20 Jan 2016 11:50
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 | ||
| 19/01/2016 | ||
| 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 | 2,953,132 | 18.38 EUR | 17.81 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 4,055,361 | 13.885 GBP | 13.46 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,504,021 | 18.375 EUR | 17.81 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 4,035,701 | 13.89 GBP | 13.465 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 41,000 | 18.38 EUR | 17.89 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 4,125,335 | 13.91 GBP | 13.48 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 41,000 | 18.38 EUR | 17.89 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 4,619,523 | 13.905 GBP | 13.48 GBP |
Common - ISIN US7802592060 | Purchase | 2,617 | 38.54 USD | 38.51 USD |
(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 | 2,600 | 18.062 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 17,235 | 18.039 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,616 | 18.194 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 36,837 | 18.122 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4 | 17.88 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,454 | 18.055 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,860,641 | 18.066 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 205 | 17.941 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 459 | 17.951 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,191 | 17.932 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 150 | 18.166 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 188 | 18.166 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 264 | 18.146 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 599 | 18.166 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 259 | 17.932 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 317 | 17.932 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 476 | 18.107 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 537 | 17.932 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,914 | 17.945 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11,586 | 17.945 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 24,746 | 17.931 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,000 | 13.639 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,793 | 13.646 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,599 | 13.646 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,307 | 13.734 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10,946 | 13.633 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 351 | 13.615 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 945 | 13.615 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 21,012 | 13.63 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,751,236 | 13.655 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1 | 13.755 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9 | 13.745 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,080 | 13.749 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,092 | 13.751 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,731 | 13.751 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,994 | 13.752 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 24,208 | 13.633 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 35,963 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 261 | 13.651 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 620 | 13.718 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 723 | 13.65 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,170 | 13.65 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 840 | 13.581 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 365 | 13.601 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,860 | 13.601 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,660 | 13.696 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 112 | 13.635 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 24,426 | 13.635 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,802 | 13.655 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,311 | 13.727 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 500 | 13.71 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 863 | 13.633 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,926 | 13.705 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 641 | 13.702 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,228,408 | 13.702 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 408 | 13.57 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 732 | 13.644 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,698 | 13.72 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,854 | 13.641 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,712 | 13.704 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,409 | 13.697 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,712 | 13.699 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 797 | 13.694 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 16,310 | 13.694 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 19,006 | 13.689 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 175 | 13.821 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 311 | 13.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 422 | 13.668 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 696 | 13.648 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 442 | 13.616 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 405 | 18.175 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 11 | 18.175 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 12,381 | 18.138 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9,314 | 18.138 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,773 | 18.138 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,833 | 17.949 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 341 | 17.858 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 17,235 | 18.154 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 24,560 | 18.039 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,206 | 18.039 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,438 | 18.075 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,616 | 18.039 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,711 | 18.182 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 870 | 18.204 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 380 | 18.005 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,860,641 | 18.069 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 842 | 18.069 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 734 | 18.069 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 610 | 17.928 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 214 | 18.259 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 537 | 17.916 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 476 | 18.112 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 317 | 18.112 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 256 | 17.869 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 225 | 18.112 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 11,586 | 18.064 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,414 | 18.064 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 23,268 | 18.246 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 706 | 17.927 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,541 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,741 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,547 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,157 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,736 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 674 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,600 | 13.68 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,346 | 13.726 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,307 | 13.78 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,946 | 13.769 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,741 | 13.769 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 994 | 13.769 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 21,012 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,349 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 351 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,196 | 13.61 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,758,887 | 13.658 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 280 | 13.658 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 24,208 | 13.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 23,658 | 13.657 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 12,305 | 13.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,652 | 13.667 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 723 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 266 | 13.572 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 261 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 62 | 13.639 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 61 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,261 | 13.614 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 555 | 13.614 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9,492 | 13.765 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,600 | 13.765 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 18,523 | 13.755 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 13,217 | 13.755 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,701 | 13.755 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,345 | 13.759 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 33,497 | 13.735 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,017 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,017 | 13.693 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,555 | 13.758 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,646 | 13.758 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,311 | 13.69 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,255 | 13.69 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,135 | 13.69 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,160 | 13.694 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,644 | 13.694 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,496 | 13.694 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,181 | 13.826 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 831 | 13.724 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,228,408 | 13.704 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,417 | 13.704 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 745 | 13.718 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 605 | 13.875 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 350 | 13.706 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 336 | 13.765 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 184 | 13.765 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 19,803 | 13.706 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 16,310 | 13.744 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,729 | 13.718 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 634 | 13.718 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 422 | 13.726 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 311 | 13.726 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 164 | 13.629 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 111 | 13.726 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 64 | 13.629 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 62 | 13.726 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,372 | 13.665 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,112 | 13.665 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,004 | 13.665 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 966 | 13.665 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 664 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,421 | 13.659 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,421 | 13.679 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 17,930 | 13.659 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 17,930 | 13.679 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 79,318 | 13.659 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 79,318 | 13.679 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,694 | 13.862 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,576 | 13.862 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 43,672 | 13.67 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 44,116 | 13.67 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 20,366 | 13.67 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,196 | 13.67 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 36,523 | 13.649 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 36,523 | 13.693 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Long | 250,000 | 16.88 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Long | 250,000 | 16.88 EUR |
(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 |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Call Option | Purchasing | 250,000 | 14 GBP | American | 18/03/2016 | 0.55 GBP |
(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: | 20/01/2016 |
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.