REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

ShellAnnouncement

16/07/2015 13:21

RNS Number : 6550R
GoldmanSachs International
30 June 2015
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:
29 June 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 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
718,193
786,369
18.3650 GBP
26.0300 EUR
18.1275 GBP
25.6950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
783,226
1,960,635
26.0300 EUR
18.3750 GBP
25.6963 EUR
18.1400 GBP
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
316,450
18.6200 GBP
18.3900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
395,098
18.6300 GBP
18.4100 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
Opening a short position
1,100
18.1612 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,760
18.1900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.3500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
914
25.7900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
4,500
25.8700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
4,500
25.8700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
4,500
26.2150 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a short position
10,022
18.1955 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
500
18.4100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
447
18.4128 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
500
18.4200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
18.4425 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
77
18.4670 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
123
18.4670 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
926
18.4735 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,404
18.5014 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,477
18.5564 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.6200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,200
18.5419 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
10 (1,000)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
1.7300 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
10 (1,000)
27.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/07/2015
1.2700 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)



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:
30 June 2015
Contact name:
Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis
Telephone number:
+44(20) 7051 9046 / +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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
  END
FERBGGDLLBXBGUG