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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

24th Jun 2015 12:02

RNS Number : 1099R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
24 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:

23/06/2015

(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

1,272,484

10.94 GBP

10.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Sale

1,350,968

10.945 GBP

10.86 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

787,148

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

787,148

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

500

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

490

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

17,202

10.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

286

10.877 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,262

10.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,051

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2

10.911 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

2,262

10.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

850

10.877 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

777

10.899 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

717

10.881 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

850

10.9 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

434

10.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

2,786

10.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

1,061

10.918 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

100

10.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

201

10.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

1,874

10.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

525

10.885 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

955

10.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

11,721

10.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Short

21,008

10.906 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

16,751

10.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

11,721

10.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0008762899

Swaps

Long

4,257

10.908 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:

24/06/2015

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:

23/06/2015

(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

1,208,734

19 GBP

18.855 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Sale

686,984

19.005 GBP

18.86 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,105,358

18.69 GBP

18.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,053,659

18.715 GBP

18.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Purchase

1,046,433

26.385 EUR

26.185 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Sale

1,094,193

26.385 EUR

26.185 EUR

 

(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

281

18.926 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,756

18.901 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

554,203

18.939 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

554,203

18.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,438

18.936 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

10,588

18.985 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

14,412

18.985 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

475

18.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

210

18.983 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,555

18.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

1,656

18.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

29

18.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

8

18.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

60

18.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

437

18.987 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

8

18.969 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

262

18.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

256

18.871 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

262

18.959 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

362

18.954 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

338

18.931 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

2,204

18.926 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

15,835

18.988 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

65

18.982 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

3,044

18.883 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4

18.968 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1,035

18.888 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4

18.888 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

220

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

219

18.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

1

18.88 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

48,593

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

49,493

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

96,067

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,379

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

47,552

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

94,874

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,474

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

6,569

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

49,493

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

48,592

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

24,474

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,380

18.91 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,710

18.632 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

168

18.598 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

81,846

26.293 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,296

26.311 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

935,274

18.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

947

18.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,098

18.638 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

935,274

18.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,822

26.261 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

8,403

26.274 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,359

18.635 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

358

18.656 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

94

18.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

208

18.636 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

366

18.62 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

292

18.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

66

18.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

366

18.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

764

18.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

208

18.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,326

26.268 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,754

26.316 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,130

26.321 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,819

26.316 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

2,700

26.316 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

1,880

26.272 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

2,206

18.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

54,136

18.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

1,818

18.637 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

16,073

18.706 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

72

26.341 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

281

18.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

145

18.61 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

203

18.683 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

584,869

26.311 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

587,081

26.309 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

368

26.309 EUR

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

7

18.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

710

18.605 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

273

18.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

857

0 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

10,722

18.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

6,036

18.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Long

200

18.66 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

200

18.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

6,036

18.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29

Swaps

Short

10,722

18.63 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

9,220

18.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

4,240

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Long

5

18.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

5

18.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

4,240

18.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408

Swaps

Short

9,220

18.93 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:

24/06/2015

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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