REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch BG Group Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BG.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 1716QBank of America Merrill Lynch15 June 2015FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 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 whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeBG 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:
12/06/2015
(e)
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect 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 class
of 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/
salesTotal number of securities
Highest price
per unit
paid/receivedLowest price
per unit
paid/receivedCommon - ISIN GB0008762899
Purchase
2,523,554
11.09 GBP
10.86 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
1,618,889
11.095 GBP
10.865 GBP
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of
relevant securityProduct description
e.g. CFDNature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short positionNumber of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
500
10.962 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
473
10.962 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
933,773
10.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
933,773
10.962 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
14,000
10.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
85,000
10.97 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
35,925
10.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
904
10.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
820
10.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
404
10.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,618
10.947 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2,752
10.936 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,964
10.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
449
10.969 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,560
10.936 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
710
10.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,692
10.937 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,574
10.93 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
13,287
10.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
200
10.91 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,744
11.037 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
26,000
10.952 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
54,000
10.952 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
24,000
10.952 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
54,000
10.952 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
18,000
10.952 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
4,000
10.952 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
112,896
10.998 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
85,645
10.943 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
115,111
11.016 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
136,254
11.004 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
116,789
11.016 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
111,274
10.998 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
42,372
10.943 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
134,296
11.004 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
84,415
10.943 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
55,854
10.998 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
9,976
10.998 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
10,320
11.016 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
67,410
11.004 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
57,780
11.016 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
12,040
11.004 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7,568
10.943 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7,856
10.929 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
12,870
10.998 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
65,254
10.959 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
35,298
10.966 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
29,956
10.957 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
12,870
10.999 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
7,856
10.957 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class
of
relevant securityProduct description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number
of
securities to which option relatesExercise
price
per unitType
e.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 description
e.g. call optionExercising/
exercised
againstNumber of
securitiesExercise Price per
unitN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversionDetails
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:
15/06/2015
Contact name:
Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:
0207 995 1335
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing 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 CAPACITY
Rule 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 whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offereeRoyal 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:
12/06/2015
(e)
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect 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 class
of 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/
salesTotal number of securities
Highest price
per unit
paid/receivedLowest price
per unit
paid/receivedCommon - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,381,352
19.26 GBP
18.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,611,185
19.26 GBP
18.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
775,508
26.29 EUR
25.705 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,250,945
18.99 GBP
18.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
636,420
26.29 EUR
25.705 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,394,183
18.99 GBP
18.52 GBP
ADR - ISIN
US7802592060
Purchase
25,005
58.07 USD
58.02 USD
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of
relevant securityProduct description
e.g. CFDNature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short positionNumber of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
400
18.937 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,284
18.952 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,070
18.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
721,881
18.974 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
666
18.977 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
720,339
18.977 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
25,000
18.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
740
19.004 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
277
18.834 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
418
18.814 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
191
18.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
123
18.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
60
18.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
136
18.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,860
18.843 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,746
18.826 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,945
18.841 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,040
18.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
995
19.038 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
328
19.038 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
328
18.783 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
408
19.038 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,202
18.838 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2
18.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,838
18.838 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,168
18.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
52,018
19.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
50,285
19.026 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
51,270
19.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
59,815
19.036 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
38,146
18.871 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
60,688
19.036 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
49,561
19.026 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
37,598
18.871 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
18,872
18.871 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
25,736
19.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,596
19.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
24,877
19.026 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
30,024
19.036 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,363
19.036 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,443
19.026 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,372
18.871 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
439
18.666 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
61
18.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
85
18.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
381
18.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
378
18.564 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
306
18.576 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
49
18.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
381
18.951 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
55
18.576 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
760
25.78 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,457
18.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
31,276
18.805 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
17,102
18.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,077
18.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,401
18.821 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
100
18.604 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
440
18.837 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
440
18.723 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
408,486
25.964 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
408,486
25.964 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
152
25.964 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
881
25.964 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
790
18.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,427
18.559 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
783
18.559 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
80
18.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
44,965
18.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
57,845
26.029 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,033
25.819 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
755,736
18.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,285
18.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
754,815
18.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,000
18.687 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,152
18.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,151
25.792 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
681
25.788 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,537
25.851 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
484
25.777 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
765
25.851 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
885
25.885 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
401
25.851 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,537
25.822 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,517
18.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
219
18.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,200
18.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
281
18.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,240
18.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
241
18.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
407
18.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
350
18.709 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
55
18.564 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,978
18.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,869
18.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
533
18.61 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,869
18.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,511
18.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,578
18.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,340
18.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,083
18.94 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,340
18.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,661
18.98 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class
of
relevant securityProduct description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number
of
securities to which option relatesExercise
price
per unitType
e.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 description
e.g. call optionExercising/
exercised
againstNumber of
securitiesExercise Price per
unitN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversionDetails
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:
15/06/2015
Contact name:
Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:
0207 995 1335
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing 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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