6 Jan 2016 11:37
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 | ||
| 05/01/2016 | ||
| 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 | 2,828,273 | 15.58 GBP | 15.12 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,824,921 | 15.58 GBP | 15.15 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 2,095,565 | 21.22 EUR | 20.88 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,115,713 | 21.35 EUR | 20.81 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 2,341,381 | 15.7 GBP | 15.28 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 1 | 21.16 EUR | 21.16 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 2,455,588 | 15.54 GBP | 15.31 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 | 11,499 | 15.261 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,394 | 15.236 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7088 | 15.236 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 11499 | 15.261 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8212 | 21.023 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2031 | 15.348 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10186 | 15.348 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9020 | 15.271 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 22726 | 15.271 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 76 | 15.287 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 153 | 15.287 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 279 | 15.287 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 926 | 15.287 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1803 | 21.095 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8989 | 21.095 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9138 | 20.874 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2671 | 15.294 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4 | 21.053 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1016 | 21.053 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 941526 | 21.032 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1343997 | 15.269 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1047 | 15.258 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1330 | 15.26 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1920 | 15.243 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4941 | 15.241 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8791 | 15.238 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 15.272 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1950 | 15.272 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 13520 | 15.257 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 24076 | 15.272 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 356 | 21.106 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4824 | 20.956 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 372 | 21.085 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 654 | 21.085 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 300 | 15.361 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 356 | 15.365 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6134 | 15.332 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 50000 | 21.021 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2488 | 21.011 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 15171 | 21.011 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 25236 | 21.15 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 942 | 21.123 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 28126 | 15.367 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 15413 | 15.277 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4475 | 15.277 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2613 | 15.28 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 239447 | 21.019 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 12217 | 15.307 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 461 | 15.234 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 13126 | 21.11 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8989 | 21.345 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1803 | 21.11 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 782 | 21.345 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9338 | 15.284 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2671 | 15.284 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2652 | 15.284 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 720 | 15.265 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1016 | 20.984 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 941220 | 21.033 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1431 | 21.033 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1343997 | 15.272 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 184 | 15.272 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 173 | 15.272 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 24076 | 15.279 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 15470 | 15.286 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 15.286 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5466 | 21.026 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 654 | 21.035 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 150 | 21.035 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 45 | 21.035 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 101 | 15.214 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 13199 | 15.513 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8323 | 15.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 98034 | 21.173 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 175935 | 20.961 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2488 | 21.218 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2013 | 21.037 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 66,810 | 15.458 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,594 | 15.34 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 22,727 | 15.36 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,266 | 15.424 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,837 | 15.424 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 374 | 15.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,491 | 15.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,685 | 15.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 133 | 15.345 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,806 | 15.412 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,603 | 15.427 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 10,179 | 15.475 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,424 | 15.457 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,163 | 15.413 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,156,715 | 15.413 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 12,076 | 15.39 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 20,541 | 15.41 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 46 | 15.491 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 371 | 15.416 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 412 | 15.491 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 270 | 15.331 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 45.68 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 24,755 | 15.56 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,996 | 15.36 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1 | 21.16 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,920 | 15.538 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,238 | 15.375 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,685 | 15.388 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 374 | 15.38 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 336 | 15.38 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,000 | 15.436 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 500 | 15.421 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,156,715 | 15.415 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 15.415 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 17,747 | 15.418 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,076 | 15.424 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,794 | 15.424 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 223 | 15.324 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 189 | 15.429 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 142 | 15.324 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,579 | 15.426 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,008 | 15.32 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Short | 500,000 | 19.67 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 |
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: | 06/01/2016 |
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.