6 Jan 2016 11:45
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: | 05 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 | 546,540631,4462 | 15.3800 GBP21.3650 EUR22.8703 USD | 15.1700 GBP20.8200 EUR22.8703 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 425,380705,59820,000 | 21.6976 EUR15.5500 GBP22.5124 USD | 20.8200 EUR15.1500 GBP22.5124 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 | 647,623225 | 15.7050 GBP23.0174 USD | 15.2326 GBP23.0174 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 606,947 | 15.6500 GBP | 15.2650 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 | Opening a long position | 668 | 15.1800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 650 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 668 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9 | 15.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3 | 15.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 15.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8 | 15.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 15.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 20,000 | 15.3208 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 650 | 15.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,000 | 21.0568 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 12,066 | 21.0832 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 37,152 | 21.0832 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 53,229 | 21.0832 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,000 | 21.0916 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,000 | 21.1609 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,000 | 21.1627 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 20,000 | 22.5124 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 1,890 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 970 | 15.2600 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 | Reducing a long position | 9,026 | 15.2326 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,066 | 15.2326 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,059 | 15.2326 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 609 | 15.2326 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,891 | 15.2326 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,218 | 15.2326 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1 | 15.3100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,319 | 15.3442 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 8,009 | 15.3477 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 16,366 | 15.3477 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 251 | 15.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 27,587 | 15.3539 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 56,365 | 15.3539 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,227 | 15.3580 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 231 | 15.4105 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 142 | 15.4105 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,319 | 15.4389 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 194,113 | 15.4538 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,080 | 15.4706 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 890 | 15.4850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 15.7050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 4,454 | 15.3300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 7,710 | 15.3942 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 3,070 | 15.3942 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 17,604 | 15.4427 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 22,455 | 15.4427 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP^ | Reducing a short position | 100,000 | 15.6500 GBP |
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC is a component
(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 |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 38,000 | 15.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 15/01/2016 | 0.3000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 38,000 | 15.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 15/01/2016 | 0.3000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 38,000 | 15.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 15/01/2016 | 0.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 38,000 | 15.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 15/01/2016 | 0.3500 GBP |
(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: | 06 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.