9 Feb 2016 17:01
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 08 Feb for dealings on 05 Feb has been updated. Section 2(a) and 2(b) have been updated.
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
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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")
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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(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 February 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 |
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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.
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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(a) Purchases and sales
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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 | 1,832,630874,783 | 15.6250 GBP20.4350 EUR | 13.7199 GBP19.8850 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 1,276,8201,132,609 | 16.9713 GBP20.4400 EUR | 15.2350 GBP19.9200 EUR |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 110,000 (220,000) | 44.6778 USD | 44.6778 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 110,000 (220,000) | 44.6778 USD | 44.6778 USD |
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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 | 828,581315 | 15.6000 GBP20.0850 EUR | 15.2450 GBP20.0850 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,301,212315 | 15.6000 GBP20.0850 EUR | 15.2400 GBP20.0850 EUR |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 | 648 | 15.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 18 | 15.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,526 | 15.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,424 | 15.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 166,457 | 15.3774 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 40,000 | 15.4208 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,100 | 15.4355 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 150,000 | 15.4534 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 12,856 | 15.4670 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 648 | 15.6100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 500,000 | 15.6117 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,806 | 15.6200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 25,521 | 20.1140 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,550 | 20.1227 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,450 | 20.1227 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 152,900 | 20.3694 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 2,040 | 15.4538 GBP |
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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 | 3,824 | 15.3360 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 100 | 15.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 12,489 | 15.3519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,738 | 15.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 75 | 15.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,324 | 15.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 410 | 15.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,736 | 15.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,396 | 15.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,158 | 15.3803 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 23,245 | 15.3803 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 8,317 | 15.4295 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 247 | 15.4295 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,613 | 15.4427 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,536 | 15.4451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 15 | 15.4484 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 134 | 15.4707 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 81 | 15.4707 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,520 | 15.5574 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 200 | 15.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 9,575 | 15.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 81,981 | 15.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 8,610 | 15.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 10,984 | 15.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 313 | 15.4248 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 15,809 | 15.4248 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 13,813 | 15.4248 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 384 | 15.4501 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 3,285 | 15.4501 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 3,285 | 15.4501 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 345 | 15.4501 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 345 | 15.4501 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 440 | 15.4501 GBP |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising / exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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
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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: | 09 February 2016 |
| Contact name: | Joanna Foley and Yiannis Bardis |
| Telephone number: | +44(20) 7051 9996 / +44(20) 7774 7107 |
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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.
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The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.