8 Jan 2016 10:42
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: | 07 January 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 | 1,322,3331,087,318 | 19.9300 EUR14.6350 GBP | 19.1450 EUR14.1000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 1,515,8331,328,052 | 14.6700 GBP19.9050 EUR | 14.0850 GBP19.1400 EUR |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 95 (190) | 42.0600 USD | 42.0600 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 95 (190) | 42.0600 USD | 42.0600 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 | 2,116,3171,730 | 14.7300 GBP19.9950 EUR | 14.1900 GBP19.3800 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 2,208,8681,730 | 15.0154 GBP20.1000 EUR | 14.0265 GBP19.4200 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 | Increasing a short position | 100 | 14.1100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 14.1350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 200 | 14.1900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.2550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.2600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 64,835 | 14.2650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.3400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 2,800 | 14.4097 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 64,835 | 14.4951 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 2,454 | 19.3086 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 191 | 19.3900 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 124,000 | 14.3059 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,800 | 14.3742 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 920 | 14.3742 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 9,288 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,210 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 22,746 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,336 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,151 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 6,010 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,124 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 110 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,741 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,346 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,591 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 142 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 388 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,299 | 19.7190 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,056 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 241 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 712 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 10,328 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 726 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,567 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,891 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 14,650 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,838 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 7,632 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 490 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 374 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 509 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 639 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,676 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,281 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 4,788 | 19.8415 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,084 | 19.8415 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 | Increasing a short position | 100 | 14.1950 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 14.2950 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 89,080 | 14.3085 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 50,563 | 14.3355 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 14.3550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 100 | 14.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,036 | 14.3994 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,052 | 14.3994 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,074 | 14.3994 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,889 | 14.3994 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,213 | 14.3994 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 620 | 14.3994 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,458 | 14.4414 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 17 | 14.4504 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,770 | 14.4580 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 28,862 | 14.4580 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,306 | 14.4595 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 133,620 | 14.4709 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 39,356 | 14.4887 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 106 | 14.5108 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 183 | 14.5108 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,500 | 14.5255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 300 | 14.5255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,000 | 14.5255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 500 | 14.5255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 600 | 14.5255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,400 | 14.5255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 100,000 | 14.5325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 50,563 | 14.5531 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 100 | 14.5600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 14.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 8 | 14.5892 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 891 | 14.6020 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 112,587 | 14.6199 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 80,000 | 14.6200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,223 | 14.6234 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 22,270 | 14.2186 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 80,051 | 14.3559 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 123,000 | 14.4219 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 2,760 | 14.4603 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1,100 | 14.4603 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 22,270 | 15.0154 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 | Forward | Opening a short position | 1,016,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.0497 GBP |
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 | 9,000 | 16.0185 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 4.5200 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: | 08 January 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.