5th Nov 2015 07:00
Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 06 August for dealings on 05 August has been updated. Section 2(b) 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: | 05 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 | 1,458,715443,994 | 26.9000 EUR18.6300 GBP | 26.2650 EUR18.2850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 1,681,080205,821 | 18.6300 GBP26.8900 EUR | 18.2500 GBP26.3000 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 | 513,619 | 18.8100 GBP | 18.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 882,170 | 18.8050 GBP | 18.3600 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 | Opening a short position | 2,742 | 18.4487 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,421 | 18.4885 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 52 | 18.5415 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 400 | 18.5454 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,742 | 18.6100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,628 | 18.6100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,028 | 18.6100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 85,950 | 26.7177 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Exercising | 1,200 | 26.4500 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 1,200 | 26.4500 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,830 | 18.4794 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 short position | 621 | 18.3866 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 175 | 18.3866 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 97 | 18.4050 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 9,000 | 18.4287 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 968 | 18.5443 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 608 | 18.5443 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,232 | 18.5708 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 547 | 18.5726 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 156 | 18.5726 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 21,740 | 18.6121 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 14,418 | 18.6121 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 55,372 | 18.6121 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,046 | 18.6121 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,800 | 18.6121 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,471 | 18.6335 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 600 | 18.6865 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 600 | 18.6990 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 32,933 | 18.7125 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 36 | 18.7197 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 813 | 18.7315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 108 | 18.7315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 968 | 18.7355 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 841 | 18.7355 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 36 | 18.7389 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 856 | 18.7389 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 830 | 18.7600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,232 | 18.7600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 621 | 18.7600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 35 | 18.7600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,463 | 18.7635 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3 | 18.7635 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 606 | 18.7635 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: | 04 November 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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