26 Nov 2015 11:03
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: | 25 November 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 | 878,885257,950 | 23.8900 EUR16.7050 GBP | 23.4700 EUR16.3900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 312,6311,043,989 | 16.7000 GBP23.8400 EUR | 16.3850 GBP23.4747 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 | 1,792,229 | 16.8682 GBP | 16.5450 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 912,317 | 16.8350 GBP | 16.4375 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 | 100 | 16.4600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,752 | 16.4850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,154 | 16.5029 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 36 | 16.5341 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 507 | 16.5341 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 5,645 | 16.5484 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 23,306 | 16.5484 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,500 | 16.5512 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.5650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,752 | 16.5669 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.5950 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.6150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.6450 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.6450 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.6750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.7050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 16.7050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 152 | 23.5400 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 40,505 | 23.5936 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 19,379 | 23.7013 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 23,802 | 23.7013 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 long position | 8 | 16.4375 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,200 | 16.6400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 100 | 16.6400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 200 | 16.6400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,400 | 16.6400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 237 | 16.6625 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,772 | 16.6650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 134 | 16.6650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 153 | 16.6650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 23,386 | 16.6650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 137 | 16.6650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 9 | 16.6707 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,359 | 16.6923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,185 | 16.6923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 17,308 | 16.6923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 34,689 | 16.6923 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 42,196 | 16.6962 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,041 | 16.6962 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,880 | 16.6962 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 200 | 16.6962 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 542 | 16.7076 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 23,673 | 16.7086 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 100 | 16.7150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 72,681 | 16.7178 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 33,910 | 16.7351 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 17,834 | 16.7439 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,772 | 16.7530 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 19,112 | 16.7668 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 16.7800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 16.7900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,683 | 16.7997 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,960 | 16.7997 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,068 | 16.7997 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 16.8000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 16.8050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 11,135 | 16.6326 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 44,741 | 16.6504 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 102,241 | 16.6504 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: | 26 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.