18th May 2015 12:51
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 | ||
| BG Group PLC | ||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | ||
| 15/05/2015 | ||
| 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 | 865,051 | 11.83 GBP | 11.675 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Sale | 1,232,586 | 11.835 GBP | 11.675 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 | 1,366 | 11.745 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 283,988 | 11.745 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,209 | 11.745 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 283,988 | 11.745 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 17,000 | 11.752 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 3,097 | 11.77 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,973 | 11.77 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 7,999 | 11.77 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 12,592 | 11.77 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 2,983 | 11.77 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 20,801 | 11.77 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 2,114 | 11.76 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 1,964 | 11.723 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,160 | 11.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 462 | 11.749 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 597 | 11.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 513 | 11.806 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 363 | 11.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 13,313 | 11.79 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 2,832 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 4,159 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 4,158 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 33,119 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,144 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 21,003 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,147 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 4,730 | 11.756 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 11.752 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,593 | 11.75 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 18,292 | 11.76219 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 13,766 | 11.76219 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 5770 | 11.75356 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps |
Short | 13,766 | 11.74666 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps |
Short | 24,062 | 11.76619 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 510 | 11.7325 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps |
Short | 510 | 11.7325 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 |
(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: | 18/05/2015 |
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 | |||||
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | |||||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | |||||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | |||||
| 15/05/2015 | |||||
| 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 GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 2,268,113 | 28.01 EUR | 27.575 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 638,828 | 20.185 GBP | 19.855 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 478,918 | 28.01 EUR | 27.575 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 666,989 | 20.185 GBP | 19.86 GBP | |||
ADR - ISIN US7802592060 | Sale | 5,411 | 63.235 USD | 63.23 USD | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 754,749 | 20.5 GBP | 20.19 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 709,178 | 21 GBP | 20.195 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 GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 442 | 20.084 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,352 | 20.091 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,502 | 27.849 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 50,031 | 27.932 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 26 | 19.918 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 97 | 19.918 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 407,470 | 20.02 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 410,886 | 20.018 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11,000 | 20.029 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 259 | 27.9 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 405 | 27.895 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 400 | 27.84 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 269 | 27.9 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 112 | 27.84 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 500 | 27.628 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,544 | 27.686 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 783 | 27.686 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9,527 | 27.628 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,199 | 27.784 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 500 | 27.693 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 783 | 27.628 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 162 | 27.876 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 27.876 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 93 | 27.807 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 224 | 27.697 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 93 | 27.876 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 224 | 27.807 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 595 | 27.807 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,800 | 20.138 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 53 | 20.021 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,249 | 19.913 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 550 | 19.913 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,800 | 19.913 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,530 | 19.937 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 690 | 19.948 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,643 | 19.93 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,540 | 19.933 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 608 | 27.912 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,296 | 27.744 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,185 | 19.905 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 700 | 19.96 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 437 | 27.744 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,081 | 20.055 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 647 | 20.055 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 207,000 | 27.785 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 207,000 | 27.786 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,120 | 19.95 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,422 | 20.359 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,382 | 20.432 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 59 | 20.257 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 50,000 | 20.315 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 315,403 | 20.358 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 313,565 | 20.36 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,538 | 20.358 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 8,500 | 20.31 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 500 | 20.31 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,000 | 20.261 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3 | 20.236 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 91 | 20.396 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 171 | 20.396 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 265 | 20.274 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,063 | 20.296 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 818 | 20.251 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,938 | 20.258 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 14,934 | 20.283 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 72 | 20.392 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 829 | 20.306 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 166 | 20.329 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 90 | 20.447 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 82 | 20.412 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,721 | 20.305 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,387 | 20.261 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,147 | 20.378 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 964 | 20.261 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 244 | 20.378 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 244 | 20.261 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,810 | 20.273 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,810 | 20.26 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Long | 305 | 20.17 GBP | ||||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Short | 305 | 20.17 GBP | ||||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Long | 9324 | 20.38708 GBP | ||||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Long | 2314 | 20.34219 GBP | ||||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Long | 71 | 20.38708 GBP | ||||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Short | 2385 | 20.3857 GBP | ||||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Short | 9324 | 20.37192 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 | Put Option | Purchasing | 125,000 | 28 | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 0.62 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 125,000 | 28 | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 0.63 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Writing | 1,700,000 | 0 | 15/05/2015 | 27.88 | |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Writing | 75000 | 28 | AMERICAN | 20150918 | 1.4 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Call Option | Purchasing | 125000 | 30 | AMERICAN | 20150918 | 0.38 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Call Option | Purchasing | 125000 | 30 | AMERICAN | 20150918 | 0.39 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 125000 | 25 | AMERICAN | 20150918 | 0.37 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 125000 | 25 | AMERICAN | 20150918 | 0.37 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 125000 | 28 | AMERICAN | 20150619 | 0.62 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 125000 | 28 | AMERICAN | 20150619 | 0.63 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Writing | 175000 | 28 | AMERICAN | 20150918 | 1.4 |
(ii) | Exercise | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product descriptione.g. call option | Exercising/exercisedagainst | Number of securities | Exercise Price per unit | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Put Option | exercisedagainst | 25000 | 21 | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Put Option | Exercising | 120000 | 20.5 | |||
(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: | 18/05/2015 |
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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