19 Jan 2016 10:18
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 | ||
| 18/01/2016 | ||
| 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 | 1,812,486 | 18.24 EUR | 17.71 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 2,277,530 | 13.733 GBP | 13.36 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,688,922 | 18.24 EUR | 17.71 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,339,830 | 13.735 GBP | 13.36 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 2,816,227 | 13.73 GBP | 13.33 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 2,872,130 | 13.73 GBP | 13.33 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 | 2,600 | 17.913 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,078 | 17.951 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13,057 | 18.167 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 111,950 | 17.946 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,096 | 17.868 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 20,207 | 17.93 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 369 | 18.015 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 544 | 18.095 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,180 | 17.907 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,506,223 | 17.981 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 47 | 17.929 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 513 | 17.929 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,659 | 17.918 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,586 | 17.831 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,414 | 17.831 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 567 | 17.762 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,200 | 17.748 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 19,480 | 13.672 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,859 | 13.422 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 18,663 | 13.422 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,652 | 13.43 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 386 | 13.44 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,438 | 13.44 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,917 | 13.44 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,741 | 13.44 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13,927 | 13.417 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 280 | 13.544 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,880,178 | 13.544 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1 | 13.54 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,376 | 13.43 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,201 | 13.48 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,220 | 13.48 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 17,164 | 13.537 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 18,714 | 13.534 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 103 | 13.366 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 201 | 13.593 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 634 | 13.593 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,880 | 13.66 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 15,699 | 13.672 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,597 | 13.377 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 13,282 | 13.423 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 23,455 | 13.461 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 14,329 | 13.489 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,562 | 13.478 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,770 | 13.478 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,182 | 13.478 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 25,708 | 13.413 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 130 | 13.435 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 850 | 13.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,124 | 13.557 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,528 | 13.576 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,839 | 13.593 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,809 | 13.492 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,417 | 13.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,708,684 | 13.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1 | 13.509 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 261 | 13.435 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 586 | 13.426 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,186 | 13.435 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,567 | 13.565 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,694 | 13.496 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,961 | 13.509 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,161 | 13.496 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,232 | 13.448 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,498 | 13.501 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,816 | 13.501 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,807 | 13.438 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,473 | 13.435 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,051 | 13.549 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,984 | 13.549 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 13,680 | 13.502 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7 | 13.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 47 | 13.621 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 62 | 13.621 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 117 | 13.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 164 | 13.516 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 296 | 13.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 381 | 13.516 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 386 | 13.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 530 | 13.529 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,751 | 17.888 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,160 | 17.826 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,683 | 18.019 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,096 | 18.019 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,090 | 18.019 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,318 | 18.079 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,623 | 18.111 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,080 | 18.094 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 994 | 18.008 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 804 | 17.992 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,505,381 | 17.983 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 345 | 17.983 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 17.894 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 414 | 17.869 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 188 | 17.863 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,434 | 17.901 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 665 | 17.978 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 513 | 17.901 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 47 | 17.978 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9 | 17.978 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,914 | 17.779 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,586 | 17.779 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 41,190 | 17.931 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,260 | 13.51 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,652 | 13.661 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,917 | 13.59 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 14,872 | 13.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,740 | 13.493 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,435 | 13.454 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,880,178 | 13.546 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 473 | 13.546 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 18,714 | 13.546 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 12,799 | 13.56 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,365 | 13.546 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 511 | 13.553 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 304 | 13.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 62 | 13.504 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,953 | 13.469 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 350 | 13.398 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 500 | 13.44 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 15,400 | 13.415 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,536 | 13.583 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 20,453 | 13.443 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,039 | 13.443 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 118 | 13.443 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 16,314 | 13.521 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,330 | 13.521 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 236 | 13.521 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,708,684 | 13.523 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,243 | 13.523 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,473 | 13.547 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,689 | 13.559 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,510 | 13.528 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,345 | 13.535 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 850 | 13.525 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 17,731 | 13.538 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,984 | 13.494 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 386 | 13.559 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 381 | 13.613 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 296 | 13.604 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 117 | 13.613 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7 | 13.474 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 15,789 | 13.461 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 38,149 | 13.461 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 168,762 | 13.461 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: | 19/01/2016 |
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.