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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

13th May 2015 13:36

RNS Number : 0792N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
13 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:

12/05/2015

(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

1,000,625

11.815 GBP

11.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

809,824

11.81 GBP

11.674 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

410,826

11.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,308

11.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

410,826

11.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,247

11.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,097

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,747

11.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,532

11.717 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,409

11.717 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,091

11.692 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

40

11.692 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,279

11.723 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

40

11.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

616

11.692 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

301

11.795 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

429

11.736 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

16,711

11.726 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,712

11.674 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

96,407

11.753 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,158

11.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,159

11.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,674

11.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

520

11.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

28,416

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

25,464

11.76 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

17,181

11.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

28,416

11.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

 

Short

42,645

11.74 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:

13/05/2015

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:

12/05/2015

(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 GB00B03MM408

Purchase

913,676

20.795 GBP

20.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

751,538

20.77 GBP

20.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

3,904,484

20.545 GBP

28.255 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,353,590

20.545 GBP

28.245 EUR

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

23,016

63.963 USD

63.963 USD

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

23,016

64.159 USD

64.159 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 GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

30,304

20.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

50

20.685 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,389

20.685 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

33

20.677 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

24

20.677 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

50,000

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

25,000

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

75,000

20.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

564,042

20.645 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

564,042

20.642 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10,000

20.562 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

27

20.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

17,623

20.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

481

20.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

295

20.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,579

20.613 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,660

20.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12,692

20.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,818

20.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,910

20.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,984

20.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,355

20.587 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

496

20.592 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,193

20.667 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

157

20.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,973

20.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6,082

20.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

736

20.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,356

20.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

23,419

20.353 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,536

28.502 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14,435

28.502 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

376

28.502 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

67,350

28.502 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,911

28.406 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4,000

28.432 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,723

20.361 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

643,694

20.361 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

643,694

20.359 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,000

20.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

687

28.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

178

28.52 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

814

20.357 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,603

20.357 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

38

28.352 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,382

28.42 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

552

28.467 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

246

28.467 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

54

28.42 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

399

28.471 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

299

28.413 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

349

28.413 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

349

28.421 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

260

28.413 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

237

28.413 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

250

20.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

102

20.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,487

20.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

543

20.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

32

20.339 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

26

20.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

71

20.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,627

20.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

712

20.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

20.336 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,355

28.418 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,824

28.437 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,632

20.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,913

20.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,779

20.358 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

23,043

20.361 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

24,506

20.459 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

100

20.345 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12

28.432 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,578

20.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,111

20.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

221,863

28.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

221,863

28.423 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

800

20.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

50

20.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

50

20.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

13,243

20.64 GBP

Common ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,045

20.66 GBP

Common ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,863

20.66 GBP

Common ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,045

20.63 GBP

Common ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

16,106

20.64 GBP

Common ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6

20.23 GBP

Common ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6

20.29 GBP

 

(c)

Stocksettled 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

Call Option

Selling

500,000

40 GBP

American

20161216

0.09 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Put Option

Purchasing

500,000

40 GBP

American

20161216

14.01 GBP

 

(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:

13/05/2015

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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