23rd Dec 2015 14:40
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 18 Dec for dealings on 17 Dec 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: | 17 December 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 | 577,755331,378 | 20.6650 EUR14.8650 GBP | 20.0700 EUR14.4800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 396,911391,074 | 20.6600 EUR14.8850 GBP | 20.0700 EUR14.4750 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 | 1,472,763 | 14.9850 GBP | 14.5350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 2,012,561 | 14.9850 GBP | 14.5350 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 | 6,144 | 14.5000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,775 | 14.6769 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 6,144 | 14.6837 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 9,199 | 20.1989 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 51,886 | 20.3801 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 76,594 | 20.3945 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 182,408 | 14.5000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 182,408 | 14.5000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 8,542 | 14.5498 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 263 | 14.6935 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 3,587 | 14.6935 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 350 | 14.6935 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 | 4,994 | 14.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 338 | 14.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,250 | 14.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 38 | 14.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,378 | 14.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 6,681 | 14.6000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 6,476 | 14.6029 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 85 | 14.6528 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 145 | 14.6528 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 12,316 | 14.6783 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 56,280 | 14.6783 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 87,304 | 14.6783 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 47 | 14.6791 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 37,265 | 14.7012 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 69,728 | 14.7012 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1 | 14.7159 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 56,135 | 14.7160 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 12,284 | 14.7160 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 87,081 | 14.7160 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 10,770 | 14.7188 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 500 | 14.7279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,600 | 14.7279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 900 | 14.7279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,700 | 14.7279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,000 | 14.7279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,400 | 14.7279 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,339 | 14.7302 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 725 | 14.7302 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,620 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 830 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 321 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,563 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,313 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,525 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,050 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 884 | 14.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 231 | 14.7536 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,994 | 14.7665 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 400 | 14.7899 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 16,642 | 14.5579 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 22,270 | 14.5949 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 627 | 14.5993 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 834 | 14.5993 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 8,539 | 14.5993 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 2,290 | 14.6946 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 860 | 14.6946 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 1,450 | 14.6946 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 3,870 | 14.6946 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1,354 | 14.7399 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 282 | 14.7399 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 5,745 | 14.7399 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 78,033 | 14.7399 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: | 23 December 2015 |
| Contact name: | Joanna Foley and Yiannis Bardis |
| Telephone number: | +44(20) 7051 9996 / +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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