1st May 2015 07:00
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made on 14 April for dealings on 10 April has been updated. Section 2(a) has been updated.
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: | 10 April 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 | 973,110689,61820,000 | 20.2850 GBP28.0800 EUR29.6850 USD | 20.0250 GBP27.8150 EUR29.6850 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 575,7931,064,878 | 28.1026 EUR20.2700 GBP | 27.7950 EUR19.8148 GBP |
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 | 1,996,566 | 20.5544 GBP | 20.2100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,856,61370,000 | 20.5100 GBP29.7015 USD | 20.1225 GBP29.7015 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 1,000 (2,000) | 60.3500 USD | 60.3500 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 1,000 (2,000) | 60.3500 USD | 60.3500 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 |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 20,000 | 19.8148 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 976 | 20.1226 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,100 | 20.1750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 976 | 20.2650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,100 | 20.2650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 20,000 | 29.6850 USD |
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 | 20,000 | 20.1212 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,939 | 20.1225 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,242 | 20.1225 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,403 | 20.1225 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,000 | 20.1771 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 618 | 20.2710 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,412 | 20.2710 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,406 | 20.2710 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 17,744 | 20.2710 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 21,059 | 20.2710 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 32,468 | 20.2895 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 40,000 | 20.3260 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 30,000 | 20.3343 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 146 | 20.3355 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 489 | 20.3400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 199 | 20.3588 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,190 | 20.3588 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,165 | 20.3716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,132 | 20.3716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,414 | 20.3716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,587 | 20.3716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,383 | 20.3716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,055 | 20.3716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,028 | 20.3984 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 932 | 20.3984 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 7,142 | 20.4204 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,100 | 20.4750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,100 | 20.4800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,528 | 20.4800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 489 | 20.4800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,962 | 20.5005 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,222 | 20.5005 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,273 | 20.5005 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 70,000 | 29.7015 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 40,000 | 29.8349 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 30,000 | 30.2370 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 3,490 | 20.3967 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 8,140 | 20.3967 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 100,215 | 20.4395 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 231,644 | 20.4452 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 25,738 | 20.4452 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 |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 700 (70,000) | 30.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/09/2015 | 0.5400 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 700 (70,000) | 30.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/09/2015 | 0.5400 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 700 (70,000) | 30.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/09/2015 | 0.5400 EUR |
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 |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 60,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 60,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 12,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 14,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 15,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 13,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 4,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 32,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 15,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 14,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 13,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 32,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 4,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Option | Purchasing | 12,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 13,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 60,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 60,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 15,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 12,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 15,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 4,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 12,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 14,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 32,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 14,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 4,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 13,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 32,000 | 20.0000 GBP | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.1500 GBP |
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 |
Warrant | Call Warrant | Purchasing | 39,000 | 21.9534 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 6.1200 EUR |
(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: | 30 April 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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