27th Aug 2015 17:45
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 27 July for dealings on 24 July 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: | 24 July 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 | 514,314502,250 | 25.4400 EUR17.8950 GBP | 24.5699 EUR17.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 450,715419,446 | 17.9100 GBP25.4450 EUR | 16.9713 GBP24.8814 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 | 1,036,20992 | 18.0250 GBP25.5200 EUR | 17.6600 GBP25.5200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 840,92192 | 18.0200 GBP25.5200 EUR | 17.6550 GBP25.5200 EUR |
(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 | 1,106 | 17.5376 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 550 | 17.5550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3 | 17.5550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,638 | 17.5550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,600 | 17.5865 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 550 | 17.8350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,106 | 17.8811 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 36,599 | 24.9568 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 19,142 | 25.1260 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 174 | 25.1260 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 18,600 | 0.0080 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 18,600 | 0.0080 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 57,500 | 0.2625 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 57,500 | 0.2625 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 57,500 | 0.3654 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option | Selling | 57,500 | 0.3654 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 803 | 17.8586 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 | Increasing a long position | 5,819 | 17.6751 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 7,082 | 17.6751 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 490 | 17.6751 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,229 | 17.6789 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 111,000 | 17.6886 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 111,000 | 17.6886 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 252 | 17.6977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 239 | 17.6977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 14 | 17.6977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 30,000 | 17.7000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 221 | 17.7000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 550 | 17.7000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 123 | 17.7000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,530 | 17.7000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 626 | 17.7018 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,022 | 17.7018 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 879 | 17.7018 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 34,755 | 17.7034 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 287 | 17.7080 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,530 | 17.7080 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 298 | 17.7299 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 9,075 | 17.7299 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,427 | 17.7299 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 119 | 17.7777 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 104,000 | 17.7777 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,152 | 17.8474 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 43 | 17.9255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 63 | 17.9255 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,229 | 17.9305 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,828 | 17.9313 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,982 | 17.9313 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,564 | 17.9313 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 551 | 17.9388 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 213 | 17.9388 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 72 | 17.9388 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 435 | 17.9388 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 550 | 18.0250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 1,055 | 17.9503 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 63 | 17.9596 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 16,180 | 17.9766 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 5,310 | 17.9922 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 374 | 17.9923 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 |
Warrant | Call Warrant | Purchasing | 5,000 | 21.9534 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 3.9100 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: | 27 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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