5 Jan 2016 11:32
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 | ||
| 04/01/2016 | ||
| 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 | 3,378,876 | 15.465 GBP | 14.915 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 3,294,323 | 15.47 GBP | 14.96 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,647,379 | 21.18 EUR | 20.4 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,696,397 | 21.16 EUR | 20.41 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 3,013,621 | 15.61 GBP | 15.12 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 2,815,750 | 15.61 GBP | 15.12 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 | Short | 1,717 | 15.384 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 851 | 15.161 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,334 | 15.013 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,247 | 15.054 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 96,519 | 20.593 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 888 | 15.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,105 | 15.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,482 | 15.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,086 | 15.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,214 | 15.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13,272 | 15.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 276 | 20.891 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 782 | 20.891 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,556 | 20.891 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,573 | 15.118 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,961 | 15.124 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,868 | 15.124 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 39 | 20.709 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 613 | 20.709 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 288 | 20.751 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 861,987 | 20.751 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,644,872 | 15.166 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 15.164 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,160 | 15.161 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13,496 | 15.164 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 29,122 | 15.161 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 548 | 20.791 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,486 | 20.789 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,883 | 20.788 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 45 | 20.781 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 289 | 20.789 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 544 | 20.807 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 678 | 20.789 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,238 | 20.789 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 230 | 15.172 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 296 | 15.172 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7 | 15.172 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,233 | 15.172 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,695 | 15.064 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 725 | 20.783 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 50,000 | 14.941 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 52,860 | 15.194 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 22,686 | 15.064 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,513 | 20.878 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 95 | 20.763 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,328 | 15.202 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,080 | 20.892 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 26,047 | 15.126 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,427 | 15.072 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,556 | 20.932 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,496 | 15.212 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 613 | 20.67 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 43 | 20.67 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 39 | 20.79 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 860,556 | 20.751 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,644,699 | 15.168 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 29,122 | 15.188 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 13,496 | 15.13 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,160 | 15.13 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,238 | 20.812 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 678 | 20.841 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 394 | 20.812 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 230 | 15.119 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 80 | 15.119 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,571 | 15.299 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7 | 15.299 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 132 | 20.822 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 113 | 15.158 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 35,853 | 15.226 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,440 | 15.226 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 42,015 | 20.824 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 33,625 | 20.407 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 124,954 | 20.819 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 15,171 | 20.876 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,115 | 20.822 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 66,810 | 15.43 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,633 | 15.287 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4 | 15.383 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 336 | 15.383 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 800 | 15.383 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,490 | 15.383 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 633 | 15.19 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 922 | 15.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,038 | 15.376 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,755 | 15.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,331,334 | 15.353 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,016 | 15.36 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 26,279 | 15.36 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 27,919 | 15.343 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 15.206 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 279 | 15.366 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,860 | 15.241 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,500 | 15.434 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,952 | 15.339 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,717 | 15.546 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 44,000 | 15.292 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 17,018 | 15.399 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,535 | 15.375 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 31,380 | 15.459 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,163 | 15.278 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 10,490 | 15.341 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 800 | 15.335 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,207 | 15.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,038 | 15.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 922 | 15.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 633 | 15.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,331,334 | 15.356 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,163 | 15.356 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,155 | 15.562 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 31,935 | 15.337 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 26,279 | 15.34 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 534 | 15.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 279 | 15.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 15.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 46 | 15.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,411 | 15.289 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 265 | 15.417 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 50,000 | 15.365 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 50,000 | 15.121 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,204 | 15.254 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 10,739 | 15.254 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,126 | 15.358 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: | 05/01/2016 |
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.