8th Feb 2016 11:03
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: | 05 February 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 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 | 1,314,022 832,936
1,110,306 584,161 | 15.6325 GBP 20.4148 EUR
15.6250 GBP 20.4419 EUR | 15.3000 GBP 19.9400 EUR
15.2250 GBP 19.8700 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
| 1,213,611
999,918 | 15.5900 GBP
15.5750 GBP | 15.2450 GBP
15.2500 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
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Ordinary A Shares | Equity Swaps
| Long
Short
| 50,000 147,038 50,000 25,000 74,573 20,000 1,040 13,533 2,004 78,363 51,325 20,000 20,000
53,631 1,623 1,334 41 6,775 1,316 20,560 54 1,612 2,210 10,974 2,400 89,109 4,834 20,000 360 155 1,119 94 13,533 171 13 176 17 5,623 932 14,322 | 15.3488 GBP 15.3655 GBP 15.3978 GBP 15.4012 GBP 15.4904 GBP 15.4939 GBP 19.9868 EUR 20.0620 EUR 20.1187 EUR 20.2533 EUR 20.2538 EUR 20.3778 EUR 20.4428 EUR
15.4313 GBP 15.5283 GBP 15.5317 GBP 15.5321 GBP 15.5329 GBP 15.5345 GBP 15.5359 GBP 15.5374 GBP 15.5393 GBP 15.5515 GBP 20.1195 EUR 20.1200 EUR 20.1213 EUR 20.1215 EUR 20.2022 EUR 20.2068 EUR 20.2429 EUR 20.2480 EUR 20.2820 EUR 20.2880 EUR 20.2920 EUR 20.2927 EUR 20.3030 EUR 20.3048 EUR 20.3053 EUR 20.3081 EUR 20.3441 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
| 9,400 9,650
71,000 12,843 19 644 2,211 189 | 15.4025 GBP 15.4850 GBP
15.4210 GBP 15.4850 GBP 15.5089 GBP 15.5095 GBP 15.5191 GBP 15.5248 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 |
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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) |
Ordinary B Shares |
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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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Ordinary A Shares |
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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) |
Ordinary B Shares |
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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: | 08 February 2016 |
| 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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