1 Feb 2016 14:13
AMENDMENT
INCREASED ORDINARY A SHARES EQUITY PURCHASES BY 11,588 TO 959,285. INCREASED ORDINARY A SHARES EQUITY SALES BY 21,762 TO 1,851,916.
INCREASED ORDINARY B SHARES EQUITY PURCHASES BY 3,152 TO 2,344,185. INCREASED ORDINARY B SHARES EQUITY SALES BY 560 TO 2,364,974.
ADDED ORDINARY A SHARES EQUITY SWAP PURCHASE OF 21,942.
ADDED ORDINARY A SHARES EQUITY SWAP SALE OF 11,588.
ADDED ORDINARY B SHARES EQUITY SWAP PURCHASE OF 560.
ADDED ORDINARY B SHARES EQUITY SWAP SALE OF 3,152.
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: | J.P. Morgan Securities plc |
(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: | 06 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 this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | Yes 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
|
Ordinary A Shares | Purchases
Sales | 429,048 530,237
1,141,478 710,438 | 15.2700 GBP 20.9100 EUR
15.2600 GBP 25.1069 EUR | 14.8300 GBP 20.3900 EUR
14.8150 GBP 20.3200 EUR |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received
| Lowest price per unit paid/received
|
Ordinary B Shares | Purchases
Sales | 2,344,185
2,364,974 | 15.3700 GBP
15.3500 GBP | 14.8350 GBP
14.8600 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
|
Ordinary A Shares | Equity Swaps
| Long
Short | 174,786 2,293 16,495 3,154 38,817 2,050 152 1,383 49,090 7,974 3,914
70,792 11,588 40,596 23 6,240 3,287 4,125 3,000 706 | 14.8258 GBP 14.8307 GBP 14.8980 GBP 14.9067 GBP 14.9454 GBP 15.0034 GBP 20.5469 EUR 20.5485 EUR 20.5877 EUR 20.6232 EUR 20.6326 EUR
14.9648 GBP 14.9675 GBP 15.0529 GBP 20.4915 EUR 20.5335 EUR 20.5509 EUR 20.5619 EUR 20.5629 EUR 20.5646 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
|
Ordinary B Shares | Equity Swap | Long
Short
| 560 22,270 1,216,941 8,751
89,080 89,080 3,152 12,700 1,206,353 196,696 | 14.9520 GBP 14.9900 GBP 15.0219 GBP 15.1098 GBP
14.8649 GBP 14.9549 GBP 14.9941 GBP 15.0255 GBP 15.0585 GBP 15.0629 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 (EUR) | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit (EUR) |
Ordinary A Shares |
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 (GBP) | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit (GBP) |
Ordinary B Shares |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit
|
Ordinary A Shares |
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (GBP) |
Ordinary B Shares |
(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) (GBP) |
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
|
(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
|
| Date of disclosure: | 01 February 2016 |
| Contact name: | Tung Le |
| Telephone number: | 020 7742 7272 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.