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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

20th Jul 2015 12:29

RNS Number : 5241T
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 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:

17/07/2015

(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

627,490

18.55 GBP

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

662,787

18.54 GBP

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1

26.39 EUR

26.39 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,183,137

18.32 GBP

18.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

880,711

26.38 EUR

26.13 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

972,465

18.32 GBP

18.1 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

4,534,691

26.38 EUR

26.13 EUR

ADR - US7802592060

Purchase

100,000

57.5 USD

57.5 USD

ADR - US7802592060

Sale

58,000

57.17 USD

56.94 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

4,377

26.214 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,486

26.214 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,474

26.296 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3

26.201 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,660

26.196 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,402

26.196 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

156,851

26.249 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,787

26.184 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,825

26.184 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,679

26.145 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,644

26.138 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

640

26.138 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,170

26.291 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

435

26.184 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20

26.288 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8

26.184 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,591

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,468

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,107

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,903

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,002

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,373

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

527

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

259

18.191 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

4,591

18.11 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

2,866

18.11 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1,834

18.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

337

18.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

34

18.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

435,785

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

4,074

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

8,489

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

3,190

18.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1,536

18.257 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

3,483

18.139 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

304

18.299 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

10,624

18.239 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

14,515

26.256 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3

26.339 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

156,851

26.248 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

21,110

26.216 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

382

26.283 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

20

26.274 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

191

26.274 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

435

26.27 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

864

26.274 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,979

26.27 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1

18.121 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

259

18.321 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

11

18.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

357

18.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,870

18.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

435,785

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,190

18.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

10,025

18.229 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5,483

18.231 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

127

18.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

130

18.251 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

148

18.271 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

221

18.271 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

14,032

18.169 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

64

18.142 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1

26.388 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,516

18.399 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,634

18.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,451

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

731

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

358

18.409 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

185,000

18.436 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

7,019

18.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,534

18.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,344

18.293 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

420

18.457 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2

18.457 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,395

18.566 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

245

18.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

10,490

18.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,450

18.422 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

361

18.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

296,900

18.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

634

18.426 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

5,694

18.427 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

889

18.419 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

7,793

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

150

18.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

110

18.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,150

18.521 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

420

18.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

8,758

18.298 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,652

18.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,212

18.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,395

18.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,167

18.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

245

18.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,251

18.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,548

18.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

10

18.363 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,459

18.285 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

10,490

18.363 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

248

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,085

18.334 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

296,900

18.425 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

222

18.382 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

889

18.382 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

5,472

18.386 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,331

18.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,464

18.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

277

18.466 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

383

18.375 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

300,000

25.55 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Long

400,000

1.49 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Long

400,000

1.49 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

400,000

1.29 EUR

(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:

20/07/2015

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:

17/07/2015

(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

1,882,854

10.785 GBP

10.69 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,673,366

10.785 GBP

10.695 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

6,745

10.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,613

10.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,956

10.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

738

10.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,779

10.733 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

46

10.738 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,176

10.707 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,303

10.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,712

10.695 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

261,258

10.738 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

262,188

10.736 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,894

10.738 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,649

10.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

326

10.738 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,894

10.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,975

10.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,104

10.733 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

736

10.733 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

668

10.738 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

372

10.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

360

10.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

232

10.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

179

10.738 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

68

10.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

29

10.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,774

10.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,251

10.74 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:

20/07/2015

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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