22nd Jul 2015 07:00
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity, Derivative and Options transactions, the disclosure made on 22 June for dealings on 19 June has been updated. Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) 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: | 19 June 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 | 242,095436,546 | 26.7334 EUR18.6000 GBP | 25.8000 EUR18.3800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 248,224569,801 | 26.1150 EUR18.5955 GBP | 25.7000 EUR18.4300 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 | 388,974 | 18.8950 GBP | 18.5919 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 1,095,013 | 18.8925 GBP | 18.6950 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 | 1,100 | 18.3800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,050 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,307 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 345 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,100 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 21,600 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,560 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,560 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,560 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,560 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,441 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,050 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 577 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,050 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,560 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,050 | 18.4350 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,460 | 18.4442 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,094 | 18.4442 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,093 | 18.4442 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,633 | 18.4442 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,600 | 18.4442 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 | 900 | 18.6800 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,207 | 18.7000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 790 | 18.7000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 641 | 18.7094 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,566 | 18.7094 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,207 | 18.7094 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,300 | 18.7094 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,207 | 18.7094 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,056 | 18.7251 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 150 | 18.7251 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 279 | 18.7251 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,002 | 18.7374 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 4,525 | 18.7374 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 12,608 | 18.7510 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,572 | 18.7913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 249 | 18.7913 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 11,828 | 18.7939 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 51 | 18.8433 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 639 | 18.8626 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4,000 | 18.7266 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 250 | 18.7615 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) | Selling | 1,000 (100,000) | 28.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 0.5800 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 1,000 (100,000) | 28.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 0.5700 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 1,000 (100,000) | 28.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 0.5800 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 1,000 (100,000) | 28.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 0.5700 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 35 (3,500) | 25.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 21/08/2015 | 0.5500 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 2,000 (200,000) | 23.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 0.9000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 2,000 (200,000) | 23.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 18/03/2016 | 0.9000 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 | Put Option | Selling | 44,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 44,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 268,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 51,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 268,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 21,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 142,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 51,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 46,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 58,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 21,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 46,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 58,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Option | Selling | 142,000 | 20.5000 GBP | AMERICAN | 19/06/2015 | 1.7100 GBP |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising / exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 10 (1,000) | 25.0000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 22 (2,200) | 27.0000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 27 (2,700) | 26.0000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 76 (7,600) | 28.0000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 137 (13,700) | 30.0000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 600 (60,000) | 29.0000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 1,200 (120,000) | 28.0000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Exercising | 1,800 (180,000) | 27.0000 EUR |
(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: | 21 July 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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