12 Jan 2016 12:06
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 | ||
| 11/01/2016 | ||
| 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 | 1,000 | 20.27 CHF | 20.27 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 2,800,892 | 18.86 EUR | 18.27 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 5,091,230 | 14.42 GBP | 13.53 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,000 | 20.27 CHF | 20.27 CHF |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 2,451,786 | 24.94 EUR | 18.26 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 4,986,121 | 13.91 GBP | 13.48 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 5,463,564 | 13.93 GBP | 13.475 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 50 | 18.65 EUR | 18.65 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 12,400 | 40.04 USD | 40.04 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 5,338,941 | 13.935 GBP | 13.48 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 50 | 18.65 EUR | 18.65 EUR |
(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 | 5,545 | 18.647 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,381 | 18.547 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 674 | 13.661 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,736 | 13.706 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,157 | 13.646 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 7,547 | 13.643 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,529 | 13.677 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 23,239 | 13.677 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 26,729 | 18.486 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 162,524 | 18.529 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 4,521 | 13.635 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,761 | 13.635 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 399 | 13.654 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 894 | 13.654 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,658 | 18.532 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,388 | 18.402 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,443 | 18.532 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,210 | 13.52 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 14,521 | 13.574 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 124,100 | 13.767 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 124,100 | 13.767 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,033 | 18.445 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 403 | 18.521 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,864,758 | 18.521 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 360 | 13.663 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,230,134 | 13.663 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 14,223 | 13.671 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 34,058 | 13.657 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 860 | 18.316 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 104 | 18.612 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 540 | 18.612 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 15 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 88 | 13.646 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 204 | 13.646 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 250 | 13.721 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 262 | 13.664 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 291 | 13.591 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 351 | 13.664 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 511 | 13.664 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,457 | 13.531 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 16,000 | 18.44 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 51 | 13.542 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,198 | 13.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 55,000 | 18.484 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 19,462 | 18.519 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 107,095 | 18.519 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,449 | 18.318 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 9,364 | 18.313 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,281 | 13.539 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,732 | 13.539 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,965 | 13.539 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 703 | 13.539 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 51,501 | 13.683 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 18,076 | 18.469 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 13,282 | 13.699 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,987 | 13.689 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,806 | 18.507 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,046 | 18.507 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,034 | 18.649 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,817 | 13.578 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,340 | 13.578 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,210 | 13.578 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 458 | 13.578 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,864,758 | 18.523 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,412 | 18.523 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,230,134 | 13.665 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 642 | 13.665 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 17,902 | 13.681 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 16,156 | 13.663 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 14,223 | 13.663 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 988 | 18.362 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 424 | 18.374 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 545 | 18.52 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 261 | 18.544 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 555 | 13.682 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 511 | 13.71 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 338 | 13.624 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 291 | 13.71 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 283 | 13.71 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 262 | 13.679 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,086 | 18.504 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,414 | 18.504 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,482 | 13.682 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 6,172 | 18.574 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 72,627 | 13.657 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 13,217 | 13.675 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 15,000 | 13.615 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,087 | 13.677 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,877 | 13.55 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,360 | 13.553 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 44,000 | 13.729 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 48,080 | 13.706 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 4,505 | 13.623 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 183 | 13.623 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,933 | 13.623 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 990 | 13.603 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 3,441 | 13.603 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 6,795 | 13.603 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 29 | 13.66 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 767 | 13.61 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 798 | 13.662 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,672 | 13.697 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,300 | 13.656 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,959,098 | 13.683 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 11,271 | 13.714 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 14,819 | 13.692 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 15,842 | 13.7 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 24,262 | 13.674 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 27,718 | 13.66 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 69 | 13.704 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 80 | 13.704 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 184 | 13.699 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 198 | 13.736 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 928 | 13.704 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 72,627 | 13.69 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,738 | 13.55 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,086 | 13.55 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,015 | 13.55 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 833 | 13.55 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 74,841 | 13.668 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 10,016 | 13.717 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 16,347 | 13.662 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 990 | 13.563 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 1,237 | 13.731 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 163 | 13.731 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,959,098 | 13.686 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 735 | 13.686 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 27,718 | 13.684 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 23,509 | 13.667 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 753 | 13.684 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 928 | 13.697 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 184 | 13.654 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 83 | 13.654 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 80 | 13.654 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 39.62 USD |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Long | 1,625,000 | 18.59 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Futures | Short | 1,625,000 | 18.1718 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: | 12/01/2016 |
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.