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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

10th Jul 2015 12:18

RNS Number : 7585S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10 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:

09/07/2015

(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

829,149

18.33 GBP

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

942,251

18.37 GBP

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,465,166

18.16 GBP

17.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

397,705

25.4 EUR

25.02 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,332,759

18.13 GBP

17.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

390,553

25.4 EUR

25 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

35,881

25.182 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

19,017

25.182 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,456

25.182 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,314

25.182 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

67

25.331 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

191,928

25.214 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,154

25.235 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,897

25.235 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

910

17.997 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

417

17.985 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9

17.985 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,885

17.912 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

903,646

18.019 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

168

18.019 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,983

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,357

17.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

349

18.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,793

18.044 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

452

18.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

359

18.064 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

113

18.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

79

18.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

40

17.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,391

18.098 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

29,434

17.987 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

55,286

25.193 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1

25.244 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

398

25.333 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,139

25.324 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,187

25.333 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,434

25.043 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

191,928

25.211 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

473

25.367 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

599

25.346 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,897

25.34 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,040

25.34 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

372

25.038 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

223

25.356 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

287

25.356 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,656

18.025 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

230

18.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

117

18.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

150

18.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,479

18.033 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,340

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

903,646

18.016 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,706

18.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9,983

18.034 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,391

17.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

12,997

17.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

25,457

17.998 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

16,383

18.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,854

18.144 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,864

18.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

114,500

18.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

20,500

18.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,500

18.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,662

18.242 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,538

18.242 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

710

18.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

561,618

18.204 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,855

18.204 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,550

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,812

18.127 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,821

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,119

18.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

416

18.214 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

229

18.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6,759

18.292 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

22,270

18.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

898

18.236 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,663

18.266 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,624

18.266 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,625

18.266 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2

18.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,538

18.246 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

561,618

18.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,821

18.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8,362

18.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Long

16,250

25.14 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

16,250

24.75 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

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:

10/07/2015

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:

09/07/2015

(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

1,086,634

10.7 GBP

10.525 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

744,709

10.705 GBP

10.525 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

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

437

10.571

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,757

10.582

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,253

10.582

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,313

10.593

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

583

10.593

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,054

10.593

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

321

10.593

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

321

10.593

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

534

10.596

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

413,719

10.612

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

413,719

10.614

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

961

10.619

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

151

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

102,146

10.633

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,854

10.633

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

66,084

10.634

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,500

10.645

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,921

10.651

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,170

10.659

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

137

10.659

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

36,627

10.66

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

50,000

10.663

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

15,281

10.675

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,551

10.68

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

17,017

10.59

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

15,793

10.59

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,877

10.59

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

15,793

10.60

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

25,894

10.59

 

(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:

10/07/2015

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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