3 Feb 2016 11:22
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: | 02 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 | 1,381,0891,425,215 | 19.6550 EUR14.8350 GBP | 18.7900 EUR12.1960 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 1,709,014552,664 | 14.8350 GBP19.6562 EUR | 14.1450 GBP18.8000 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 | 1,913,838 | 29.0629 GBP | 14.1400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,728,876 | 14.8750 GBP | 14.0023 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 | 14.2100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 75,000 | 14.2843 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.2850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,200 | 14.2919 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.3050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,810 | 14.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,000 | 14.3350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 10,448 | 14.3368 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 115,000 | 14.4471 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,448 | 14.4878 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,000 | 14.8350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 34,434 | 18.9463 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 2,697 | 19.0857 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 80,000 | 19.3498 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,890 | 14.3989 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 30,107 | 14.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 11,650 | 14.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 42,754 | 14.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 6,673 | 14.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 3,634 | 14.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 4,612 | 14.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 12,028 | 14.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 1,291 | 14.6632 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 | Opening a long position | 2,400 | 14.2231 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 100 | 14.2231 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 200 | 14.2231 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1 | 14.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 59,786 | 14.2616 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.2700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 697 | 14.2750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 184 | 14.2797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,597 | 14.2797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 309 | 14.2797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 9,279 | 14.2797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 14.2832 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.2950 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 259 | 14.3019 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,511 | 14.3042 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 342 | 14.3150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 133 | 14.3150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 160 | 14.3215 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 79 | 14.3215 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 20,189 | 14.3500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 74 | 14.3528 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,000 | 14.3550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,597 | 14.3550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 489 | 14.3550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,331 | 14.3550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,189 | 14.3973 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,892 | 14.5080 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,218 | 14.5080 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,619 | 14.5533 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,000 | 14.8750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 100,000 | 15.0626 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 100,000 | 15.0661 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 100,000 | 21.6902 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 100,000 | 21.6951 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: | 03 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.