th May 2015 12:34

RNS Number : 2001N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
14 May 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:

13/05/2015

(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

1,819,370

11.855 GBP

11.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

3,528,169

11.84 GBP

11.745 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

371,755

11.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,070

11.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,308

11.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

371,755

11.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

23,003

11.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

580

11.78 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,842

11.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

13,909

11.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18,723

11.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

20,000

11.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

13,244

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

44,147

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

192,198

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,824

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,736

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

68,734

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,044

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,158

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

348

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

319,904

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

95,970

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,392,741

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,821

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,069

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,425

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

22,862

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

76,206

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

331,773

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,793

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,738

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

25,220

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,425

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,821

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,069

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

24,866

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

108,257

11.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,460

11.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,964

11.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,854

11.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

520

11.779 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,416

11.779 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

630,000

11.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

190,000

11.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,000

11.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

62,906

11.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

26,432

11.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

160,662

11.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

43,614

11.79

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,485

11.80

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,444

11.79

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,485

11.79

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

35,170

11.79

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

508

11.79

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

508

11.79

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:

14/05/2015

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:

13/05/2015

(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

2,046,567

20.835 GBP

20.685 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

866,162

20.84 GBP

20.69 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

913,712

28.72 EUR

28.215 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

685,309

20.495 GBP

20.305 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

540,772

28.72 EUR

28.21 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

772,191

20.5 GBP

20.31 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

620

63.23 USD

63.22 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

Short

15,332

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,714

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

57

20.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

490,435

20.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

490,435

20.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

631

20.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,971

20.711 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

417

20.742 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

64

20.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,184

20.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,304

20.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

458

20.751 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,979

20.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,563

20.813 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

811

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,703

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,770

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

33,942

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

147,772

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,183

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

774

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,233

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,580

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,770

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

811

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,703

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

42,744

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

620,326

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

142,487

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

48,218

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

11,075

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,323

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

155

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,246

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

516

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

19,663

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,899

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

85,605

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

30,614

20.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,375

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,110

20.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,656

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,064

20.802 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,765

20.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

71,559

20.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

11,773

20.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

28,018

20.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24,753

20.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,627

20.405 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,239

28.478 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9

20.452 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

86

20.452 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,000

28.334 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,000

28.636 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,306

20.386 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,723

20.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

529,785

20.386 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

529,785

20.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,000

20.382 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

165

20.415 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

33

28.573 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

162

28.558 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

102

20.396 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,750

20.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

20.386 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,121

20.402 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,124

20.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,484

20.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,193

20.356 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

24,441

20.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

100

20.394 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6

28.351 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

584

20.449 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

433

20.395 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

199,800

28.433 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

199,800

28.433 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,182

20.76

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,351

20.76

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,351

20.75

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,774

20.76

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12,408

20.75

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

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

50,000

0

18/12/2015

27.23

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

50,000

0

18/12/2015

27.23

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

250,000

0

16/12/2016

26.05

 

(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:

14/05/2015

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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