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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

19th Jun 2015 12:00

RNS Number : 6998Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
19 June 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:

18/06/2015

(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

2,259,424

10.835 GBP

10.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,967,556

10.835 GBP

10.74 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

1,254,360

10.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,254,360

10.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,731

10.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

438

10.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,505

10.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

544

10.779 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

315

10.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

29

10.776 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,642

10.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

321

10.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,211

10.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,313

10.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,413

10.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,646

10.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

19,932

10.804 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100

10.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

221

10.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,587

10.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

20,748

10.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

57,531

10.789 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

34,864

10.793 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

22,667

10.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

20,748

10.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,587

10.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Futures

Long

274,000

10.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Futures

Short

274,000

10.698 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:

19/06/2015

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:

18/06/2015

(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 GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

976,670

29.315 EUR

25.57 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,666,938

18.44 GBP

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

731,247

25.785 EUR

25.57 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,285,151

18.468 GBP

18.26 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Sale

58,778

58.75 USD

58.6 USD

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

122

26.122 EUR

26.122 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,391,338

18.74 GBP

18.57 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,180,366

18.74 GBP

18.575 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

Long

6,286

18.365 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,227

18.362 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,017

25.704 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,506

25.691 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

217

18.442 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

990,647

18.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,121

18.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

990,647

18.357 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,000

18.401 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,400

25.647 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

765

25.755 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

240

25.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

765

25.755 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

231

18.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

231

18.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,028

18.364 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,169

18.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

269

18.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

873

25.716 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,807

25.709 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,466

25.692 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,545

25.71 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,742

18.351 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,240

18.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,427

18.357 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20,529

18.437 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,450

18.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

104

18.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

104

18.328 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10

18.307 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

575,768

25.686 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

575,768

25.685 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,900

18.36 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

18,000

18.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34,000

18.312 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

487

18.653 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

19,488

18.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

673,533

18.663 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,039

18.665 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,312

18.663 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

673,533

18.665 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,620

18.707 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

18

18.677 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

293

18.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,228

18.696 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

633

18.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

286

18.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,095

18.658 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

22

18.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

295

18.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

122

26.122 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,629

18.673 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16,790

18.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,144

18.723 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,657

18.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,295

18.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

20,187

18.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,290

18.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

203

18.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

17,500

18.591 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

33,800

18.591 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,997

18.38

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,079

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,988

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,079

18.39 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,985

18.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,600

18.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,626

18.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,552

18.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,552

18.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,626

18.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,600

18.68 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:

19/06/2015

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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