13 Jan 2016 11:29
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: | 11 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 | 2,877,5181,102,346111,350 | 13.7750 GBP18.6993 EUR19.9864 USD | 13.5050 GBP18.2650 EUR19.9864 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 3,500,7901,575,868 | 13.9000 GBP18.8550 EUR | 13.4800 GBP18.2550 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 | 3,593,13014,354 | 13.9200 GBP19.9552 USD | 13.4800 GBP19.9552 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 3,905,07614,354 | 13.9300 GBP19.9552 USD | 13.0480 GBP19.9552 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 short position | 100 | 13.5050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,322 | 13.5400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,428 | 13.5400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,458 | 13.5400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 13.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,458 | 13.6119 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 2,400 | 13.6151 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100,000 | 13.7237 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,864 | 18.2877 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 25,632 | 18.3205 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 27,160 | 18.5214 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 85,517 | 13.6264 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 130,000 | 13.7231 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 13,080 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 787 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 34,776 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,940 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,098 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,637 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,098 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 9,522 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,516 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,719 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 35,028 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,771 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 517 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 7,258 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,297 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 978 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 49,503 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 9,188 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,284 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 978 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 992 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,719 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 20,045 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,393 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,026 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 34,775 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,447 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 9,188 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,006 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 565 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 4 | 18.6550 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,516 | 18.6550 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 | 1,582 | 13.5044 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 100 | 13.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 21,040 | 13.5455 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,467 | 13.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 10,005 | 13.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 66,810 | 13.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,010 | 13.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,962 | 13.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 66,810 | 13.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,005 | 13.5500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 66 | 13.6134 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 113 | 13.6134 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,300 | 13.6154 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 8,600 | 13.6154 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,300 | 13.6154 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 18,900 | 13.6154 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,600 | 13.6154 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 19,200 | 13.6154 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,800 | 13.6216 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 33,405 | 13.6293 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 194,113 | 13.6316 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 83,726 | 13.6316 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,863 | 13.6316 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 84,415 | 13.6316 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 17,401 | 13.6493 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 118,068 | 13.6632 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 13.6658 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 55,299 | 13.6930 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,600 | 13.7049 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 12,200 | 13.7049 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,200 | 13.7049 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 27,100 | 13.7049 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,900 | 13.7049 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 26,600 | 13.7049 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,100 | 13.7150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,300 | 13.7150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,300 | 13.7150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,500 | 13.7150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 800 | 13.7150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,100 | 13.7150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,467 | 13.7201 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 16,880 | 13.7561 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 5,390 | 13.7561 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 14,354 | 19.9552 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 14,354 | 19.9552 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 3,332 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 4,518 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 8,664 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 695 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 21,348 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 12,298 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 10,542 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 17,988 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 14,577 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 192,009 | 13.6025 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 740 | 13.6571 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 7,710 | 13.6571 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 1,850 | 13.6571 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 3,070 | 13.6571 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 125,773 | 13.6753 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 7,994 | 13.6753 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 6,197 | 13.6753 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 3,478 | 13.6953 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4,381 | 13.6954 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 93 | 13.6956 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 130,000 | 13.7614 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 22,270 | 13.7962 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 | Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00) | Purchasing | 225 (225,000) | 14.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/06/2016 | 0.9850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00) | Selling | 225 (225,000) | 14.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/06/2016 | 0.9850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00) | Purchasing | 400 (400,000) | 14.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/06/2016 | 1.6150 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 | 1,000 | 8.4279 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 10.4200 EUR |
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 | 1,000 | 9.8232 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 9.0200 EUR |
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 | 27,000 | 16.0185 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 2.4800 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: | 13 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.