31 Dec 2015 10:45
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: | Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC |
(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: | 30 DECEMBER 2015 |
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | Yes |
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 |
A ADSs | PURCHASES | 2,259 | 46.3900 USD | 45.9700 USD |
A ADSs | SALES | 100,325 | 46.4600 USD | 45.9400 USD |
B ADSs | PURCHASES | 1,700 | 46.7200 USD | 46.3000 USD |
B ADSs | SALES | 4,695 | 46.8300 USD | 46.2800 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 |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 18 | 45.9900 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 24 | 45.9900 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 1,100 | 46.0155 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 2,828 | 46.0162 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 13 | 46.0200 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 1,089 | 46.0376 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 400 | 46.0400 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 800 | 46.0862 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 1,000 | 46.0945 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 4,000 | 46.1440 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 83,545 | 46.2019 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 1,600 | 46.2256 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 900 | 46.2488 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 194 | 46.2687 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 600 | 46.2800 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | LONG | 2,214 | 46.3145 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 800 | 46.0147 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 400 | 46.0400 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 59 | 46.1100 USD |
A ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 1,000 | 46.1812 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 213 | 46.2900 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 162 | 46.2900 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 200 | 46.3100 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 300 | 46.3400 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 1,400 | 46.5800 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 200 | 46.6150 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 500 | 46.6560 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | LONG | 1,700 | 46.7011 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 100 | 46.3100 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 400 | 46.3925 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 800 | 46.4416 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 300 | 46.6700 USD |
B ADSs | CFD | SHORT | 100 | 46.6800 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 5 | 21.1960 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 42 | 21.1990 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 20 | 21.1990 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 40 | 21.2200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,057 | 21.1934 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 87 | 21.2038 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 494 | 21.2038 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 909 | 21.2472 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 21,220 | 15.4541 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 15,870 | 15.4541 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 50 | 15.4670 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 450 | 15.4859 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 212 | 15.5275 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 74,751 | 15.4553 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 10,502 | 15.5186 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 75,883 | 15.5186 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 172,571 | 15.5186 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 554 | 15.6172 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 25 | 15.6300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 40 | 15.6300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 2,466 | 15.6386 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 15,589 | 15.6390 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 428 | 15.6399 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 13,162 | 15.6506 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 7,038 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 8,966 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 506 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 220 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 1,825 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 3,272 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 121,926 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 4,482 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 594 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 73,871 | 15.6557 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 2,503 | 15.6577 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 4,309 | 15.6625 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 15,035 | 15.6862 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 6,611 | 15.6862 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 915 | 15.6862 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 27 | 15.7166 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 419 | 15.7212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 22,270 | 15.6325 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,706 | 15.6355 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 11,874 | 15.6507 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 8,675 | 15.6616 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 4 | 15.7051 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 5 | 15.7051 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 22,270 | 15.7076 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 618 | 15.7171 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,986 | 15.7171 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 51,920 | 15.7171 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 23,857 | 15.7171 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 5,752 | 15.7389 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 175 | 15.7400 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 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(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) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
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: 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: | 31 DECEMBER 2015 |
| Contact name: | Craig Horsley |
| Telephone number: | +44(141) 245 7736 |
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.