1st May 2015 07:00
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made on 13 April for dealings on 09 April has been updated. Section 2(a) 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: | 09 April 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 | 1,512,2635,058,462 | 20.0750 GBP27.8988 EUR | 19.7300 GBP27.2650 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 4,475,1511,146,997 | 27.7800 EUR20.0600 GBP | 27.2600 EUR19.7100 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 | 5,193,28434,800 | 21.0315 GBP29.5985 USD | 19.9400 GBP29.5985 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 3,253,805130,000 | 20.4950 GBP29.9821 USD | 19.4676 GBP29.6515 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Purchases | 500 (1,000) | 59.7000 USD | 59.7000 USD |
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) | Sales | 500 (1,000) | 59.7000 USD | 59.7000 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 | 26,720 | 19.7882 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 85,000 | 19.8302 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 60,000 | 19.8576 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 15,500 | 19.8576 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 102,264 | 19.8701 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,017 | 19.9204 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,696 | 20.0400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,017 | 20.0400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,054 | 20.0400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 191 | 27.2893 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,258 | 27.7717 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 15,741 | 27.7883 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 long position | 655 | 20.0650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 341 | 20.0650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,003 | 20.0694 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,939 | 20.0791 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,243 | 20.0791 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,403 | 20.0791 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 25,000 | 20.1091 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 20,000 | 20.1172 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,409 | 20.1204 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,185 | 20.1204 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 9,874 | 20.1204 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,142 | 20.1249 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 11,358 | 20.1249 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 19,914 | 20.1249 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 40,086 | 20.1249 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,785 | 20.1414 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,274 | 20.1519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,274 | 20.1519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,222 | 20.1519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,222 | 20.1519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,962 | 20.1519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,962 | 20.1519 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 891 | 20.1579 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 11,135 | 20.1579 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,912 | 20.1579 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 145 | 20.1610 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,376 | 20.1630 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 10 | 20.1630 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 932 | 20.1630 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 30,000 | 20.1720 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 32,500 | 20.1731 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 171,785 | 20.2058 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 163,508 | 20.2106 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 12,500 | 20.2450 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 19,992 | 20.2497 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 11,861 | 20.2497 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,680 | 20.2510 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 56,434 | 20.2543 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 33,479 | 20.2543 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,556 | 20.2643 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,037 | 20.2643 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,556 | 20.2643 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,139 | 20.2643 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,037 | 20.2643 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,139 | 20.2643 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,269 | 20.2797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,960 | 20.2797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,495 | 20.2797 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 655 | 20.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,376 | 20.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 60,000 | 20.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 362 | 20.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,102 | 20.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 974 | 20.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,003 | 20.3200 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 30,000 | 20.3302 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 85,000 | 20.4074 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,919 | 20.4818 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,537 | 20.4818 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,990 | 20.4818 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9,926 | 20.8453 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 17,323 | 20.8453 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 15,290 | 20.8453 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,222 | 21.0315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,263 | 21.0315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,697 | 21.0315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,028 | 21.0315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,274 | 21.0315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,962 | 21.0315 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 30,000 | 29.6515 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 40,000 | 29.8865 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 60,000 | 29.9821 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 56,120 | 20.0929 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 390 | 20.1947 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 3,420 | 20.1947 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 7,960 | 20.1947 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 89,080 | 20.2317 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) | Purchasing | 435 (43,500) | 28.2000 EUR | EUROPEAN | 13/05/2015 | 0.5400 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 435 (43,500) | 28.2000 EUR | EUROPEAN | 13/05/2015 | 0.5400 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Selling | 435 (43,500) | 28.2000 EUR | EUROPEAN | 13/05/2015 | 0.5400 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 500,000 | 27.5000 EUR | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.4175 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option | Purchasing | 500,000 | 27.5000 EUR | AMERICAN | 17/04/2015 | 0.4175 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: | 30 April 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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