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RNS Number : 9642C
JPMorgan Securities Plc
21 October 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:
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:
20 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
250,757
319,937
296,499
308,682
24.2300 EUR
17.7550 GBP
24.2400 EUR
17.7250 GBP
23.8550 EUR
17.4950 GBP
23.8750 EUR
17.4750 GBP
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
349,118
22
492,783
17.9900 GBP
24.2600 EUR
17.9900 GBP
17.6850 GBP
24.2150 EUR
17.7183 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
Ordinary A Shares
Equity Swaps
Long
Short 
4
25
96
32
153
36
37
4
35,451
974
437
1,465
233
376
96
6,650
10,645
290
579
930
12,564
2,143
20,000
23,672
1,040
19,462
25,000
581
17.5232 GBP
17.5257 GBP
17.5384 GBP
17.5385 GBP
17.5397 GBP
17.5454 GBP
17.5482 GBP
17.5632 GBP
17.5912 GBP
17.6003 GBP
17.6886 GBP
17.7150 GBP
23.8876 EUR
23.9115 EUR
23.9151 EUR
23.9213 EUR
23.9264 EUR
23.9299 EUR
23.9303 EUR
23.9808 EUR
24.0728 EUR
24.0827 EUR
24.1867 EUR
17.5502 GBP
17.5578 GBP
17.6426 GBP
23.9585 EUR
24.2068 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
2,500
936
199
1,213
2,440
2,900
426
33
59
753
137
184
52
857
35,710
14,152
1,447
22
11,415
18,300
17.7183 GBP
17.7269 GBP
17.7297 GBP
17.7300 GBP
17.7301 GBP
17.7302 GBP
17.7370 GBP
17.7372 GBP
17.7446 GBP
17.7447 GBP
17.7561 GBP
17.7682 GBP
17.7732 GBP
17.7757 GBP
17.7768 GBP
17.8987 GBP
17.9300 GBP
24.2173 EUR
17.7403 GBP
17.9451 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
Call Option
Put Option
Selling
Selling
370,000
370,000
25.00
23.50
American
American
20/11/15
20/11/15
0.2500
0.7700
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
Call Option
Purchasing
10,300
18.50
American
20/11/15
0.1750
(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:
21 October 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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