21 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 CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | BG GROUP PLC |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 20 January 2016 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES - disclosed previously for 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 class of 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 |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Purchases | 999,3252,296,370 | 17.4850 EUR13.2750 GBP | 16.6150 EUR12.6050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 2,325,246915,690533,100 | 13.2750 GBP17.4850 EUR15.0425 USD | 12.6050 GBP16.6300 EUR15.0425 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 266,550 (533,100) | 36.5000 USD | 36.5000 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 266,550 (533,100) | 36.3049 USD | 36.3049 USD |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Purchases | 5,176,939 | 13.8433 GBP | 12.6900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 6,394,738 | 13.2900 GBP | 12.6900 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 98,597 | 12.6608 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 9,187 | 12.7250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 2,700 | 12.7851 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,100 | 12.8425 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,436 | 12.8466 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 27,000 | 12.8531 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 357,400 | 12.9113 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 28,800 | 12.9113 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 98,597 | 13.0069 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 175,000 | 13.1517 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 599 | 13.2750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 60,759 | 16.6750 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 3,381 | 16.6839 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 20,031 | 17.1106 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,715 | 17.2080 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 122,281 | 12.7923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 8,948 | 12.7923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 57,026 | 12.7923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 123,525 | 12.7923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 69,874 | 12.8064 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 5,113 | 12.8064 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 32,586 | 12.8064 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 70,587 | 12.8064 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 78,608 | 12.8132 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 5,752 | 12.8132 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 36,659 | 12.8132 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 79,411 | 12.8132 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 68,766 | 12.8711 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 20,314 | 12.8711 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 20,429 | 12.8967 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 89,080 | 13.0130 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 174,686 | 13.0156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 12,783 | 13.0156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 81,464 | 13.0156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 176,467 | 13.0156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 34,937 | 13.0800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 2,557 | 13.0800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 16,293 | 13.0800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 35,293 | 13.0800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 43,672 | 13.0899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 3,196 | 13.0899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 20,366 | 13.0899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 44,116 | 13.0899 GBP |
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 114,751 | 12.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,360 | 12.7631 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 64,885 | 12.7750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 9,187 | 12.8200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 500 | 12.8238 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 21,000 | 12.8240 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 137,100 | 12.8826 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 11,534 | 12.8851 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,472 | 12.8851 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,108 | 12.8851 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 6,821 | 12.9267 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 3,560 | 12.9288 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 192 | 12.9325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 114 | 12.9325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 22,270 | 12.9504 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 64,885 | 13.0436 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,770 | 13.0469 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 28,862 | 13.0469 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 79,727 | 13.1696 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 13,404 | 13.1873 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,764 | 13.1976 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 60 | 13.2700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6 | 13.7833 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3 | 13.8433 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 185,646 | 13.8670 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 185,646 | 19.6911 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 188,425 | 12.7345 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 4,345 | 12.8186 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 188,425 | 12.8400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 81 | 12.9494 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4,197 | 12.9494 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 3,916 | 12.9494 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 66,810 | 12.9750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 89,080 | 12.9807 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 66,810 | 13.0175 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 181,018 | 13.0400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 13,704 | 13.1566 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 169,802 | 13.1566 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 2,947 | 13.1566 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 615 | 13.1566 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
Warrant | Put Warrant | Purchasing | 2,000 | 24.5621 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 6.5900 EUR |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising / exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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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
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(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
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| Date of disclosure: | 21 January 2016 |
| Contact name: | Joanna Foley and Yiannis Bardis |
| Telephone number: | +44(20) 7051 9996 / +44(20) 7774 7107 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service 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's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.