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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

19th May 2015 12:17

RNS Number : 6472N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
19 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

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:

18/05/2015

(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

183

27.789 EUR

27.789 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

829,030

20.475 GBP

20.035 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

183

27.8 EUR

27.755 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

981,766

20.485 GBP

20.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

416,208

27.825 EUR

27.35 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

645,963

20.19 GBP

19.75 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

382,698

27.825 EUR

27.35 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

679,150

20.19 GBP

19.755 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

1477

62.18 USD

62.16 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

Long

5,034

20.364 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,391

20.173 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

253

20.113 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

452,856

20.217 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

452,856

20.219 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,838

20.219 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,000

20.092 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

746

20.335 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,591

20.341 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,541

20.333 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

824

20.076 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

176

20.076 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,260

20.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,260

20.192 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

145

20.101 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

191

20.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15

20.121 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

177

20.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

41

20.041 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,260

20.12 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

829

20.076 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

444

20.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,277

20.082 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

406

20.116 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,232

20.073 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

544

20.131 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,912

20.112 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2,720

20.096 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,990

20.112 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

174

20.103 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,686

20.252 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,252

20.085 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,250

20.11 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9,393

20.072 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,152

20.026 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

25,641

27.703 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

20,110

27.619 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

110

19.818 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

63

27.479 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

546,722

19.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

546,722

19.966 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,416

19.967 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

57

27.47 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

293

27.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

57

27.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

246

27.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

58

27.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

358

27.683 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

358

27.73 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

246

27.695 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

58

27.51 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

391

27.414 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,345

27.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,754

27.422 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,037

27.444 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

760

19.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,249

19.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

502

19.975 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

760

19.975 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

366

19.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,212

19.796 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

484

19.846 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,009

19.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

351

27.661 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

561

19.815 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,600

19.982 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

19,658

19.958 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,600

19.958 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

32,119

19.958 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,770

19.835 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

125

19.836 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

234

19.971 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

187,407

27.533 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

187,407

27.53 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

750

19.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,120

19.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

750

19.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

200

19.985

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

108

19.985

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

108

20.015

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200

20.08

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10689

20.24098

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6757

20.24098

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

3802

20.19168

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10559

20.25449

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10689

20.20149

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:

19/05/2015

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

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:

18/05/2015

(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

972,716

11.815 GBP

11.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

803,457

11.82 GBP

11.615 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

Short

157,295

11.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

157,295

11.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,366

11.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,000

11.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,267

11.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

32,676

11.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

374

11.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

431

11.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,315

11.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

312

11.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

515

11.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

218

11.69 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,777

11.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,357

11.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

201

11.69 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

626

11.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

515

11.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,902

11.64 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,766

11.649 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

13,525

11.786 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

31,813

11.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,641

11.719 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,464

11.652 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

32069

11.72376

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10958

11.71597

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8950

11.71597

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8950

11.73701

GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

43027

11.71508

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:

19/05/2015

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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