23 Nov 2015 18:03
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 27 August for dealings on 26 August 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: | 26 August 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 | 607,6241,717,884 | 22.4558 EUR16.3350 GBP | 21.6150 EUR15.7500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 553,397746,19427,432 | 22.5150 EUR16.3350 GBP25.6411 USD | 21.5850 EUR15.7300 GBP25.0261 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 | 1,786,25127,432 | 16.6547 GBP25.7919 USD | 15.8450 GBP25.1512 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 2,121,445 | 16.4000 GBP | 15.8450 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 long position | 1,850 | 15.7500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 13,400 | 15.8538 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,667 | 15.9175 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,850 | 16.0460 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,725 | 16.1194 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 80,077 | 21.9156 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 18,624 | 21.9360 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 119,499 | 21.9929 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 295 | 22.0247 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 14,500 | 22.0700 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 14,500 | 22.4900 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP^ | Reducing a long position | 114,530 | 16.0050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 90,416 | 16.2217 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 90,416 | 16.2217 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 74,752 | 21.6135 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 7,076 | 25.0261 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 10,248 | 25.2594 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 10,108 | 25.6411 USD |
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC is a component
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 | 1,233 | 15.8550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 104 | 15.8550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 22,270 | 15.8650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 22,270 | 15.8650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,200 | 15.8651 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 31,508 | 15.9525 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,161 | 15.9587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,260 | 15.9587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 200 | 15.9587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 9,085 | 15.9587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 11,194 | 15.9587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 76,013 | 15.9669 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 104,304 | 15.9669 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,766 | 16.0175 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 23,336 | 16.0279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 32,022 | 16.0279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 26,250 | 16.0828 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 16,481 | 16.1015 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,400 | 16.1372 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 9,200 | 16.1372 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,700 | 16.1372 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,233 | 16.1520 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 68 | 16.2353 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 10,857 | 16.2546 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,637 | 16.2815 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 9,532 | 16.2815 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 534 | 16.2815 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 104,794 | 16.0630 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 46,642 | 16.0630 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 103,599 | 16.1622 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 46,111 | 16.1622 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 104,794 | 16.2705 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 46,642 | 16.2705 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 7,076 | 25.1512 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 7,076 | 25.1512 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 10,248 | 25.3945 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 10,248 | 25.3945 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 10,108 | 25.7919 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 10,108 | 25.7919 USD |
(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 |
(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: | 23 November 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.