15th Dec 2015 09:02
AMENDMENT
INCREASED ORDINARY A SHARE EUR EQUITY PURCHASES BY 431 TO 321,901. INCREASED ORDINARY A SHARE EUR EQUITY SALES BY 468 TO 756,319. INCREASED ORDINARY B SHARE GBP EQUITY PURCHASES BY 23,383 TO 1,192,339. ADDED ORDINARY A SHARE EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 431. ADDED ORDINARY B SHARE EQUITY SWAP PURCHASES OF 123,366. ADDED ORDINARY B SHARE EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 146,749.
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: | J.P. Morgan Securities plc |
(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: | 30 November 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 this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | Yes 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
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Ordinary A Shares | Purchases
Sales | 1,169,915 321,901
880,185 756,319 | 16.6354 GBP 23.8200 EUR
16.6550 GBP 23.8600 EUR | 16.3882 GBP 23.4223 EUR
16.3650 GBP 23.3950 EUR |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received
| Lowest price per unit paid/received
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Ordinary B Shares | Purchases
Sales | 1,192,339 1,316
827,498 1,316 | 16.8000 GBP 23.9350 EUR
16.8050 GBP 23.9227 EUR | 16.5200 GBP 23.9100 EUR
16.5200 GBP 23.9227 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
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Ordinary A Shares
| Equity Swaps
| Long
Short
| 29,308 3,335 264,260 5,240
67 9,192 2,662 50,248 431 16,825 15,000 803 27,601 11,843 371 | 16.4555 GBP 16.6253 GBP 23.5970 EUR 23.5982 EUR
16.4959 GBP 16.5068 GBP 16.5390 GBP 16.6354 GBP 23.5614 EUR 23.5693 EUR 23.5775 EUR 23.6065 EUR 23.6427 EUR 23.7233 EUR 23.7914 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
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Ordinary B Shares | Equity Swap | Long
Short
| 123,366 16,473
123,366 445 23,300 22,270 178,711 8,500 668 | 16.5200 GBP 16.6288 GBP
16.5200 GBP 16.5365 GBP 16.5920 GBP 16.6092 GBP 16.6257 GBP 16.6820 GBP 16.7818 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 (EUR) | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit (EUR) |
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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 (GBP) | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit (GBP) |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit
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Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (GBP) |
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(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) (GBP) |
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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: | 15 December 2015 |
| Contact name: | Tung Le |
| Telephone number: | 020 7742 7272 |
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 dealing 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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