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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

7th Jul 2015 12:20

RNS Number : 3925S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 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:

06/07/2015

(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

593,579

18.16 GBP

18.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

589,406

18.16 GBP

18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

774,976

17.99 GBP

17.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

373,571

25.48 EUR

25.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

741,140

18.02 GBP

17.84 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

359,591

25.49 EUR

25.29 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

40,000

55.81 USD

55.8 USD

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

15,000

56.23 USD

56.23 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

75,110

25.382 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

166,195

25.364 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,489

17.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,367

17.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,145

17.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,000

17.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

358

17.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

139

17.956 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,665

17.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

520,248

17.934 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,623

17.952 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,015

17.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,950

17.888 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

500

17.939 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

497

17.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

126

17.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

79

17.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,465

17.943 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

240

17.878 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,199

25.368 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

22,441

25.383 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

70

25.314 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

166,195

25.363 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

210

25.383 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,467

17.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6

17.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,664

17.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

520,248

17.932 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

455

17.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,015

17.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

9,168

17.933 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,908

17.963 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

389

17.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,465

17.918 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6,208

17.918 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

29,643

17.918 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,924

18.027 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

574

18.071 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

291,174

18.078 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

891

18.078 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

11,541

18.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

5,420

18.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,279

18.092 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,233

18.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

162

18.074 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

56

18.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

312

18.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

176

18.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

100

18.065 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

27

18.109 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

107

18.003 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,604

18.066 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

16

18.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

60

18.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

96

18.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

374

18.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

915

18.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,539

18.106 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,888

18.007 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

62

18.053 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

40

18.035 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

291,174

18.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

9,699

18.071 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

11,541

18.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

312

18.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

435

18.035 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

19

18.058 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:

07/07/2015

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:

06/07/2015

(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

839,289

10.64 GBP

10.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

854,357

10.68 GBP

10.59 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

(GBP)

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

609

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,780

10.61

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

363,529

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

362,779

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

24,203

10.63

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

17,094

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,319

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,775

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

24,203

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,631

10.63

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,819

10.63

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,026

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

853

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

588

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

424

10.59

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

101

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

101

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

737

10.61

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

853

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,026

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,855

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,243

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,894

10.62

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

176

10.61

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12

10.61

 

(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:

07/07/2015

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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