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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

30th Jun 2015 12:03

RNS Number : 6660R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 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:

29/06/2015

(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

1,252,003

10.835 GBP

10.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,247,978

10.836 GBP

10.72 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

15186

10.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11009

10.779 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

454

10.817 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

419

10.817 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

184

10.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

887

10.788 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

387

10.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1535

10.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2398

10.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

6754

10.745 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1023582

10.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1211

10.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2565

10.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1023582

10.771 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

39182

10.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10012

10.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

860

10.775 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

860

10.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10012

10.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

39182

10.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1535

10.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

737

10.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

440

10.741 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

421

10.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

8

10.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

432

10.77 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

879

10.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2740

10.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

226

10.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

114

10.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

35

10.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

14778

10.775 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:

30/06/2015

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:

29/06/2015

(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 GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,438,897

26.045 EUR

25.645 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,995,925

18.375 GBP

18.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,018,882

25.965 EUR

24.938 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

2,061,573

18.35 GBP

18.095 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

466

26.212 EUR

26.212 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,227,546

18.62 GBP

18.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

466

26.37 EUR

26.06 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,255,001

18.62 GBP

18.39 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Purchase

42,431

57.97 USD

57.73 USD

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

946

55.782 USD

55.782 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

562

25.88 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

173

25.88 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1535

25.86 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3741

25.8 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

14964

25.84 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

59923

25.85 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

77

25.82 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

707788

25.87 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

736

25.87 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1766

25.87 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

707788

25.87 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

9884

25.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4700

25.81 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

184

25.94 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

850

25.73 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

525

25.91 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

480

25.91 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

396

25.91 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

369

25.91 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

68

25.91 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

525

25.91 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1007

25.77 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

11390

25.87 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1849

18.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6483

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

531

18.28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10952

18.24 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2106

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

30000

18.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2500

18.18 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

881

18.25 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

383

18.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3417

18.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

18.3 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3900

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1303897

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

629

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1307077

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8843

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4744

18.22 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3533

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3533

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4744

18.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

8843

18.21 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1340

18.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

525

18.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

198

18.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

169

18.27 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

34

18.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

34

18.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3941

18.15 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1143

18.16 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

711

18.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

457

18.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

63

18.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

457

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

574

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

701

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1143

18.26 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

38543

18.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5069

18.23 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6353

18.19 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

16

18.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

38

18.42 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

63

18.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

98

18.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1599

18.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

6100

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

620

18.55 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

168

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3332

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14204

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9692

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2320

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

100

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

149

18.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6566

18.43 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1866

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

664

18.46 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

480

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

756864

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

51

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

114

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

756864

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9314

18.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

2775

18.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1108

18.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2775

18.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

10422

18.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

607

18.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

150

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

203

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

607

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

293

18.44 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

132

18.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1074

18.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1799

18.47 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Futures

Writing

250,000

25.21 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:

30/06/2015

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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