25th Aug 2015 13:58
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: | 24 August 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 | 1,502,6961,875,937 | 16.5600 GBP22.7600 EUR | 15.4600 GBP20.9600 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 1,852,6844,677,717 | 16.5500 GBP23.3928 EUR | 13.7461 GBP21.1500 EUR |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 60 (120) | 49.5900 USD | 49.5900 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 60 (120) | 49.5900 USD | 49.5900 USD |
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 | 1,170,936 | 16.6300 GBP | 15.5850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 2,146,720 | 16.6450 GBP | 15.5150 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 short position | 3,200 | 15.7900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,855 | 15.8378 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 71,458 | 15.8468 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,544 | 15.8550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 731 | 15.8912 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,635 | 15.8912 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,591 | 15.9205 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 9,288 | 15.9889 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 9,288 | 16.0015 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,725 | 16.1590 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 71,458 | 16.2638 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 14 | 16.2949 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 75 | 16.2949 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 89 | 16.2949 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 560 | 16.4950 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 17,792 | 21.7159 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 29,488 | 21.7159 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 10,000 | 21.7903 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 78,000 | 22.2783 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 18,600 | 22.5045 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 27,224 | 22.7300 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 12,200 | 22.6000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Exercising | 9,200 | 22.6000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Exercising | 9,200 | 24.1700 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 9,200 | 24.1700 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 212,629 | 15.8508 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 31,849 | 15.8508 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 33,701 | 16.1294 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 22,000 | 16.3877 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 1,500,000 | 22.5000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 1,500,000 | 22.5000 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 | Reducing a short position | 1,500 | 15.8600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 138 | 15.8600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,988 | 15.8867 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,685 | 15.9300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 12,734 | 15.9346 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 87,415 | 15.9667 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 9,127 | 15.9998 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 46,356 | 16.0205 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,958 | 16.0737 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 7,940 | 16.0744 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,940 | 16.1287 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,744 | 16.1497 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 46,356 | 16.3108 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 14,800 | 16.3173 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 55 | 16.3233 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 42 | 16.3233 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,319 | 16.4301 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,362 | 16.4321 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 7,439 | 16.4321 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 12,801 | 16.4321 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 28,450 | 16.4363 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 39,469 | 16.4363 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,637 | 16.5225 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 126,369 | 15.7903 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 56,245 | 15.7903 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 105,087 | 15.9135 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 46,773 | 15.9135 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 63,184 | 16.0352 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 28,123 | 16.0352 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 8,485 | 16.0752 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 2,102 | 16.0752 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 5,002 | 16.0752 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 290 | 16.1872 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 80,753 | 16.3867 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 35,942 | 16.3867 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 20,342 | 16.5209 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 9,054 | 16.5209 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: | 25 August 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 [email protected]. 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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