7 Jan 2016 11:57
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 | ||
| 06/01/2016 | ||
| 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 | 3,497,702 | 15.23 GBP | 14.82 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 3,455,783 | 15.16 GBP | 14.77 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,610,682 | 20.88 EUR | 20.39 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,548,728 | 20.9 EUR | 20.34 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 3,483,469 | 15.31 GBP | 14.9 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 3,495,041 | 15.24 GBP | 14.91 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 | 2,044 | 14.95 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,226 | 14.894 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,000 | 15.028 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11,474 | 20.549 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,557 | 15.164 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,178 | 14.942 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 73 | 14.931 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,988 | 20.695 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,024 | 20.695 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,558 | 20.709 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,215 | 20.709 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,994 | 14.959 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 400 | 20.578 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,162,406 | 20.566 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 184 | 14.957 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,534,696 | 14.957 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,732 | 14.981 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10,845 | 14.96 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 18,184 | 14.981 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,664 | 20.543 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 250 | 20.536 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10,300 | 20.553 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 550 | 15.046 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 915 | 14.927 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,027 | 14.927 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 46 | 20.553 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3 | 14.977 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 48 | 14.977 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 758 | 14.971 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 25,024 | 14.971 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 138,812 | 20.462 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,640 | 14.942 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,034 | 15.06 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,711 | 14.957 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,000 | 14.803 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 124,690 | 20.6 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,557 | 14.904 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 651 | 14.923 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,558 | 20.559 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,294 | 20.559 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 730 | 20.495 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 792 | 14.871 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 845 | 20.471 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,164,288 | 20.569 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 306 | 20.569 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,535,232 | 14.96 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,795 | 14.89 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,093 | 14.897 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,043 | 14.894 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,920 | 14.898 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,886 | 14.894 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,571 | 14.891 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,198 | 14.89 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,146 | 14.898 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 985 | 14.894 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 800 | 14.915 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 574 | 14.898 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 530 | 14.915 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 473 | 14.915 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 18,184 | 14.984 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,845 | 14.999 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,732 | 14.999 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 14.984 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 800 | 20.454 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,550 | 14.989 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 948 | 20.547 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 66,810 | 15.03 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 666 | 14.979 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,802 | 15.177 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 388 | 14.966 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 382 | 15.002 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,499 | 15.002 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 105 | 15.181 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 342 | 15 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 824 | 15.209 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,568 | 14.969 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,357 | 15.232 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,851 | 15.114 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 15.042 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,701,304 | 15.042 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,580 | 15.025 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 17,709 | 15.025 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 20,755 | 15.07 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 36 | 15.097 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 185 | 14.936 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 338 | 15.097 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 344 | 14.966 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 44.31 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,315 | 15.023 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,162 | 15.027 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,204 | 15.027 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,704 | 15.031 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,232 | 15.031 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,215 | 15.017 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,162 | 15.042 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 574 | 15.039 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,755 | 15.026 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,388 | 15.073 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,499 | 15.14 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,491 | 15.14 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,424 | 15.006 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,603 | 15.006 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,410 | 15.006 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,255 | 14.977 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,650 | 14.973 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,806 | 14.973 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,806 | 15.006 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,407 | 15.006 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 950 | 15.034 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 824 | 15.034 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 769 | 14.977 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 201 | 15.034 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 133 | 14.977 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 105 | 15.034 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,702,605 | 15.044 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,098 | 14.968 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,321 | 14.985 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,217 | 14.995 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,382 | 14.979 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,248 | 14.965 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 780 | 14.995 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 342 | 15 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 20,755 | 15.042 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 17,709 | 15.039 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,580 | 15.042 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 338 | 15.111 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 229 | 15.111 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 185 | 14.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 60 | 14.935 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 36 | 14.935 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: | 07/01/2016 |
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.