14th Jan 2016 11:47
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: | 13 January 2016 |
(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 | 1,294,8052,488,963 | 18.8850 EUR13.9395 GBP | 18.0250 EUR13.3900 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Sales | 2,995,8651,302,259 | 13.9625 GBP18.8550 EUR | 13.3800 GBP18.0250 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 | 3,381,122 | 13.9650 GBP | 13.3550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Sales | 3,471,832 | 13.9500 GBP | 13.3600 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 | Reducing a short position | 100,000 | 13.4311 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,029 | 13.4600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,397 | 13.4600 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 500,000 | 13.5028 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 30,000 | 13.5028 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,700 | 13.5847 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 500 | 13.7293 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 30,000 | 13.7387 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 44 | 13.7500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 50,000 | 13.8088 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,200 | 13.8641 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,200 | 13.8861 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 8,029 | 13.9387 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 29,600 | 18.1577 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 340 | 18.1577 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,214 | 19.7429 USD |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 131,000 | 13.6685 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 | 84,118 | 13.4516 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,303 | 13.4550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,948 | 13.4550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 8,600 | 13.4577 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 80,764 | 13.4579 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 66 | 13.4617 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,256 | 13.5810 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 524 | 13.7156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,110 | 13.7156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,565 | 13.7156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 12,024 | 13.7156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,414 | 13.7156 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 42 | 13.7650 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 89,557 | 13.7778 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 70,855 | 13.7778 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 57,200 | 13.7782 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 54,000 | 13.7782 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 7,500 | 13.7782 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 24,400 | 13.7782 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,400 | 13.7782 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,800 | 13.7782 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,400 | 13.7977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,100 | 13.7977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 800 | 13.7977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,500 | 13.7977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,000 | 13.7977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,200 | 13.7977 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 284 | 13.8087 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 115 | 13.8087 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3 | 13.8436 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 89,080 | 13.8454 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,303 | 13.9401 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 994 | 19.7369 USD |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 131,000 | 13.6716 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 210 | 13.7456 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 2,648 | 13.8047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 2,247 | 13.8047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 48 | 13.8047 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 1,149 | 13.8062 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 1,336 | 13.8062 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 29,908 | 13.8663 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 | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 228 (22,800) | 17.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 16/09/2016 | 1.5100 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00) | Purchasing | 54 (5,400) | 17.0000 EUR | AMERICAN | 16/09/2016 | 1.5400 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 |
Warrant | Call Warrant | Purchasing | 4,000 | 9.8232 EUR | AMERICAN | 31/12/2030 | 8.6800 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: | 14 January 2016 |
| 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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