3 Dec 2015 11:43
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 | ||
| 02/12/2015 | ||
| 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 GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 2,248,229 | 17.01 GBP | 16.57 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 2,343,877 | 17.01 GBP | 16.58 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 2,121,575 | 16.82 GBP | 16.4 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,440,185 | 23.9 EUR | 23.47 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 100 | 25.88 CHF | 25.88 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,125,385 | 16.82 GBP | 16.43 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,523,062 | 24.8 EUR | 23.45 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 100 | 25.88 CHF | 25.88 CHF |
(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 | 299 | 23.571 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 289 | 23.706 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 482 | 23.706 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 607 | 23.526 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 648,785 | 23.713 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 130 | 23.483 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,526 | 23.735 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 39 | 23.691 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 47 | 23.641 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 722 | 23.691 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 37,657 | 23.631 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 866 | 16.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,140 | 16.6 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 196 | 16.583 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 492 | 16.583 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,108 | 16.583 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,000 | 16.64 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11,170 | 16.642 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,340,865 | 16.616 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 340 | 16.47 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 50,000 | 16.596 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,449 | 16.596 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 51 | 16.647 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 815 | 16.644 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 68 | 16.647 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,080 | 16.644 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11,145 | 16.622 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 241 | 23.53 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 60,671 | 23.645 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 482 | 23.495 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 289 | 23.99 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 136 | 23.495 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 79 | 23.495 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 649,113 | 23.715 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 936 | 23.715 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,526 | 23.731 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,400 | 23.731 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 130 | 23.731 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 699 | 23.755 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,526 | 23.735 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,708 | 23.557 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 400 | 23.644 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 57 | 23.617 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 906 | 23.616 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 453 | 23.616 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,309 | 16.58 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,042 | 16.58 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 13,866 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 11,977 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,885 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,924 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,308 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,246 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 866 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 528 | 16.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,020 | 16.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 13,498 | 16.641 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,000 | 16.641 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 252 | 16.641 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,341,165 | 16.618 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,292 | 16.618 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,006 | 16.47 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 340 | 16.45 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 13,702 | 16.618 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 12,691 | 16.618 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,642 | 16.618 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 24,497 | 16.919 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,010 | 16.794 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,144 | 16.806 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,180 | 16.79 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,253 | 16.811 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,925 | 16.811 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,515 | 16.797 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,000 | 16.833 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,151,886 | 16.79 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2 | 16.74 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,629 | 16.761 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 19,259 | 16.761 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 20,483 | 16.752 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 20,345 | 16.855 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 21,822 | 16.855 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 46,447 | 16.807 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 46,447 | 16.807 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,955 | 16.777 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,030 | 16.842 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 18,863 | 16.86 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,226 | 16.804 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 468 | 16.589 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 40,824 | 16.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,668 | 16.589 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 581 | 16.589 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,253 | 16.81 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,027 | 16.81 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,100 | 16.824 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,189 | 16.671 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 995 | 16.805 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 900 | 16.841 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,150,986 | 16.793 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,980 | 16.805 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 222 | 16.778 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 20,483 | 16.771 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 19,259 | 16.75 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,629 | 16.771 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 284 | 16.844 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 134 | 16.834 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 96 | 16.834 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 42,167 | 16.855 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 50,000 | 16.777 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 6,449 | 16.777 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 68 | 16.832 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 51 | 16.832 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 695 | 16.832 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,145 | 16.812 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: | 03/12/2015 |
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.