25 Nov 2015 11:46
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 | ||
| 24/11/2015 | ||
| 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 GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 1,752,054 | 16.68 GBP | 16.25 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 15 | 23.8 EUR | 23.8 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 1,870,309 | 16.68 GBP | 16.26 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,369,537 | 16.5 GBP | 16.17 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,428,246 | 23.5 EUR | 23.04 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,325,354 | 18.62 GBP | 16.15 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,379,803 | 23.5 EUR | 23.03 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 | 7,609 | 16.242 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,551 | 23.139 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,268 | 16.228 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,404 | 16.459 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,958 | 16.459 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,922 | 16.228 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,492 | 16.459 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 31,998 | 16.228 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 15,304 | 23.277 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,246 | 16.496 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,780 | 16.171 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 508 | 16.247 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,594 | 16.247 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 196 | 23.146 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,231 | 23.202 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,208 | 23.146 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,943 | 23.202 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,849 | 16.376 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,257 | 16.376 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 23.2 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 120 | 23.268 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 67 | 23.224 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 899,386 | 23.224 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,093,623 | 16.297 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11,756 | 16.27 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 18,692 | 16.29 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 176 | 23.07 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,680 | 23.07 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,680 | 23.143 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 384 | 23.173 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,116 | 23.173 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10,534 | 16.278 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 19,465 | 23.407 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,147 | 16.481 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,137 | 16.412 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,108 | 23.19 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,439 | 23.213 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 15,177 | 16.417 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 330 | 16.51 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 23.17 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 899,386 | 23.225 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 302 | 23.225 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,093,623 | 16.298 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 457 | 16.298 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 18,692 | 16.28 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,153 | 16.293 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,603 | 16.28 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,680 | 23.06 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,680 | 23.06 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,210 | 23.291 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,397 | 23.449 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,856 | 23.07 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,116 | 23.377 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 384 | 23.377 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,603 | 16.301 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 459 | 16.301 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 474 | 23.496 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,053 | 16.508 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,652 | 16.396 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 90 | 16.271 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 917 | 16.307 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,399 | 16.677 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,313 | 16.587 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 15 | 23.806 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,300 | 16.306 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 476 | 16.306 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,536 | 16.306 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 576 | 16.51 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,653 | 16.564 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 16,168 | 16.564 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,500 | 16.31 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,072,633 | 16.403 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 28,762 | 16.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 30,370 | 16.353 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 370 | 16.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,213 | 16.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,838 | 16.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,992 | 16.585 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,282 | 16.315 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,481 | 16.625 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,300 | 16.674 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,323 | 16.515 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,102 | 16.617 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,708 | 16.617 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 90 | 16.617 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,072,633 | 16.406 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,028 | 16.406 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 433 | 16.406 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,405 | 16.423 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,149 | 16.29 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 58 | 16.3 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 30 | 16.3 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 28,762 | 16.361 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 25,759 | 16.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,611 | 16.361 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,200 | 16.349 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 66,280 | 16.535 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 45,070 | 16.535 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: | 25/11/2015 |
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.