21st Aug 2015 10:54
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: | Morgan Stanley & Co. International 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: | 20 AUGUST 2015 |
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | Yes |
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 | 1,976,356 | 24.7200 EUR | 24.2250 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SALES | 1,870,856 | 24.7200 EUR | 24.2300 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | PURCHASES | 481,787 | 17.5250 GBP | 17.1500 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | SALES | 911,395 | 17.5350 GBP | 17.1450 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | PURCHASES | 162 | 24.9150 EUR | 24.8950 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SALES | 180 | 24.9125 EUR | 24.4450 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | PURCHASES | 2,154,073 | 17.6250 GBP | 17.2550 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | SALES | 1,352,755 | 17.6300 GBP | 17.2550 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 | LONG | 665 | 24.4136 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 3,886 | 24.4209 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 538,332 | 24.4209 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 33,545 | 24.4323 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 1 | 24.5000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 1 | 24.5000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 1,506 | 24.5200 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 20,120 | 24.5360 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 20,120 | 24.3459 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 39,904 | 24.3459 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 3,315 | 24.3624 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 271 | 24.3624 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 3,098 | 24.3624 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 19,197 | 24.3703 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,088 | 24.3807 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 33,528 | 24.3819 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 13,931 | 24.4015 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 538,332 | 24.4151 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 546 | 24.4151 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 21,450 | 24.4421 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,414 | 24.4488 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 9,923 | 24.4500 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 6,550 | 24.4519 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 3,324 | 24.4535 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 7,484 | 24.4778 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 5,464 | 24.4876 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 871 | 24.4876 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 2,265 | 24.4878 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 12,763 | 24.5000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 2,625 | 17.1727 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 3,500 | 17.1850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 13 | 17.2250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 321 | 17.2300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 18,074 | 17.2834 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 102,640 | 17.2834 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 27,930 | 17.3007 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 27,373 | 17.3537 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 55 | 17.3700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 1,217 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 40 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 194 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 78 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 60,000 | 17.4051 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 341 | 17.4248 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 6,351 | 17.4248 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | LONG | 815 | 17.4248 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 88 | 17.2152 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 683 | 17.2152 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 36 | 17.2152 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 55 | 17.2300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 17,051 | 17.3024 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 49,160 | 17.3362 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,023 | 17.3362 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 37,831 | 17.3763 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,663 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 20,000 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 3,945 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 4 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 8,244 | 17.3850 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 350 | 17.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 2,048 | 17.3650 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 89,000 | 17.4040 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 68,553 | 17.4177 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 28,989 | 17.4227 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 398 | 17.4250 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 30,000 | 17.4533 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 528 | 17.4588 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 3,102 | 17.4712 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 160 | 17.4854 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 42,190 | 17.4970 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 4,454 | 17.5175 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 507 | 17.5404 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 9,428 | 17.5404 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | LONG | 1,209 | 17.5404 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 2,625 | 17.2700 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 3,500 | 17.2879 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 2,630 | 17.2996 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,063 | 17.3391 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 57 | 17.3391 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 136 | 17.3391 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 5,000 | 17.3400 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 85,549 | 17.3496 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 222,700 | 17.3973 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 10,300 | 17.4319 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 337,807 | 17.4319 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 445,816 | 17.4338 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 37,547 | 17.4353 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 30,000 | 17.4450 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 14,218 | 17.4488 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 220 | 17.4905 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 60,000 | 17.5039 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 3,293 | 17.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1 | 17.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 6,873 | 17.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 1,384 | 17.5300 GBP |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary | CFD | SHORT | 2 | 17.5300 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 |
A ADSs | PUT | PURCHASE | 44,500 | 55.0000 | A | 21/08/2015 | 60.0000 USD |
A ADSs | PUT | PURCHASE | 45,300 | 55.0000 | A | 21/08/2015 | 60.0000 USD |
A ADSs | PUT | PURCHASE | 2,800 | 55.0000 | A | 21/08/2015 | 60.0000 USD |
A ADSs | PUT | PURCHASE | 20,900 | 55.0000 | A | 21/08/2015 | 60.0000 USD |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(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) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
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: 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: | 21 AUGUST 2015 |
| Contact name: | Craig Horsley |
| Telephone number: | +44(141) 245 7736 |
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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