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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

17th Jun 2015 11:58

RNS Number : 4465Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 June 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:

16/06/2015

(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

2,039,154

10.905 GBP

10.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,838,509

10.905 GBP

10.74 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

414

10.811 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,156,954

10.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,483

10.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,156,954

10.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

42,000

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

32,707

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10,000

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

59,293

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,000

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

15,000

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

12,000

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

8,000

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,000

10.851 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14,000

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10,554

10.81 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,172

10.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,615

10.805 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

67

10.765 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

865

10.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

67

10.807 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

13,375

10.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7,310

10.761 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,992

10.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,271

10.838 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,340

10.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,484

10.785 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,758

10.833 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

59,000

10.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

20,000

10.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,500

10.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

75,600

10.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

192,780

10.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

31,620

10.83 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25,000

10.823 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

17,858

10.814 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14,809

10.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,138

10.825 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

3,097

10.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

555

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

555

10.8 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,097

10.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,138

10.824 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

14,809

10.812 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

17,858

10.812 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:

17/06/2015

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:

16/06/2015

(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

1,627,303

18.885 GBP

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,882,086

18.89 GBP

18.545 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

891,898

25.82 EUR

25.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,532,896

18.6 GBP

18.255 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

826,035

25.82 EUR

25.44 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,546,815

18.595 GBP

18.255 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Sale

3,117

58.32 USD

58.28 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

800

18.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,060

18.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

510

18.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

18,240

18.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

51,055

18.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,924

18.743 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

57

18.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

793,790

18.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

113

18.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,610

18.679 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

793,790

18.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

26,000

18.687 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

97

18.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

937

18.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

211

18.714 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,753

18.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

500

18.599 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

362

18.569 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

309

18.584 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

191

18.809 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

196

18.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

84

18.809 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

136

18.729 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

84

18.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

196

18.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,321

18.752 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

507

18.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,278

18.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,420

18.751 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

735

18.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

79

18.722 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14,084

18.657 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

33,672

18.657 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

85,864

18.657 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8,324

18.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,657

18.384 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

35,047

18.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

54,250

25.643 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,196

25.56 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

37

18.507 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

917,261

18.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

290

18.393 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

92

18.393 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

917,261

18.393 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8,473

25.589 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

175

25.556 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,682

25.681 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

206

25.556 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,600

25.557 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

559

25.556 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

61

25.556 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

592

25.589 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

682

25.589 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

500

18.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

866

18.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

51

18.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

666

25.627 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,342

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,138

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,138

18.338 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

12,006

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,216

18.429 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,322

18.405 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

859

18.471 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,457

18.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

565

18.408 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

565

18.313 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

565

18.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

25

25.581 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

306

18.36 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

165

18.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

574

25.591 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

539,927

25.591 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

126

25.591 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

539,927

25.591 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

18.495 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

173

18.495 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11,768

18.40

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

904

18.33

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

282

18.33

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

282

18.36

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

904

18.43

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

11,768

18.36

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,630

18.67

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,037

18.66

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,409

18.66

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,409

18.64

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5,037

18.69

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,630

18.64

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

250,000

25

American

20151218

1.41

 

(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:

17/06/2015

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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