13 Nov 2015 11:26
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 | ||
| 12/11/2015 | ||
| 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 | 1,735,324 | 16.39 GBP | 15.97 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Sale | 1,609,186 | 17.22 GBP | 15.97 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,340,663 | 16.31 GBP | 15.85 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Purchase | 1,096,907 | 23.17 EUR | 22.62 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,322,602 | 17.12 GBP | 15.94 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Sale | 1,290,067 | 23.26 EUR | 22.62 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 | 10,128 | 22.758 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,293 | 15.9 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 20,981 | 15.978 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 977 | 16.051 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,524 | 16.051 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 590 | 16.22 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 200 | 22.705 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,164 | 23.088 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 267 | 16.215 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 633,597 | 22.932 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,059,959 | 16.099 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 55 | 22.926 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 164 | 23.043 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 196 | 23.043 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 206 | 23.043 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 623 | 23.043 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 43 | 16.119 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 143 | 16.119 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 169 | 16.119 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 244 | 16.119 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 2,300 | 16.071 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 218 | 22.994 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,079 | 22.994 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 5,453 | 22.994 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,791 | 16.193 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 1,699 | 22.899 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 6,499 | 22.899 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 32,065 | 22.899 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Short | 51 | 22.618 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,028 | 16.073 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 59,471 | 23.07 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 3,660 | 16.187 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 10,974 | 16.082 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,260 | 16.148 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,808 | 22.701 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 100 | 22.775 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 633,597 | 22.933 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,791 | 22.933 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,592 | 22.933 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 1,059,746 | 16.101 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 623 | 23.123 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 261 | 23.259 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 196 | 22.939 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 383 | 16.08 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 216 | 16.004 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 5,453 | 23.135 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 297 | 23.135 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,866 | 16.028 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,650 | 16.028 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 2,641 | 16.028 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 | Swaps | Long | 4,146 | 23.032 EUR |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 105 | 16.143 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 187 | 16.336 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 5,412 | 16.22 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,602 | 16.011 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 851 | 16.118 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,010 | 16.118 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,319 | 16.118 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 1,584 | 16.118 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 2,335 | 16.118 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 7,700 | 16.08 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 901,425 | 16.176 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 146,537 | 16.06 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 9,353 | 16.06 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 190 | 16.235 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 54 | 16.316 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 129 | 16.316 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Short | 266 | 16.311 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 7,484 | 16.068 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 5,040 | 15.973 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,999 | 16.158 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 281 | 16.295 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 515 | 16.251 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,036 | 15.964 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 11,942 | 16.233 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 560 | 16.029 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 3,700 | 16.225 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 899,281 | 16.178 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 164 | 16.178 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 190 | 16.335 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 160 | 16.209 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 54 | 16.209 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 2,300 | 16.179 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 19,991 | 16.369 GBP |
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 | Swaps | Long | 37,576 | 16.052 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: | 13/11/2015 |
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.