31 Dec 2015 11:08
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 | ||
| 30/12/2015 | ||
| 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 | 1,471,042 | 15.62 GBP | 15.42 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,627,771 | 15.625 GBP | 15.425 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 844,479 | 21.365 EUR | 21.11 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,020,345 | 24.796 EUR | 21.11 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 1 | 21.455 EUR | 21.455 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 1,144,142 | 15.79 GBP | 15.575 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 1 | 21.455 EUR | 21.455 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 1,294,604 | 15.79 GBP | 15.575 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 | 6,235 | 21.178 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,788 | 15.497 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 106 | 15.482 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 35,363 | 15.553 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 42,441 | 21.279 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,402 | 21.175 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 15,303 | 15.541 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 786 | 15.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,217 | 15.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,409 | 15.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,605 | 15.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,012 | 15.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,274 | 15.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 279 | 15.471 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 123 | 15.592 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,969 | 21.184 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 426 | 21.25 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 276 | 21.184 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 70 | 21.25 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 70 | 21.33 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 869 | 21.33 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,395 | 21.193 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,480 | 15.459 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 423 | 15.471 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 700 | 15.455 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 881 | 15.471 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,876 | 15.471 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 18,270 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,226 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,565 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,275 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,778 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,016 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 720 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 642 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 521 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 200 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 154 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 143 | 21.239 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 86 | 21.239 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 43 | 21.205 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 43 | 21.287 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 86 | 21.287 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 43 | 21.205 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 45,367 | 21.185 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 335,898 | 21.232 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,364 | 21.232 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,491 | 21.228 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 335,898 | 21.228 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 809,249 | 15.521 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,000 | 15.519 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 809,817 | 15.519 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,477 | 15.534 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,837 | 15.528 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 994 | 15.534 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,477 | 15.528 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,831 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,500 | 21.297 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 497 | 21.173 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 469 | 21.173 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 289 | 21.198 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 86 | 21.198 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 86 | 21.212 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 407 | 21.212 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,250 | 15.456 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 19,249 | 15.506 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 350 | 15.476 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,222 | 15.476 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,678 | 15.476 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 118,344 | 21.224 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 43,551 | 15.557 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 97,822 | 15.562 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 91,166 | 15.562 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 42,046 | 15.562 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,500 | 15.562 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,589 | 15.557 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,718 | 15.67 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,644 | 15.629 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 565 | 15.631 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,303 | 15.663 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 519 | 15.603 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,500 | 15.723 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,876 | 15.661 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4 | 15.661 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1 | 15.625 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,876 | 15.652 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,275 | 15.652 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,640 | 15.63 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,616 | 15.717 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,400 | 15.717 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,400 | 15.619 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,640 | 15.619 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,640 | 15.63 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 766,069 | 15.686 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 968 | 15.686 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,647 | 15.683 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 766,069 | 15.683 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,174 | 15.637 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 19,443 | 15.698 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 13,597 | 15.694 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,114 | 15.698 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 14,711 | 15.697 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 19,443 | 15.697 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 41,653 | 15.629 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 112 | 15.709 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 188 | 15.691 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,448 | 15.691 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 43,551 | 15.714 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 26,418 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 17,921 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,399 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 943 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 25,887 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 19,766 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 20,276 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 26,554 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,868 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,924 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,015 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,538 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 25,751 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 26,415 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,855 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,004 | 15.739 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,449 | 15.714 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: | 31/12/2015 |
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.