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RNS Number : 3136UBank of America Merrill Lynch28 July 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/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:
27/07/2015
(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
1,800,068
17.83 GBP
17.47 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,100,826
17.85 GBP
17.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
891,132
17.66 GBP
17.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,356,498
24.85 EUR
24.38 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
909,671
17.65 GBP
17.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,508,816
24.94 EUR
24.36 EUR
ADR - US7802592060
Purchase
1,934
53.92 USD
53.77 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 GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
41,126
24.593 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,161
24.758 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,955
24.758 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,643
24.758 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,772
24.758 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
52
24.641 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,836
24.505 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,745
24.505 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
265,824
24.57 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,604
24.657 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,975
24.602 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,598
24.602 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
439
24.602 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
309
24.549 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
274
24.744 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
160
24.744 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,619
24.532 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,250
24.629 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
69,585
24.642 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
25,415
24.642 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
27,500
17.625 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
21,144
17.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
805
17.608 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
467
17.608 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
668,769
17.463 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
9,377
17.472 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
5,145
17.4 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
278
17.4 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
204
17.634 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
49,519
17.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
966
24.41 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
22,858
24.415 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
2,147
24.473 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,745
24.455 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
4,836
24.455 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
13,877
24.455 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
324
24.415 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
664
24.785 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,551
24.562 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
2,051
24.783 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
265,824
24.568 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
800
24.596 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
3,255
24.596 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
3,299
24.596 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
3,305
24.568 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
7,014
24.568 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
160
24.692 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
209
24.731 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
274
24.731 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
748
24.692 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,598
24.496 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
32,804
17.338 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
789
17.356 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,599
17.356 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
805
17.368 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
439
17.462 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
668,769
17.462 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
5,145
17.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
9,655
17.471 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
500
17.451 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
900
17.451 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,000
17.451 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
3,250
17.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
4,850
17.482 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
6,983
17.468 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
10,047
17.468 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
10,832
17.468 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
2,560
17.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
479
17.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
303
17.594 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
6,521
17.748 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
6,947
17.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
2,464
17.622 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
525,669
17.64 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
23,315
17.676 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
14,559
17.702 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
432
17.676 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
919
17.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
736
17.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
445
17.509 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
15,000
17.57 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
11,135
17.605 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
1,508
17.531 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
3,702
17.531 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
4,277
17.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
4,373
17.499 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
11,548
17.522 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
40,000
17.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
351
17.538 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
1,840
17.538 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
2,216
17.487 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
1,015
17.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
525,669
17.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
14,991
17.693 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
23,315
17.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
400
17.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
510
17.621 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
6,825
17.632 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
33
17.756 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
1,368
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
42,027
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
8,824
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
96,545
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
30,857
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
12,960
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
78,668
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
50,061
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
19,636
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
8,248
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
32,540
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
13,667
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
82,959
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
36,068
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
14,131
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
5,921
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
24,929
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
14,084
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
85,020
17.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
9,587
17.578 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:
28/07/2015
Contact name:
Kim Oakley
Telephone number:
0207 996 0275
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/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:
27/07/2015
(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
1,091,842
10.42 GBP
10.235 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
2,630,076
10.42 GBP
10.235 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
70298
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
27524
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
11565
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
160662
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
62906
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
26432
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
239104
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
74726
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
39647
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
176622
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
69280
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
29098
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
112396
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
44087
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
18517
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
186257
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
73058
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
30685
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
18561
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
19969
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
8606
10.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
25000
10.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
15053
10.37 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1642
10.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1182
10.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1642
10.317 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
5531
10.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
388095
10.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1280
10.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2502
10.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
388095
10.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
23013
10.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
14582
10.348 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
9300
10.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
23013
10.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
23882
10.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
907
10.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
717
10.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
621
10.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
503
10.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
422
10.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
144
10.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
422
10.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
621
10.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
717
10.375 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
765
10.352 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
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Call Option
Selling
500,000
11 GBP
American
21/08/2015
0.04 GBP
(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:
28/07/2015
Contact name:
Kim Oakley
Telephone number:
0207 996 0275
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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