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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

13th Jul 2015 11:55

RNS Number : 8709S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
13 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:

10/07/2015

(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

1,708,869

18.63 GBP

18.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,835,389

18.62 GBP

18.37GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

12

25.81 EUR

25.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

866,528

18.39 GBP

18.11 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

3,154,187

25.61 EUR

25.24 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

953,706

18.38 GBP

18.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

3,127,270

25.6 EUR

25.23 EUR

ADR - US7802592060

Sale

55,000

56.88 USD

56.55 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

2,947

25.472 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8

25.526 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

231,038

25.442 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,617

25.49 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,074

25.465 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

921

25.465 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

287

25.498 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

79

25.498 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,500

25.587 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

291

25.487 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

223

18.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

18.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

546

18.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

117

18.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

624,758

18.266 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,723

18.297 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,552

18.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

460

18.297 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

785

18.375 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

310

18.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4

18.244 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,997

18.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,131

18.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

539

25.478 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

782

25.435 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,224

25.418 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

14,479

25.425 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

231,038

25.439 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,617

25.462 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,154

25.462 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,439

25.462 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

308

25.527 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

79

25.457 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

488

25.439 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

921

25.457 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,074

25.439 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

10

25.433 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,490

25.433 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

35,007

25.548 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

291

25.506 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9,380

25.506 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

168

18.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

624,758

18.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,012

18.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5,723

18.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

675

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,793

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,687

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4

18.256 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

196

18.256 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

380

18.126 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

14,233

18.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

12

25.808 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

9,312

18.452 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,709

18.452 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,379

18.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,646

18.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,760

18.503 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,912

18.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2

18.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

286

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

484,533

18.519 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

9,022

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

5,474

18.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,543

18.531 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

413

18.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

84

18.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

74

18.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

15,961

18.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,429

18.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

127

18.388 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,912

18.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,758

18.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,855

18.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

484,533

18.515 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

5,474

18.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

11,565

18.54 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,504

18.486 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:

13/07/2015

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:

10/07/2015

(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

6,610,535

10.91 GBP

10.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

6,766,395

10.91 GBP

10.75 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

15,186

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,834

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,920

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,786

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,211

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,061

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

830

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

34,865

10.876 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,171

10.832 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,038

10.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,253

10.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

540,532

10.843 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

540,532

10.84 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

25,208

10.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

24,781

10.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,032

10.827 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25,208

10.819 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

26,813

10.844 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

411

10.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,821

10.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,645

10.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

972

10.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

534

10.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

321

10.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

302

10.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

185

10.824 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

124

10.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

15

10.824 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

15

10.837 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

185

10.821 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

972

10.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,645

10.837 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,821

10.821 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,417

10.787 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:

13/07/2015

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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