22nd Jun 2015 12:12
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 |
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | ||
| BG Group PLC | ||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | ||
| 19/06/2015 | ||
| 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 | 1,657,648 | 10.91 GBP | 10.71 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Sale | 1,453,657 | 12 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 | 716,766 | 10.839 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 712,951 | 10.839 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 4,260 | 10.842 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 225 | 10.859 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 318 | 10.844 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 318 | 10.845 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 112 | 10.859 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 711 | 10.844 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 4,260 | 10.844 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 412 | 10.844 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 823 | 10.799 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 457 | 10.804 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 412 | 10.841 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,815 | 10.844 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 81,467 | 10.771 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 1,787 | 10.876 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 8,834 | 10.791 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 14,632 | 10.887 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 5,469 | 10.846 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 10,784 | 10.834 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 10,073 | 10.834 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 7,663 | 10.771 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 7,662 | 10.862 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 4,388 | 10.876 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 14,245 | 10.834 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 30,714 | 10.87 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 2 | 10.88 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 1,361 | 10.88 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 11,720 | 10.852 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Short | 23,310 | 10.847 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 14,366 | 10.863 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 11,720 | 10.863 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Swaps | Long | 8,944 | 10.838 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 GB0008762899 | Put Option | Writing | 250,000 | 10.5 GBP | American | 17/07/2015 | 0.11 GBP |
(ii) | Exercise |
Class of relevant security | Product descriptione.g. call option | Exercising/exercisedagainst | Number of securities | Exercise Price per unit |
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 | Put Option | Exercising | 200,000 | 12 GBP |
(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: | 22/06/2015 |
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 | |||||
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | |||||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | |||||
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | |||||
| 19/06/2015 | |||||
| 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 | 2,691,075 | 18.605 GBP | 25.68 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,886,072 | 20 GBP | 25.695 EUR | |||
ADR - ISIN US7802592060 | Sale | 3,237 | 58.67 USD | 58.62 USD | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 999,336 | 18.9 GBP | 18.525 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 793,472 | 18.9 GBP | 18.54 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 GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,400 | 25.932 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,965 | 25.932 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,909 | 25.966 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 342 | 25.776 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,742 | 25.932 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 58 | 25.776 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 800 | 25.772 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,909 | 25.932 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 878 | 18.51 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,750 | 18.468 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 269 | 18.531 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 131 | 18.531 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13,727 | 25.877 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,754 | 25.816 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 17,470 | 25.868 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 70,288 | 25.873 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 18,155 | 25.898 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,379 | 25.814 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 14,352 | 25.844 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10,446 | 25.873 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 39 | 26.065 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 395 | 26.065 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,305 | 18.467 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,854 | 18.461 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 50,384 | 18.467 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,742 | 18.467 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,576 | 18.52 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,017 | 18.52 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 11 | 18.364 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,119 | 18.506 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 17,007 | 18.431 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,675 | 18.495 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 58 | 18.52 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,329 | 18.52 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,120 | 18.437 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 20,597 | 18.503 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 42 | 18.52 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,575 | 18.595 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 236 | 26.009 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10 | 18.608 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 544,703 | 25.98 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 544,571 | 25.981 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 37,778 | 18.527 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 328 | 18.526 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 621 | 26.002 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,456 | 26.035 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 88 | 18.437 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 57 | 25.882 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 643,014 | 18.481 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 644,087 | 18.479 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,121 | 18.479 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 104 | 18.43 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,568 | 18.43 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,152 | 18.43 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 362 | 18.43 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 455 | 25.696 EUR | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 29,105 | 18.846 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 18.836 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,866 | 18.752 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,312 | 18.787 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 500,298 | 18.787 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 500,298 | 18.785 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,030 | 18.785 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,185 | 18.716 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 294 | 18.724 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,873 | 18.745 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,430 | 18.702 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 20,299 | 18.788 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,537 | 18.888 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 17,762 | 18.838 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 16,772 | 18.703 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,555 | 18.771 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 528 | 18.806 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 97 | 18.862 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 203 | 18.806 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,239 | 18.806 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,927 | 18.823 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,041 | 18.56 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 356 | 18.51 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 356 | 18.43 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 773 | 18.43 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,268 | 18.46 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,587 | 18.75 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,445 | 18.79 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 60 | 18.79 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 60 | 18.76 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,445 | 18.74 GBP | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 8,587 | 18.76 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 | Call Option | Purchasing | 250,000 | 28 | AMERICAN | 20151218 | 0.455 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Writing | 250,000 | 23 | AMERICAN | 20151218 | 0.5 |
(ii) | Exercise | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product descriptione.g. call option | Exercising/exercisedagainst | Number of securities | Exercise Price per unit | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Exercising | 99,300 | 26 | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Exercising | 100,000 | 27 | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Exercising | 50,000 | 27.5 | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Exercised against | 650,000 | 28 | |||
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Exercised against | 150,000 | 20 | |||
(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: | 22/06/2015 |
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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