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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

29th Jul 2015 11:55

RNS Number : 4374U
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
29 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:

28/07/2015

(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

1,916,274

17.7 GBP

17.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

24

25.04 EUR

25.04 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,347,674

17.71 GBP

17.51 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

24

25.04 EUR

25.04 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,059,696

17.47 GBP

17.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

2,120,984

24.83 EUR

24.37 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,036,439

17.48 GBP

17.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,306,926

24.8 EUR

24.37 EUR

ADR - US7802592060

Sale

1,075

55.78 USD

55.78 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 GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18

24.746 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,877

24.547 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,422

24.547 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

812

24.64 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

660

24.615 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

409

24.61 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

376

24.605 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

204

24.61 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

335,671

24.622 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

50,000

24.637 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

49,585

24.637 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

415

24.637 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,984

17.475 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

461

17.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,321

17.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,060

17.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9

17.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

690,825

17.381 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,150

17.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,278

17.395 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1,292

17.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

20,828

17.462 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

50,000

17.356 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

235

24.64 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

812

24.64 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,422

24.64 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9,009

24.649 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

335,671

24.62 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5,992

17.403 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

20,000

17.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,060

17.379 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

687,022

17.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,292

17.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,278

17.342 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

16,150

17.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

12,492

17.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

20,828

17.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

38,687

17.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,910

17.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,290

17.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

367

17.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

15,074

17.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

9,439

17.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6,216

17.524 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,219

17.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

483

17.537 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

667,348

17.592 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

24,498

17.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

11,374

17.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,366

17.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

11,135

17.51 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

5,682

17.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

479

17.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,772

17.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

72

17.625 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,123

17.625 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

14

17.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

329

17.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,135

17.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,932

17.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

668,709

17.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

11,374

17.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

26,864

17.589 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

18

17.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

93

17.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

10,891

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

5,151

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

31,311

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

28,018

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

11,773

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

71,559

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8,835

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

10,794

17.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

15,000

17.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

400,000

17.655 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:

29/07/2015

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.

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:

28/07/2015

(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

500,869

10.355 GBP

10.225 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

842,982

10.36 GBP

10.225 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

3920

10.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

62419

10.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11758

10.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4687

10.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

192780

10.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

75600

10.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

31620

10.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21523

10.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25000

10.267 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

15053

10.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

15121

10.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

334

10.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

313839

10.295 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1280

10.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

313839

10.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11380

10.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11025

10.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3571

10.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11025

10.286 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14951

10.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1564

10.299 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:

29/07/2015

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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