2nd Nov 2015 11:33
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 October 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
|
Ordinary A Shares | Purchases
Sales | 208,889 288,498
645,802 540,018 | 17.1150 GBP 24.0250 EUR
17.1833 GBP 24.0700 EUR | 16.9000 GBP 23.6600 EUR
16.8450 GBP 23.5950 EUR |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received
| Lowest price per unit paid/received
|
Ordinary B Shares | Purchases
Sales | 1,044,425
1,158,099 43 | 17.2150 GBP
17.2650 GBP 23.8950 EUR | 16.9400 GBP
16.9300 GBP 23.8950 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
|
Ordinary A Shares
| Equity Swaps | Long
Short | 75,000 14,103 1,049 138,425 26,677 36,728 22,670 16,219 26,637 73,556 4,744 50,367 48 6 3,234 128 619 1,745 1,335 3,485 24,537 1,292 16,198 1,949 8,500 2,847 241 2,120 578 1,546 50 44,221 2,589 204 734 9,163 2 445 5,515 2 385 4,746 2,933 227 45 568 3,354 264 73 211 24,473
57,433 2,120 10,000 2 | 16.8697 GBP 16.8713 GBP 16.8797 GBP 16.8825 GBP 16.8905 GBP 16.8914 GBP 16.9060 GBP 16.9104 GBP 16.9326 GBP 16.9339 GBP 16.9571 GBP 16.9607 GBP 17.1146 GBP 17.1833 GBP 23.6565 EUR 23.6726 EUR 23.6732 EUR 23.6818 EUR 23.6838 EUR 23.6876 EUR 23.6877 EUR 23.6928 EUR 23.6929 EUR 23.7051 EUR 23.7076 EUR 23.7112 EUR 23.7157 EUR 23.7300 EUR 23.7324 EUR 23.7350 EUR 23.7362 EUR 23.7483 EUR 23.7752 EUR 23.7757 EUR 23.7788 EUR 23.7789 EUR 23.7825 EUR 23.7833 EUR 23.7835 EUR 23.7850 EUR 23.7902 EUR 23.7905 EUR 23.7909 EUR 23.7917 EUR 23.7993 EUR 23.8018 EUR 23.8079 EUR 23.8086 EUR 23.8282 EUR 23.8426 EUR 23.8435 EUR
16.9355 GBP 23.7300 EUR 23.7798 EUR 23.7825 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
|
Ordinary B Shares | Equity Swap | Long
Short
| 4,000 300 59,133 668 43
10,000 53,324 | 16.9802 GBP 16.9870 GBP 16.9923 GBP 16.9970 GBP 23.8932 EUR
16.9705 GBP 17.0519 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) |
Ordinary A Shares | |||||||
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) |
Ordinary B Shares |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit
|
Ordinary A Shares |
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (GBP) |
Ordinary B Shares |
(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) |
|
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
|
(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
|
| Date of disclosure: | 02 November 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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