15 Dec 2015 11:55
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 | ||
| 14/12/2015 | ||
| 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 GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 500 | 22.05 CHF | 22.05 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 3,381,752 | 14.7 GBP | 14.155 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 2,581,379 | 20.515 EUR | 19.575 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 3,692,341 | 14.62 GBP | 14.17 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,322,408 | 24.94 EUR | 19.59 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 500 | 22.05 CHF | 22.05 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 4,347,062 | 14.755 GBP | 14.23 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 4,384,109 | 14.775 GBP | 14.25 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 200 | 20.555 EUR | 20.545 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 | 9,328 | 14.164 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,309 | 19.632 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 33 | 14.401 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,543 | 14.189 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,897 | 14.189 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 27,433 | 20.195 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 744 | 14.256 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 894 | 14.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,845 | 14.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 61 | 14.577 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 96 | 14.577 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,226 | 20.126 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,788 | 19.955 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9,228 | 20.126 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,126 | 14.273 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,774 | 14.273 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,490,321 | 19.991 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 220 | 14.371 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,331,954 | 14.371 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10,701 | 14.39 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 14,204 | 14.401 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 300 | 20.156 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 606 | 20.138 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 727 | 20.138 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 457 | 20.045 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 555 | 19.674 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 700 | 19.897 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,225 | 20.045 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,479 | 19.897 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 19.638 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,748 | 14.496 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 38,389 | 19.69 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 129 | 14.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,017 | 14.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,069 | 14.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,742 | 14.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,278 | 20.045 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 744 | 14.192 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 750 | 14.433 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 750 | 14.455 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,594 | 14.433 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,594 | 14.455 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,845 | 14.473 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 288 | 14.473 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,413 | 14.363 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9,228 | 20.032 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 849 | 20.159 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 257 | 20.032 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,366 | 14.235 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,774 | 14.235 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,126 | 14.19 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 416 | 14.19 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 124,100 | 14.355 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 124,100 | 14.487 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 900 | 20.023 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 200 | 20.023 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 20.023 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,489,426 | 19.993 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 414 | 19.993 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,331,166 | 14.373 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 650 | 14.386 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 470 | 14.385 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 52 | 14.385 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4 | 14.385 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,701 | 14.399 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,861 | 14.358 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,343 | 14.399 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 785 | 20.282 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 727 | 20.282 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 300 | 20.282 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,704 | 20.044 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,012 | 20.216 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 41 | 20.216 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 12 | 20.216 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 40,915 | 19.997 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,657 | 14.184 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 500 | 19.848 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,232 | 14.537 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,748 | 14.537 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,276 | 14.537 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,497 | 20.159 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,614 | 14.431 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 178 | 14.706 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,976 | 14.316 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,795 | 14.48 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,054 | 14.474 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 901 | 14.321 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,939 | 14.326 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 149 | 14.613 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 624 | 14.531 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,103 | 14.401 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,205,414 | 14.489 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 23,882 | 14.511 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 32,485 | 14.499 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 34 | 14.426 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 182 | 14.426 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 214 | 14.362 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 216 | 14.362 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 224 | 14.391 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 256 | 14.362 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 269 | 14.381 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 518 | 14.362 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 225 | 14.516 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,353 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,535 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,530 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 29,186 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 15,354 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,173 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,749 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,613 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,587 | 14.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,000 | 14.453 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 15,744 | 14.544 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,911 | 14.691 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 901 | 14.691 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,613 | 14.535 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,373 | 14.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,151 | 14.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,252 | 14.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 200 | 20.55 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 14,882 | 14.596 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,397 | 14.604 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,620 | 14.604 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,477 | 14.624 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,000 | 14.604 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 483 | 14.604 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 217 | 14.675 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 178 | 14.604 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,205,414 | 14.491 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,967 | 14.491 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 375 | 14.41 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 149 | 14.613 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 27,392 | 14.509 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 23,882 | 14.494 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,093 | 14.494 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 518 | 14.295 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 256 | 14.45 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 216 | 14.269 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 155 | 14.269 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 45 | 14.304 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5 | 14.439 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 37,620 | 14.61 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 230 | 14.493 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 306 | 14.493 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,137 | 14.493 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: | 15/12/2015 |
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.