10 Feb 2016 18:13
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 09 Feb for dealings on 08 Feb has been updated. Section 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 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 |
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 | 1,604,706886,346 | 20.3400 EUR15.5400 GBP | 19.4700 EUR14.9500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 878,2541,647,813 | 15.5245 GBP45.0650 EUR | 14.9500 GBP19.5361 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 | 1,036,994 | 15.5350 GBP | 14.9300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,283,278 | 15.5350 GBP | 11.5194 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 | 69,500 | 15.0066 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 13,134 | 15.1163 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 25,000 | 15.1305 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,200 | 15.1400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,596 | 15.2200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 13,134 | 15.2200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,337 | 15.2200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 13,300 | 19.7413 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 19,550 | 19.7793 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 450 | 19.7793 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 759 | 19.7900 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 10,000 | 20.3397 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 1,007 | 15.1101 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 | 78 | 15.0685 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 130 | 15.0685 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,217 | 15.0988 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,766 | 15.1201 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 505 | 15.1227 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 410 | 15.1227 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 8,602 | 15.1234 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 13,514 | 15.1457 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 12,995 | 15.1555 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,150 | 15.1563 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,138 | 15.1821 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,798 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,300 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 393 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,193 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,807 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,063 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,082 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,217 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 680 | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 15.4473 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,300 | 15.5350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 1,806 | 15.1180 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 7,600 | 15.1593 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 2,990 | 15.1593 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 |
(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: | 10 February 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.