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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

28th May 2015 11:58

RNS Number : 5156O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
28 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

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:

27/05/2015

(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

2,519,282

11.46 GBP

11.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,189,330

11.465 GBP

11.35 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

388,105

11.411 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

388,105

11.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

26,585

11.445 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

353

11.366 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,125

11.407 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

302

11.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,125

11.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,528

11.407 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,049

11.441 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

416

11.395 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

963

11.379 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

3,553

11.45 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

12,337

11.406 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

5,019

11.432 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,131

11.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,291

11.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

60,000

11.417 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

34,500

11.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

540,500

11.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

27,582

11.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26,913

11.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

13,479

11.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

524

11.415 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

263

11.395 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

263

11.395 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

524

11.413 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

27,582

11.402 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

40,392

11.403 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:

28/05/2015

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

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:

27/05/2015

(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

810,386

19.86 GBP

19.58 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,097,735

19.867 GBP

19.6 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

869,636

27.775 EUR

27.435 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

693,018

19.62 GBP

19.34 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

491,926

27.76 EUR

27.435 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

807,909

19.62 GBP

19.38 GBP

ADR - ISIN US7802592060

Sale

10,200

60.115 USD

60.1 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

Short

414,458

19.738 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

414,458

19.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,376

19.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,067

19.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

91

19.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4

19.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

32

19.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

270

19.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

200

19.749 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

30

19.744 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

32

19.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

46

19.826 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

241

19.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

241

19.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

91

19.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

354

19.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,193

19.659 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,676

19.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,850

19.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,887

19.659 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

311

19.659 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

252

19.733 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

919

19.794 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

15,366

19.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

240,739

19.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,895

19.739 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

135

19.748 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

75

19.798 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

18,672

19.484 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

758

19.489 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

24,179

27.59 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

14,138

27.574 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

92

19.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

590,248

19.498 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

591,057

19.496 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,939

27.478 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

27.691 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

400

27.646 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,013

27.647 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,330

27.647 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,491

27.647 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,348

27.647 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

506

27.549 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

64

27.542 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

336

27.549 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

438

27.732 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

336

27.542 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

201

19.586 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,361

19.397 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

12

19.401 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,799

19.586 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

216

27.437 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

932

27.564 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,474

19.424 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

32,371

19.455 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,545

19.455 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

163

19.552 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

90

27.489 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

120

19.403 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

596

19.512 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

194,919

27.606 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

194,919

27.609 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

36

27.595 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

36

27.61 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

630

19.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

19.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,743

19.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4

19.435

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

4

19.34

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7,927

19.73652

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,113

19.77331

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,475

19.73652

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,588

19.73076

GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

7,927

19.72265

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

Futures

Writing

500,000

0

16/12/2016

25.6

 

(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:

28/05/2015

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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