7 Jan 2016 16:41
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 09 Dec for dealings on 08 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: | 08 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 | 553,207573,697 | 21.7756 EUR15.3450 GBP | 20.6300 EUR14.8800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 979,029405,289 | 15.6210 GBP21.3550 EUR | 14.8650 GBP20.6492 EUR |
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 | 1,849,799 | 15.4200 GBP | 14.9200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,301,397 | 15.4150 GBP | 14.9150 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 | Increasing a short position | 12 | 15.0000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 15.0100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 14,840 | 15.0156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,145 | 15.0600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 22,497 | 15.1345 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 22,703 | 15.1345 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,539 | 15.1402 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 155,000 | 15.1485 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,539 | 15.1750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,145 | 15.1750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 132,975 | 20.7206 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 35,674 | 20.9924 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,500 | 21.1787 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,030 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 9,056 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 9,516 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,728 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,462 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 33,858 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 22,684 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,004 | 14.8928 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 9,397 | 15.1899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 9,475 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 513 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 974 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,464 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,014 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 169 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 216 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,647 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 391 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 27 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 370 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 24 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 56 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 27 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 41 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 923 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 23 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 4,817 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 30,329 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 22,594 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 412 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 41 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 53 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 8,689 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 46 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 329 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 149 | 20.6492 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,888 | 20.6492 EUR |
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 | 1,335 | 14.9899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,676 | 15.0828 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 15.0850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 148 | 15.1084 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 84 | 15.1084 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,100 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 229 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,912 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,499 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,903 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,800 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 579 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,156 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,149 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,693 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,272 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,345 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 11,471 | 15.1099 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,322 | 15.1100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,484 | 15.1300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,449 | 15.1349 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 9,500 | 15.1532 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,354 | 15.1650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 233 | 15.1850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 267 | 15.1850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,272 | 15.1912 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 15.1950 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 520 | 15.1992 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 43,578 | 15.2167 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 43,580 | 15.2167 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,904 | 15.2167 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 63,867 | 15.2167 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,905 | 15.2167 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 63,866 | 15.2167 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 77,038 | 15.2180 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 571 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 116 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,334 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 235 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 153 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,993 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,908 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 357 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,952 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,018 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 79 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,465 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 816 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 943 | 15.2325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 25,000 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,272 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,464 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,354 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 511 | 15.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,459 | 15.2777 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 15,645 | 15.2777 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,788 | 15.2777 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,139 | 15.2777 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,638 | 15.2930 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 953 | 15.1158 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 199 | 15.1158 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 4,076 | 15.1158 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 54,901 | 15.1158 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 369 | 15.1386 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1,764 | 15.1386 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 7,549 | 15.1386 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 101,668 | 15.1386 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 2,623 | 15.1700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 151,215 | 15.1700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 548 | 15.1700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 11,227 | 15.1700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 1,241 | 15.1773 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 194,103 | 15.1949 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 9,564 | 15.1949 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 12,337 | 15.1949 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 44,741 | 15.2134 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 102,241 | 15.2134 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 | 1,016,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.2191 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 | 1,000 | 11.2185 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 10.4300 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: | 7 January 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.