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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

15th Jul 2015 11:58

RNS Number : 1342T
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
15 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:

14/07/2015

(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

1,200,148

18.61 GBP

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,044,085

18.6 GBP

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

863,418

18.38 GBP

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

413,319

26.09 EUR

25.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

894,044

18.39 GBP

18.05 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

742,546

26.09 EUR

25.5 EUR

ADR - US7802592060

Sale

30,000

57.42 USD

57.42 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

81,846

25.815 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

43,154

25.815 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,199

25.815 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,421

25.815 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

131

25.54 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

232,989

25.736 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

814

25.612 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

383

25.549 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,292

25.613 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20,420

25.985 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,832

25.985 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,878

18.361 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

18.361 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

565

18.323 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,662

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

616,197

18.171 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

23,375

18.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,551

18.148 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

375

18.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

897

18.136 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

553

18.136 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,638

18.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,119

18.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,554

25.644 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

44

25.869 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

232,989

25.733 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,330

25.535 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

823

25.702 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,879

18.071 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

31

18.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,650

18.38 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

616,197

18.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9,926

18.137 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

23,375

18.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

258

18.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

897

18.088 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,092

18.105 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

64

18.382 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,454

18.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

5,842

18.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,325

18.354 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

295

18.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4

18.529 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,679

18.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,166

18.378 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,610

18.577 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

482,634

18.373 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

7,874

18.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

6,279

18.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,973

18.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,448

18.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

22,270

18.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,910

18.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

185,000

18.566 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

296

18.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

202

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

521

18.278 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

666

18.285 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,879

18.29 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

482,634

18.372 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

7,874

18.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

10,252

18.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,113

18.301 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:

15/07/2015

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:

14/07/2015

(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

1,265,590

10.78 GBP

10.615 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,155,278

10.785 GBP

10.62 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

13,544

10.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

50,000

10.724 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,000

10.727 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,557

10.72 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,133

10.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,784

10.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,076

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,179

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,302

10.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

423,919

10.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

895

10.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

423,919

10.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

22,975

10.663 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18,057

10.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,182

10.663 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,975

10.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

24,239

10.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

423

10.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,248

10.683 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

617

10.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

235

10.683 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

201

10.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

852

10.656 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,248

10.702 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,078

10.702 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,250

10.684 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

9,141

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

40,859

10.772 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:

15/07/2015

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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