8 Jan 2016 12:01
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 | ||
| 07/01/2016 | ||
| 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 | 2,475 | 21.12 CHF | 21.01 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 3,091,350 | 19.95 EUR | 19.15 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 4,759,868 | 14.66 GBP | 14.09 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,475 | 21.12 CHF | 21.01 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,709,667 | 19.95 EUR | 19.125 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 4,827,269 | 14.65 GBP | 14.105 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 125 | 20 EUR | 19.93 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 125 | 20 EUR | 19.93 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 5,289,889 | 14.71 GBP | 14.19 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 5,111,984 | 14.72 GBP | 14.18 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 | Long | 9,601 | 19.785 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 23,648 | 19.32 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,281 | 14.478 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 32,664 | 14.2 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 48,200 | 14.44 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,471 | 14.42 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,529 | 14.42 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 143 | 14.264 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,000 | 14.264 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,471 | 14.264 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 38,180 | 19.704 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 72,597 | 19.411 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 30,698 | 14.364 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,071 | 14.337 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 25,627 | 14.337 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,511 | 14.402 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 428 | 14.281 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 461 | 14.281 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 602 | 14.281 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,215 | 19.44 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,397 | 19.67 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,922 | 19.44 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,303 | 19.44 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,303 | 19.783 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,922 | 19.552 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 15,030 | 19.552 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,434 | 14.247 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 934 | 14.247 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 792 | 14.213 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 934 | 14.213 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,344 | 14.213 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,434 | 14.339 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,506 | 14.339 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1 | 19.75 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,500 | 19.364 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,351 | 14.189 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,512,805 | 19.525 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,882 | 19.524 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,513,859 | 19.524 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,633,106 | 14.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 536 | 14.357 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,640,149 | 14.357 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 167,766 | 14.396 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,685 | 14.398 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,685 | 14.361 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 47,720 | 14.361 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 120,046 | 14.406 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,755 | 19.543 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 14 | 19.629 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 800 | 19.629 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,046 | 19.629 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,466 | 19.629 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 333 | 19.779 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 73 | 19.817 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 372 | 19.639 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 357 | 19.639 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 258 | 19.759 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 250 | 19.639 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 232 | 19.639 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 232 | 19.276 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 252 | 19.736 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 20,727 | 19.697 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,358 | 19.483 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 354 | 14.265 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 196 | 14.549 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 195 | 14.265 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 31 | 14.549 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 150 | 14.31 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 274 | 14.531 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 172 | 14.616 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12 | 14.531 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 500 | 14.536 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,814 | 14.449 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,038 | 14.26 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,086 | 19.652 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,868 | 19.652 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 46 | 19.652 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,914 | 19.402 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,086 | 19.402 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,745 | 14.344 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,560 | 14.318 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,565 | 14.318 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,658 | 19.813 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 21,891 | 19.471 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 16,232 | 14.535 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 171 | 19.783 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,505 | 19.783 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,698 | 14.566 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,433 | 14.559 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 853 | 14.566 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 131 | 14.206 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 722 | 14.354 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,015 | 14.35 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,086 | 14.394 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,891 | 14.354 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 24,887 | 14.287 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 66,810 | 14.527 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 142 | 14.602 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,907 | 14.619 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 48,200 | 14.522 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 21,443 | 14.514 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 173 | 14.302 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 565 | 14.302 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 615 | 14.302 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,756 | 14.302 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,190 | 14.302 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 16,558 | 14.302 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,240 | 14.417 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 938 | 14.341 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,238 | 14.341 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,508 | 14.341 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,536 | 14.449 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 838 | 14.605 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 382 | 14.605 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 838 | 14.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,508 | 14.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,606 | 14.403 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,627 | 14.403 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,104 | 14.175 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 274 | 14.228 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 896 | 14.365 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 998 | 14.5 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,731 | 14.365 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,260 | 14.415 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,777 | 14.339 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,617 | 14.373 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 14,004 | 14.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,453,190 | 14.447 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,301 | 14.444 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,453,190 | 14.444 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 142,315 | 14.481 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 71,244 | 14.481 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 10,573 | 14.381 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,755 | 14.344 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,760 | 14.348 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,470 | 14.335 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 13,362 | 14.487 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 209,338 | 14.487 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1 | 14.64 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1 | 14.655 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 428 | 14.448 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 201 | 14.579 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 200 | 14.524 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 186 | 14.448 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 170 | 14.448 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 60 | 14.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 75 | 14.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 125 | 14.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 170 | 14.481 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 201 | 14.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 428 | 14.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,305 | 14.592 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,377 | 14.633 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,485 | 14.604 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,068 | 14.325 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 824 | 14.641 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,027 | 14.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,411 | 14.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,579 | 14.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,619 | 14.637 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,152 | 14.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,677 | 14.47 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,649 | 14.606 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,677 | 14.606 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,906 | 14.606 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 | 200,000 | 20 | AMERICAN | 19/02/2016 | 0.74 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Put Option | Purchasing | 200,000 | 19 | AMERICAN | 19/02/2016 | 1.03 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Call Option | Writing | 924,000 | 20 | AMERICAN | 19/02/2016 | 0.79 |
(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: | 08/01/2016 |
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.