11 Feb 2016 10:27
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 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 | 444,026566,227 | 19.3300 EUR14.8750 GBP | 18.7000 EUR14.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 898,271429,905 | 14.8400 GBP19.3400 EUR | 14.4050 GBP18.7100 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 | 1,300,847 | 14.8850 GBP | 14.4050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,369,354 | 14.8950 GBP | 14.3761 GBP |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 1 (2) | 42.4700 USD | 42.4700 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 1 (2) | 42.4700 USD | 42.4700 USD |
(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 long position | 100 | 14.4700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 100 | 14.5000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 100 | 14.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 14,542 | 14.5451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 12,087 | 14.5451 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 19,900 | 14.5726 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 100 | 14.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,471 | 14.5828 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 100 | 14.6150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 250,000 | 14.6599 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 565 | 14.7138 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 13,287 | 14.7138 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,715 | 14.7138 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 53 | 14.7138 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 106 | 14.7138 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,575 | 14.7138 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,471 | 14.7797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 334 | 18.7200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 50,000 | 14.7552 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 | 10,300 | 14.5609 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 900 | 14.5609 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,000 | 14.5609 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 600 | 14.5609 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 35,823 | 14.5713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 11,094 | 14.5713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 19,972 | 14.5713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,086 | 14.5737 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,109 | 14.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,840 | 14.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 453 | 14.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,903 | 14.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 100 | 14.5800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,549 | 14.5801 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,251 | 14.5801 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 13,825 | 14.5847 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,033 | 14.6006 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 94,000 | 14.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 429 | 14.6104 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 100 | 14.6300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 676 | 14.6375 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,840 | 14.6375 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,352 | 14.6375 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 149 | 14.6659 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 90 | 14.6659 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 114 | 14.6868 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 13,029 | 14.7654 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,033 | 14.7732 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 100 | 14.7750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 51,000 | 14.7774 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: | 11 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.