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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

16th Jul 2015 11:59

RNS Number : 2616T
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 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:

15/07/2015

(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

451,655

18.6 GBP

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,000

26.6 EUR

26.58 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

448,902

18.6 GBP

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,000

26.59 EUR

26.59 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

688,370

18.37 GBP

18.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

365,394

26.24 EUR

26.06 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

688,487

18.4 GBP

18.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

318,703

26.23 EUR

24.8 EUR

ADR - US7802592060

Sale

49,901

57.28 USD

56.88 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

103,504

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

60,072

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

59,923

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

55,286

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

47,750

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

47,147

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

37,878

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

30,708

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

22,441

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

18,444

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,845

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,554

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

539

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

486

26.239 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

222

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

215,811

26.1 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,204

26.207 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,157

26.098 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

677

26.098 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

669

26.096 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

524

26.098 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

271

26.124 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

146

26.124 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1

18.245 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

2,390

18.348 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

440

18.345 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

464,372

18.294 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

21,757

18.31 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

4,393

18.344 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

7,065

18.328 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

351

18.314 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

6,526

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

4,998

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Long

1,092

18.331 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

501,314

26.09 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

222

26.099 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

215,811

26.099 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

126

26.133 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

313

26.094 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

524

26.106 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,157

26.094 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1

18.245 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,670

18.306 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

117

18.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

208

18.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

269

18.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

7

18.235 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

440

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

1,865

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

2,390

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

464,372

18.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

4,393

18.308 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

5,169

18.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

16,588

18.308 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6

18.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

296

18.291 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

6,526

18.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

8,331

18.248 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

26

18.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swap

Short

39

18.247 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

11

26.41 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4

26.41 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,827

18.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

354

18.483 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

775

18.451 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

688

18.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1

18.451 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,652

18.594 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

401

18.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

300,969

18.504 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

8,743

18.525 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

3,560

18.501 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

4,464

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

2,660

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

1,113

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

355

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

259

18.459 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

258

18.579 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

188

18.494 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

110

18.494 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

79

18.459 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Long

593

18.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

15

26.41 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

688

18.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

1,463

18.454 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

350

18.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

651

18.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,166

18.53 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

12

18.475 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

4,600

18.475 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

753

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

774

18.532 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

805

18.522 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,982

18.543 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

300,969

18.502 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

2,677

18.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

3,560

18.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

6,066

18.516 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

355

18.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

267

18.541 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swap

Short

275

18.476 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

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Put Option

Purchasing

37,500

26 EUR

American

21/08/2015

0.64 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Put Option

Purchasing

37,500

26 EUR

American

21/08/2015

0.65 EUR

(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:

16/07/2015

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:

15/07/2015

(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

637,044

10.805 GBP

10.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

714,575

10.81 GBP

10.7 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

9,196

10.704 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,778

10.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,398

10.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

426

10.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,794

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,742

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,742

10.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,794

10.765 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

295,389

10.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

565

10.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

295,389

10.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,984

10.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,076

10.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,843

10.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8,076

10.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

16,827

10.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

290

10.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

423

10.759 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,162

10.746 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

796

10.714 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

663

10.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

201

10.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

918

10.718 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:

16/07/2015

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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