29th Oct 2015 09:32
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: | 28 October 2015 |
(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 | 752,701640,748 | 24.3650 EUR17.5150 GBP | 23.7400 EUR17.0650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 850,346591,520 | 17.5300 GBP24.3600 EUR | 17.0650 GBP23.8550 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 | 617,638474 | 17.5900 GBP26.6816 USD | 17.1300 GBP26.6100 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 640,865 | 17.6050 GBP | 17.1200 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 | Reducing a long position | 4,833 | 17.1940 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 47,600 | 17.2716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 36 | 17.3750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,833 | 17.3800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 16,594 | 22.2414 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 16,594 | 22.2414 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 27,224 | 22.7641 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 27,224 | 22.7641 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 43,601 | 23.6889 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 43,601 | 23.6889 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 133,620 | 17.3313 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 18,001 | 17.3852 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 | 700 | 17.1437 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,324 | 17.1437 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 22,270 | 17.2322 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,658 | 17.2418 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,533 | 17.2487 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 13,447 | 17.2788 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,890 | 17.3691 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 118 | 17.4229 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 42 | 17.4229 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 133 | 17.4250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 515 | 17.4250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,533 | 17.4250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 469 | 17.4250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,877 | 17.4389 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,161 | 17.4694 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,074 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,976 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 306 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 83 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,877 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 289 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,185 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,734 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,939 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 708 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,657 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,344 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 96 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,979 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,540 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 494 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 536 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,975 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,950 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,464 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,878 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,355 | 17.4713 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 463 | 26.6100 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 11 | 26.6816 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 1,560 | 17.3697 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 530 | 17.3697 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 1,200 | 17.3697 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 4,230 | 17.3697 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 430 | 17.3697 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 1,550 | 17.3697 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: | 29 October 2015 |
| Contact name: | Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis |
| Telephone number: | +44(20) 7051 9046 / +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.
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