8 Dec 2015 11:48
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 | ||
| 07/12/2015 | ||
| 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 | 2,221,734 | 16.02 GBP | 15.25 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 21,051 | 22.11 EUR | 21.69 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 2,887,061 | 16.02 GBP | 15.25 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 28,417 | 21.66 EUR | 21.43 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,931,864 | 15.85 GBP | 15.15 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,813,679 | 23.5 EUR | 21.24 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 850 | 24 CHF | 23.29 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,121,512 | 15.77 GBP | 15.14 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,794,599 | 23.5 EUR | 21.22 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 850 | 24 CHF | 23.29 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 | 15,480 | 15.2 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 285 | 21.267 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 15,522 | 21.298 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,507 | 21.236 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 755 | 15.143 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 280 | 15.172 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,471 | 15.597 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 639 | 15.207 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 461 | 21.493 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,147 | 21.493 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,312 | 21.657 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9,560 | 21.657 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 460 | 15.161 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 873 | 15.16 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,285 | 15.161 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,865 | 15.161 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 900 | 21.853 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,627 | 15.467 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 379 | 21.646 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,074,938 | 21.646 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,524 | 15.405 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,285,394 | 15.405 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1 | 15.845 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 85 | 21.766 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 729 | 15.489 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 29,226 | 15.489 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11,236 | 21.839 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 699 | 15.289 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 926 | 15.289 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 878 | 21.308 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,398 | 15.459 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,907 | 15.204 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,507 | 21.804 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 755 | 15.513 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 933 | 15.596 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,678 | 15.502 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,871 | 15.502 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,021 | 21.693 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,312 | 21.858 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,543 | 21.858 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,865 | 15.185 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,835 | 15.185 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 460 | 15.56 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,074,726 | 21.647 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,285,394 | 15.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 660 | 15.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,530 | 15.672 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,262 | 15.684 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,732 | 15.67 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,001 | 15.602 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,000 | 15.565 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 980 | 15.588 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1 | 15.655 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,180 | 21.922 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 65 | 21.559 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,000 | 21.337 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 189,155 | 15.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 43,551 | 15.473 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 360 | 15.301 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,871 | 15.346 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,438 | 15.266 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,209 | 15.3 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 121 | 16.016 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,490 | 15.263 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,102 | 15.289 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,445 | 15.325 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,562 | 15.325 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 919 | 15.317 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,004 | 15.26 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,279 | 15.252 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 22.105 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 49 | 15.475 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,739 | 15.505 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,895 | 15.475 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,020,801 | 15.511 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 716 | 15.55 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,002 | 15.511 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,231 | 15.511 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,411 | 15.5 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,904 | 15.484 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,826 | 15.578 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 8,310 | 15.578 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 13,552 | 15.582 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 18 | 15.746 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 79 | 15.746 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 209 | 15.751 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 200 | 15.861 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 43,551 | 15.564 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,353 | 15.399 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 44,540 | 15.399 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,353 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 35,187 | 15.399 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 22,540 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 22,000 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 36,216 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 8,324 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 22,270 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,917 | 15.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 106,896 | 15.278 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 106,896 | 15.278 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,810 | 15.549 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,198 | 16.014 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 750 | 16.014 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 22,119 | 15.624 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 15,279 | 15.624 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,707 | 15.282 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,279 | 15.282 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,270 | 15.282 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,004 | 15.282 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 21.43 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,289 | 15.556 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,709 | 15.631 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,002 | 15.511 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 712 | 15.462 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 603 | 15.89 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 15.25 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,020,801 | 15.513 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 944 | 15.513 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 29 | 15.513 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 58 | 16.013 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 21,862 | 15.597 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,826 | 15.565 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 164 | 15.567 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 134 | 15.574 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 79 | 15.567 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 45 | 15.574 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 55,616 | 15.588 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 57,063 | 15.588 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 27,753 | 15.588 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,323 | 15.588 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 55,615 | 15.379 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 111,200 | 15.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 57,048 | 15.379 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 113,567 | 15.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 27,764 | 15.379 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 55,894 | 15.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,328 | 15.379 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,849 | 15.52 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: | 08/12/2015 |
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.