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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

21st Jul 2015 12:03

RNS Number : 6547T
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
21 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:

20/07/2015

(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

464,455

18.55 GBP

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

506,582

18.5 GBP

18.33 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

667,425

18.35 GBP

18.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

832,874

26.44 EUR

26.06 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

672,476

18.31 GBP

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

975,584

26.41 EUR

26.05 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

26.189 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

195,452

26.233 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

416

26.099 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

356

26.199 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,500

26.087 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

50,000

26.25 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,480

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

646

18.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,696

18.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

18.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4

18.182 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

519,820

18.213 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,467

18.242 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,650

18.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,200

18.242 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,582

18.264 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

384

18.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

339

18.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

111

18.154 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,001

18.276 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

27,873

26.211 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

32

26.289 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

8,660

26.195 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

195,452

26.23 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5,059

26.262 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

8

26.222 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

17

26.222 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

356

26.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

399

26.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

738

26.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,625

18.178 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

128

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

130

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

500

18.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,680

18.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,074

18.211 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

519,888

18.211 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,200

18.222 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

15,117

18.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

967

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,141

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

50

18.091 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

103

18.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

151

18.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

284

18.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

384

18.135 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

472

18.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

10,249

18.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

61

18.192 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

8,124

18.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

7,326

18.377 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,681

18.367 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,575

18.377 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,349

18.379 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

8,567

18.372 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

837

18.374 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,797

18.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,548

18.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,921

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

9

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,086

18.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

312,360

18.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6,350

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,513

18.471 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

15

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,692

18.467 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

383

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

167

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

67

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

9

18.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,094

18.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,007

18.381 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

352

18.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,330

18.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

634

18.397 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

312,360

18.397 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,528

18.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,350

18.436 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,219

18.41 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:

21/07/2015

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:

20/07/2015

(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

427,583

10.835 GBP

10.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

642,293

10.835 GBP

10.725 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

12,921

10.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,729

10.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

774

10.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,483

10.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,353

10.731 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

46

10.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

456

10.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,130

10.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,382

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,945

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,464

10.806 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

282,344

10.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,603

10.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

930

10.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

282,344

10.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

17,649

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,866

10.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,060

10.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

9,866

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

18,709

10.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,930

10.756 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,376

10.756 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

535

10.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

294

10.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

284

10.756 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

256

10.757 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

284

10.756 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

417

10.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

432

10.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

535

10.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,513

10.785 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:

21/07/2015

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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