17 Dec 2015 17:33
Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 15 Dec for dealings on 14 Dec has been updated. Section 2(b) has 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: | 14 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 | 1,126,2021,108,600 | 20.4750 EUR14.6550 GBP | 19.6000 EUR14.1612 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 600,3931,192,626 | 14.7050 GBP20.4950 EUR | 14.1550 GBP19.5750 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 | 1,952,794396 | 14.7450 GBP20.6550 EUR | 14.2450 GBP19.8350 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 2,108,814396 | 14.6900 GBP20.2819 EUR | 14.2450 GBP20.2819 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 long position | 697 | 14.1850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 267 | 14.1850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,464 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,130 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 974 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,670 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 61,544 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 300 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,874 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,633 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 232 | 14.2987 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,775 | 14.3299 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 697 | 14.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 71 | 19.6150 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 159,000 | 19.9421 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 4,252 | 14.3715 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 66,446 | 14.3733 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 | Increasing a short position | 100 | 14.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 78,742 | 14.2702 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 37,411 | 14.2702 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,012 | 14.2800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,112 | 14.2800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 694 | 14.2800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,411 | 14.2873 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 170 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,085 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,201 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,568 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,095 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 177 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,597 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 408 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,366 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,132 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 985 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 690 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 457 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,253 | 14.2943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 820 | 14.2973 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 9,000 | 14.3051 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 695 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,150 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 400 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,253 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,527 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,150 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 406 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,100 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,725 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,527 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 253 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 513 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,100 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 22 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,400 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 306 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,786 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,311 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,747 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 568 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,764 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,400 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,338 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 958 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 989 | 14.3451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 696 | 14.3600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,732 | 14.4462 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 494 | 14.4462 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.4694 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 178 | 14.4694 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 686 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 181 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,152 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,003 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,950 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,447 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,265 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 210 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 432 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 329 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,016 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 68 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,931 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,111 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 306 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,942 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 15,593 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,462 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 57 | 14.5495 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,715 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,276 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,558 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,300 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 13,894 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,073 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,200 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,568 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,561 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,198 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 102 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,903 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,353 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 987 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,332 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 15 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 439 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,574 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,568 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,600 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,603 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 10,686 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 987 | 14.5614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 25 | 14.5737 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 63 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 224 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 539 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 359 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,297 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,101 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,234 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 276 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 81 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,200 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,165 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,002 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,100 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 47 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,727 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 14,427 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,384 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 212 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,650 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 72 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 687 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 16,069 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 700 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,437 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,197 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,744 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,800 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,363 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,700 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 243 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 49 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 19,463 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,343 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 700 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,989 | 14.5814 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,493 | 14.5832 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 694 | 14.5900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 13 | 14.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 41,635 | 14.6190 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2 | 14.6500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 255 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,173 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,163 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,183 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,316 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,632 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 675 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,385 | 14.6519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 957 | 14.6528 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,645 | 14.6528 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,742 | 14.6528 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5 | 14.6560 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 16,200 | 14.6615 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,200 | 14.6615 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,000 | 14.6615 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,900 | 14.6615 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 15,900 | 14.6615 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 16,300 | 14.6615 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 50,776 | 14.6955 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 89,637 | 14.6955 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 44,818 | 14.6955 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 35,397 | 14.6955 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 23,306 | 14.6955 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 23,306 | 14.6955 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 44,540 | 14.4367 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 2,270 | 14.4739 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 860 | 14.4739 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 23 | 14.4884 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2 | 14.4884 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2 | 14.4884 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 11,533 | 14.6195 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 158,286 | 14.6195 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 572 | 14.6195 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 2,746 | 14.6195 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 94,736 | 22.0210 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 357,344 | 22.0210 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 |
Warrant | Call Warrant | Purchasing | 13,000 | 15.4418 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 6.1200 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: | 17 December 2015 |
| Contact name: | Joanna Foley and Yiannis Bardis |
| Telephone number: | +44(20) 7051 9996 / +44(20) 7774 7107 |
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