18 Nov 2015 11:54
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 | ||
| 17/11/2015 | ||
| 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 | 1,263,961 | 16.44 GBP | 16.18 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 1,256,930 | 16.39 GBP | 16.13 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Purchase | 2 | 23.65 EUR | 23.65 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,872,376 | 16.28 GBP | 16.08 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,614,660 | 23.43 EUR | 23.1 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,724,122 | 16.29 GBP | 16.06 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,929,703 | 23.43 EUR | 23.1 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 | 1,679 | 16.215 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,172 | 23.27 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 43,681 | 16.196 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,418 | 16.218 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,177 | 16.218 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 874 | 16.179 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,095 | 16.179 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 522 | 23.095 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,407 | 23.244 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,500 | 16.188 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,336 | 16.182 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 10,700 | 16.188 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 100 | 23.305 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 682 | 23.291 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 885,318 | 23.291 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,576 | 16.198 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,479,508 | 16.198 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 3,829 | 16.2 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,308 | 16.204 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 19,009 | 16.2 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 233 | 23.323 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 341 | 23.323 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 374 | 23.103 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 92 | 23.293 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 126 | 23.293 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 826 | 23.293 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 83,060 | 23.403 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 240 | 16.196 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 392 | 16.181 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 384 | 23.213 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,116 | 23.213 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 9,481 | 16.082 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,622 | 23.348 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 29,020 | 16.211 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 12,338 | 16.211 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 8,642 | 16.211 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,492 | 16.198 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,672 | 16.201 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,177 | 23.258 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,106 | 16.199 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,227 | 16.209 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,418 | 16.209 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,095 | 16.144 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 7,651 | 23.271 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,395 | 23.271 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,512 | 23.35 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 522 | 23.271 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,171 | 16.254 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,523 | 16.254 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,836 | 16.254 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 192 | 16.275 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 200 | 23.297 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 23.297 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 885,318 | 23.293 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 484 | 23.293 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,479,508 | 16.2 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,921 | 16.2 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 19,009 | 16.199 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 16,137 | 16.198 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 8,024 | 23.294 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,848 | 23.249 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,148 | 23.249 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 400 | 23.249 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 826 | 23.315 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 126 | 23.349 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10 | 23.349 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 248 | 16.226 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 235 | 16.226 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 66 | 16.209 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 12 | 16.226 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,000 | 23.269 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,659 | 16.195 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,098 | 16.195 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,083 | 23.317 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 353 | 16.382 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 358 | 16.341 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 726 | 16.37 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,119 | 16.217 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2 | 23.651 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 235 | 16.35 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 254 | 16.376 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 159 | 16.275 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 956 | 16.275 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,425 | 16.275 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 269 | 16.334 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 773 | 16.334 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 400 | 16.408 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,066 | 16.34 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 847,918 | 16.34 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 133 | 16.192 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 8,883 | 16.349 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,265 | 16.349 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 25,750 | 16.339 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 76 | 16.346 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 112 | 16.346 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 200 | 16.361 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 815 | 16.331 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 217 | 16.351 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 720 | 16.306 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 732 | 16.306 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 948 | 16.306 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,454 | 16.372 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,244 | 16.346 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 858 | 16.389 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 756 | 16.312 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 956 | 16.318 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 773 | 16.378 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 202 | 16.378 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 4,600 | 16.318 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 847,041 | 16.343 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 25,750 | 16.341 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 9,265 | 16.343 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,883 | 16.341 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 184 | 16.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 152 | 16.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 112 | 16.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 76 | 16.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 500 | 16.344 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 29,020 | 16.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 12,338 | 16.359 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 8,642 | 16.359 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: | 18/11/2015 |
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.