14 Dec 2015 18:12
Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 11 Dec for dealings on 10 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: | 10 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 | 399,820379,089 | 15.4500 GBP21.5900 EUR | 15.0914 GBP20.7376 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 366,472349,319 | 15.4800 GBP21.5575 EUR | 15.1400 GBP21.1450 EUR |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 50 (100) | 46.7500 USD | 46.7500 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 50 (100) | 46.7500 USD | 46.7500 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 | 755,594 | 15.5350 GBP | 15.2150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,212,559 | 15.5700 GBP | 15.2150 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 short position | 1,338 | 15.2200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,229 | 15.2200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 10,780 | 15.2375 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,229 | 15.4354 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 15,774 | 21.2964 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 35,850 | 15.2192 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 short position | 36 | 15.2439 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,827 | 15.2614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,755 | 15.2746 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,360 | 15.2746 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,519 | 15.3010 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 98 | 15.3320 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 175 | 15.3320 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 64 | 15.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 187 | 15.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 40,000 | 15.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,699 | 15.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 230 | 15.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,484 | 15.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,365 | 15.3472 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,387 | 15.3863 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 815 | 15.3863 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 145,310 | 15.4203 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 70 | 15.4943 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,365 | 15.5123 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 200 | 15.5145 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,200 | 15.5145 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 500 | 15.5145 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,400 | 15.5145 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,300 | 15.5145 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 600 | 15.5145 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,195 | 15.5243 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,755 | 15.5243 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 251 | 15.2740 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 333 | 15.2740 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 3,416 | 15.2740 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 4,526 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 223 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 6,743 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 5,740 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 7,681 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 14,769 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1,066 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 61,457 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 3,126 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 4,885 | 15.3047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 17,220 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 14,656 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 20,228 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 184,373 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 13,577 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 668 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 3,199 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 23,044 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 9,377 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 44,306 | 15.3420 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 3,751 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 17,722 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 6,888 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1,280 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 9,218 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 5,431 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 8,091 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 73,749 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 5,862 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 267 | 15.3535 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 183,234 | 15.3587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 9,028 | 15.3587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 11,646 | 15.3587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 203,908 | 15.3587 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 41,004 | 15.3918 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 | Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00) | Selling | 500 (500,000) | 14.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 16/12/2016 | 1.2700 GBP |
(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: | 14 December 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.