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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

18th Jun 2015 11:56

RNS Number : 5724Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
18 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:

17/06/2015

(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

3,341,463

10.935 GBP

10.79 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

3,316,860

10.935 GBP

10.81 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

411

10.816 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

945,724

10.863 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

945,724

10.862 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,852

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,823

10.841 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

454

10.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

390

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

713

10.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

340

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

782

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

340

10.836 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

4,031

10.847 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,031

10.865 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

25,297

10.876 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

6,021

10.857 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,011

10.85 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

998

10.849 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

6,643

10.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2

10.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

26718

10.866 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16055

10.868 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

10940

10.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

7742

10.866 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

748

10.853 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

748

10.854 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

10940

10.858 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

23797

10.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

26718

10.86 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:

18/06/2015

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:

17/06/2015

(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

12

26.3 EUR

26.3 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Purchase

1,254,979

18.87 GBP

18.73 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

1,273,759

18.85 GBP

18.71 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

676,471

26 EUR

25.7 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

957,570

18.57 GBP

18.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

641,333

25.99 EUR

24.8 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,083,481

18.57 GBP

18.41 GBP

ADR - ISIN

US7802592060

Sale

7,860

58.49 USD

58.31 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

17,635

18.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,556

25.911 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

47

25.837 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

678,841

18.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

949

18.538 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

4,041

18.475 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,169

18.472 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

580

18.471 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

3,457

18.5 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

567

18.458 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

144

25.814 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

524,009

25.866 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

5,370

18.509 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

659

18.508 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,830

18.485 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

13,665

25.857 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

219

18.447 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

678,841

18.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

290

18.487 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

521

25.809 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

438

18.486 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,278

25.902 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

3,206

25.899 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

676

25.907 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

897

25.852 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

66,624

18.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

949

18.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,342

18.468 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

893

18.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

165

18.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

524,009

25.866 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

574

25.866 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

170

18.52 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

205

18.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

659

18.535 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

5,165

18.492 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

47

18.728 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

150,000

18.717 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

113

18.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

643,960

18.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

298

18.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

22

18.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

569

18.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,148

18.762 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

7,381

18.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5,694

18.799 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,550

18.792 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

7,031

18.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

12

26.297 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

150,000

18.873 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

647,999

18.778 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

108

18.781 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

298

18.765 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

83

18.765 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8,130

18.735 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15,702

18.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

104

18.822 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,474

18.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,541

18.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

946

18.791 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

207

18.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

329

18.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,612

18.787 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,550

18.788 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

13,075

18.778 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:

18/06/2015

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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