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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

23rd Jul 2015 12:09

RNS Number : 9104T
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
23 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

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:

22/07/2015

(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

1,292,194

10.73 GBP

10.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,327,645

10.735 GBP

10.505 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

11,431

10.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,594

10.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,575

10.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,221

10.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

908

10.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,000

10.571 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14,619

10.664 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

50,000

10.612 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,000

10.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

88,000

10.604 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,958

10.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,162

10.591 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,584

10.591 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,180

10.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

5,914

10.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

9,180

10.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

454,297

10.607 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

454,720

10.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

19,480

10.615 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,209

10.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,510

10.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,209

10.597 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

23,990

10.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

393

10.709 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

690

10.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

377

10.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

364

10.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

352

10.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

308

10.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

286

10.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

104

10.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

308

10.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

352

10.59 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

457

10.575 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

18,283

10.637 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

9,141

10.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,571

10.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

81,717

10.637 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

40,859

10.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

20,429

10.518 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Futures

Short

99,000

10.512 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:

23/07/2015

Contact name:

Kim Oakley

Telephone number:

0207 996 0275

 

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:

22/07/2015

(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

814,368

18.35 GBP

18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

841,980

18.35 GBP

18.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

877,749

18.14 GBP

17.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,345,414

26.03 EUR

25.66 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

857,581

18.15 GBP

17.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

939,119

26.03 EUR

25.21 EUR

(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

552

25.82 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,293

25.816 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,978

25.816 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

25.746 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

833

25.786 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

250,949

25.787 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,400

25.787 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

280

25.942 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,421

25.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

446

25.75 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

408

25.737 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

51,660

25.739 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

48,755

25.704 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,340

25.739 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,167

18.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,913

18.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,671

18.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,632

18.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,963

18.024 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,863

18.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

491

18.099 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

7,076

17.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

438

17.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

4

17.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

653,628

17.962 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

12,857

17.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

5,147

17.964 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

4,559

17.995 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1,260

18.184 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

8,512

18.157 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

14,775

25.773 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

53

25.779 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

833

25.94 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

196

25.745 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

600

25.87 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

689

25.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

250,949

25.784 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,086

25.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,474

25.825 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,401

25.816 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,490

25.827 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,500

25.827 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,510

25.827 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

567

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

3,564

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

87

17.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

295

17.898 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6

18.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

7,514

18.17 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

573

17.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

653,628

17.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5,147

17.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

17,416

17.966 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,017

18.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,136

18.146 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

11,655

17.991 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

26,307

17.991 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,057

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,535

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,355

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,918

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,616

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,039

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

353

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

192

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

129

18.197 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,227

18.077 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,241

18.037 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

13,099

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

7,434

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,737

18.108 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,746

18.174 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,210

18.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

508

18.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

72

18.01 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

415,219

18.124 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

413

18.124 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

15,515

18.137 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

15,162

18.155 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,715

18.137 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

158

18.034 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

126

18.034 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

60

18.034 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

295

18.227 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,698

18.008 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,185

18.049 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

10,000

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

15,000

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

917

18.006 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

248

18.093 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,314

18.093 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

508

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,210

18.015 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

415,797

18.121 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

15,515

18.159 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

16,877

18.145 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

101

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

919

18.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,075

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,907

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,692

18.162 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

36

18.081 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

126

18.056 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Short

400,000

25.02 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:

23/07/2015

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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