15 Dec 2015 18:22
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 10 Dec for dealings on 09 Dec has been updated. Sections 2(a) and 2(b) have been updated.
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: | 09 December 2015 |
(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 | 1,158,517521,00637,050 | 21.7550 EUR15.6450 GBP23.1913 USD | 20.6500 EUR14.8750 GBP23.1913 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 1,270,122689,240 | 21.8200 EUR15.6450 GBP | 20.6500 EUR14.8800 GBP |
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 | 1,545,50527,040800 | 15.7812 GBP23.3131 USD21.5500 EUR | 14.9700 GBP23.3131 USD20.9200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,919,918800 | 15.7400 GBP21.2996 EUR | 14.9750 GBP21.2996 EUR |
(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 short position | 10,780 | 15.1118 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 811 | 15.2542 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 24,803 | 15.4069 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 22,497 | 15.4069 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,801 | 15.4116 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 403 | 15.4929 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,744 | 15.4929 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 10,059 | 15.4929 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,000 | 15.4945 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,384 | 20.7900 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,192 | 20.8287 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,788 | 20.9440 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,732 | 20.9865 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,000 | 21.0266 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,190 | 21.1658 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 13,459 | 21.2800 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 37,050 | 23.1913 USD |
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 | 1,326 | 15.0750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 332 | 15.1254 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,097 | 15.1254 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,693 | 15.1254 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 412 | 15.1600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 8,343 | 15.1768 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 515 | 15.3041 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 77 | 15.3041 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 242 | 15.3568 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 259 | 15.3568 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,565 | 15.3771 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,083 | 15.4924 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 400 | 15.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 21,020 | 15.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,907 | 15.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,182 | 15.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 29,487 | 15.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,496 | 15.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,685 | 15.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,614 | 15.5045 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 431 | 15.5150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,878 | 15.5150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 64 | 15.5150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 581 | 15.5150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,335 | 15.5179 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,683 | 15.5179 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,970 | 15.5179 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 44,985 | 15.5550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,413 | 15.5827 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,210 | 15.5827 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,551 | 15.5827 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 22,431 | 23.3131 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,609 | 23.3131 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 22,431 | 25.2673 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 22,431 | 25.2673 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 3,536 | 15.5723 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 44,540 | 15.5844 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 6,335 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 86,031 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 20,679 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 10,756 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 6,841 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 9,441 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 8,038 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1,493 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 4,377 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 312 | 15.6070 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 8,093 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 3,751 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1,279 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 9,219 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 267 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 5,864 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 73,742 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 5,430 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 17,725 | 15.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 6,889 | 15.6632 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 |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Forward | Opening a short position | 508,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.0480 GBP |
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 | Call Warrant | Purchasing | 17,000 | 19.1255 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 2.3400 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: | 15 December 2015 |
| Contact name: | Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis |
| Telephone number: | +44(20) 7051 9046 / +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.