17 Nov 2015 11:47
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 | ||
| 16/11/2015 | ||
| 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 GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 1,081,943 | 16.23 GBP | 15.85 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 1,059,420 | 16.22 GBP | 15.76 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,404,223 | 16.14 GBP | 15.76 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,263,480 | 22.55 EUR | 22.56 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,418,336 | 16.15 GBP | 15.67 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,348,589 | 24.94 EUR | 22.35 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 GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,542 | 15.8 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 55,552 | 16.002 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 16,979 | 22.694 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 806 | 15.864 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,858 | 15.966 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 484 | 15.919 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 646 | 15.919 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,401 | 22.766 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,988 | 22.804 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,395 | 22.766 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,130 | 22.804 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,523 | 15.918 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 361 | 22.783 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 786,179 | 22.783 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,921 | 15.941 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,204,068 | 15.941 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,314 | 15.959 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,908 | 15.963 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9,502 | 15.959 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9 | 22.742 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 211 | 22.742 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 235 | 22.742 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 68 | 22.876 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 157 | 22.876 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,382 | 22.897 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 248 | 16.046 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 517 | 15.848 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 297 | 22.773 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,203 | 22.773 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13,320 | 15.869 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,382 | 22.592 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9,532 | 15.912 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,786 | 22.577 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 27,609 | 15.961 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,631 | 15.985 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,670 | 15.985 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 15,531 | 22.762 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,988 | 22.386 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,888 | 22.386 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,575 | 22.386 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,220 | 15.928 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 22.585 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 786,861 | 22.785 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,204,068 | 15.944 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,939 | 15.944 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9,502 | 15.953 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,908 | 15.973 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,314 | 15.973 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,338 | 22.977 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 242 | 22.389 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 235 | 22.389 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,474 | 22.92 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 157 | 22.92 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 406 | 15.976 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 232 | 15.844 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 297 | 15.719 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 235 | 15.754 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,587 | 22.963 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,079 | 15.998 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 44,727 | 22.893 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,971 | 15.891 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,029 | 15.788 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,685 | 22.562 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 347 | 22.562 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 51 | 22.562 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 8 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 526 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 992 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,137 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,313 | 15.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 46,198 | 15.88 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,217 | 15.911 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,139 | 15.881 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,875 | 15.884 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 209 | 15.903 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,465 | 15.903 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,615 | 16.032 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,300 | 16.12 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 751,683 | 16.045 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7 | 16.156 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,695 | 16.077 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 14,004 | 16.069 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 18,272 | 16.069 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 273 | 16.05 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 441 | 16.05 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,150 | 15.874 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 43,242 | 15.88 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,820 | 15.88 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,136 | 15.88 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,448 | 16.007 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,280 | 16.09 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,062 | 15.879 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 159 | 16.098 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,884 | 16.008 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 287 | 16.008 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,400 | 15.967 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 751,683 | 16.047 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,066 | 16.047 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 797 | 16.047 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 18,272 | 16.063 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 14,004 | 16.06 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 10,695 | 16.063 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 257 | 15.874 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 820 | 15.999 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 219 | 15.904 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 214 | 15.904 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: | 17/11/2015 |
Contact name: | Kim Oakley |
Telephone number: | 0207 996 0275 |
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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.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.