27 Jan 2016 11:31
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: | 26 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 | 3,150,841669,601 | 19.0250 EUR14.2800 GBP | 17.8050 EUR13.5898 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 1,366,607512,550 | 14.2800 GBP19.0400 EUR | 13.5400 GBP17.7950 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 | 4,159,795 | 14.2550 GBP | 13.4800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 4,537,628 | 14.2500 GBP | 12.9213 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 | Opening a long position | 1,436 | 13.6028 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,741 | 14.0000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 100 | 14.0400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,436 | 14.1104 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 100 | 14.1150 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 215,000 | 14.1206 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,900 | 14.1637 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,400 | 14.1637 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 13,000 | 14.1637 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 28,900 | 14.1637 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 25,400 | 14.1637 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,300 | 14.1637 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 143,332 | 14.1827 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,925 | 14.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,436 | 14.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 6,500 | 14.2298 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 30,274 | 18.9593 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 13,239 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 32,609 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 7,425 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,508 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,118 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 13,381 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,426 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 50,635 | 13.5480 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 165,490 | 13.5743 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 776 | 13.5973 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 441 | 13.5973 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 112,000 | 14.2093 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP^ | Reducing a long position | 2,593,470 | 18.0850 EUR |
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC is a component
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 | 773 | 13.5750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 100 | 13.7278 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 133,508 | 13.8038 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,440 | 13.8740 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 35,543 | 13.9261 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 151,525 | 13.9261 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 111,350 | 13.9288 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 14,356 | 13.9940 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 44,300 | 13.9940 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 68,228 | 13.9940 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 105 | 14.0404 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 62 | 14.0404 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,400 | 14.1124 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 800 | 14.1207 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 38,200 | 14.1212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,500 | 14.1212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 84,700 | 14.1212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 42,400 | 14.1212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,000 | 14.1212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,800 | 14.1212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,782 | 14.1224 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 89,080 | 14.1402 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 456 | 14.1406 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 34,007 | 14.1461 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 59,048 | 14.1483 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 211,896 | 14.1542 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 75,200 | 14.1791 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 155 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,060 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 10,116 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 16,876 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 588 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 671 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 17,311 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,698 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,388 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,787 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,102 | 14.1913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,000 | 14.2050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 773 | 14.2050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,302 | 14.2050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 17 | 14.2050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 194 | 14.2050 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 445 | 14.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 100 | 14.2350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 9,204 | 13.7816 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 125,913 | 13.9200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,160 | 13.9652 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,420 | 13.9652 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 112,000 | 14.2157 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 8,908 | 14.2367 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 4,454 | 14.2367 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 6,681 | 14.2367 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: | 27 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.