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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

12th May 2015 12:46

RNS Number : 9264M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 May 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:

11/05/2015

(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

1,286,559

12.06 GBP

11.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,332,505

12.065 GBP

11.84 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

275

11.848 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,247

11.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

310,095

11.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

505

11.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

310,095

11.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,000

11.994 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

20,801

11.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,035

11.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

22,050

12.017 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

252

11.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,874

11.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29,252

11.867 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,832

11.951 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,729

11.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,144

12.017 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,147

12.019 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

100

11.886 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

13,687

11.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

25,223

11.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,348

11.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,022

12.003 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,823

11.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,505

11.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,510

11.95 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

21,141

11.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,141

11.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,510

11.96 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,505

11.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,823

11.96 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

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Call Option

Writing

10,000

12

American

15/05/2015

0.075

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Call Option

Writing

14,000

12

American

15/05/2015

0.075

 

(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:

12/05/2015

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:

11/05/2015

(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

1,430,957

20.85 GBP

27 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,491,746

20.83 GBP

27 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

687,780

21.26 GBP

20.82 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

803,712

21.24 GBP

20.81 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

2, 395

64.215 USD

64.18 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 - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

553,017

20.73 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

473,890

21.06 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

160,864

28.79 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,683

28.82 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,108

28.82 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,013

28.82 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,639

28.82 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,949

21.08 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,791

28.82 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,294

20.66 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,503

20.99 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,500

21.15 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,124

20.79 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3,334

21 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,387

21.08 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,888

20.77 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

505

28.89 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

416

28.74 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

184

20.71 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

177

28.74 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

171

20.98 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

152

21.15 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

29

20.98 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

27

21.1 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

29

21 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

56

21.11 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

69

21 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

101

20.64 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

152

20.93 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

184

20.67 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

197

21 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

260

28.65 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

314

20.7 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

368

20.64 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

376

28.87 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

400

28.64 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

416

28.86 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

804

28.86 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

805

20.85 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

829

20.87 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

1,117

28.65 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

1,509

20.86 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

1,800

28.78 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

1,959

20.72 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

2,130

20.86 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

2,387

21.1 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

2,578

20.64 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

3,334

21.1 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

3,535

21.09 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

3,671

20.74 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

3,973

20.85 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

5,362

20.87 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

6,082

20.93 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

6,096

21.12 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

7,949

21.1 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

8,114

20.54 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

11,234

21.12 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

15,948

20.99 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

53,012

20.97 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

85,612

20.71 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

160,864

28.79 EUR

Common - ISINGB00B03MM408

Short

473,890

21.06 GBP

Common - ISINGB00B03MLX29

Short

553,017

20.72 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

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Purchasing

1,625,000

0

15/05/2015

28.69

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

1,625,000

0

17/07/2015

28.708

 

(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:

12/05/2015

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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