15th Sep 2015 18:28
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 10 September for dealings on 09 September has been updated. Sections 2(a) and 2(b) have 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: | 09 September 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 | 668,256463,430 | 23.1962 EUR16.6600 GBP | 22.7600 EUR16.3750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 441,097416,106 | 16.6600 GBP23.1500 EUR | 16.3700 GBP22.7500 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 | 1,064,705197,400 | 16.8685 GBP25.2316 USD | 16.4250 GBP25.2316 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,427,031 | 16.7250 GBP | 16.4050 GBP |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 197,400 (394,800) | 51.4799 USD | 51.4799 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 98,700 (197,400) | 50.6600 USD | 50.6600 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 | Reducing a long position | 624 | 16.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 41 | 16.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 9,012 | 16.4200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 16,267 | 16.5662 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 9,012 | 16.6178 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 39,000 | 22.9781 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 17,500 | 23.0600 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Exercising | 14,500 | 23.0600 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 68,146 | 16.5698 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 18,707 | 16.5698 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 2,003 | 23.0285 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 40,015 | 23.0285 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 18,672 | 23.0285 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 7,650 | 23.0285 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 67,047 | 23.0285 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 10,053 | 23.0285 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 19,015 | 23.0285 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 | 5,937 | 16.4900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 40,000 | 16.4900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 25 | 16.4984 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,800 | 16.4997 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 8,528 | 16.5226 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,064 | 16.5226 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 7,556 | 16.5379 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 39,439 | 16.5597 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 44,251 | 16.5951 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 39,259 | 16.5951 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 415 | 16.6042 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,766 | 16.6042 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,000 | 16.6042 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,872 | 16.6042 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,600 | 16.6042 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 149 | 16.6042 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 16,200 | 16.6250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 20,400 | 16.6250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 18,600 | 16.6250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,060 | 16.6515 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,100 | 16.6588 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,100 | 16.6588 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,700 | 16.6588 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,304 | 16.6600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,826 | 16.6610 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,288 | 16.6610 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,892 | 16.6610 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 7,009 | 16.6610 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 55,675 | 16.6696 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 55,675 | 16.6696 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,937 | 16.6740 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 14,892 | 16.6750 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 117,452 | 16.6823 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 180 | 16.6098 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 8,223 | 16.6350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 2,011 | 16.6350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4,910 | 16.6350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 19,069 | 16.6899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 8,588 | 16.6899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 98,273 | 16.6916 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 44,255 | 16.6916 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 | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 200 (20,000) | 21.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.2200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 72 (7,200) | 21.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.2300 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 56 (5,600) | 21.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.2200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 100 (10,000) | 21.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.2300 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 3 (300) | 22.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.6200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 1,000 (100,000) | 22.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.6100 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 1,000 (100,000) | 22.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.6100 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 48 (4,800) | 22.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.6300 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 1,000 (100,000) | 22.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.6100 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 50 (5,000) | 22.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.6300 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 100 (10,000) | 22.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 1.6500 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: | 15 September 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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