REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 9752VGoldmanSachs International13 August 2015FORM 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:
12 August 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
577,317
416,07726.5000 EUR
18.7850 GBP26.0450 EUR
18.4650 GBPEUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
822,970
887,65626.4500 EUR
18.7875 GBP24.9197 EUR
18.4800 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
4,900,636
18.9709 GBP
18.6100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,084,421
18.9050 GBP
18.6400 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
Reducing a short position
5,419
18.6103 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
360
18.6937 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
221
18.6937 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
410
18.6937 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
73
18.6937 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,549
18.7014 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
19,395
18.7014 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,633
18.7014 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
17,682
18.7014 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
18.7405 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,419
18.7688 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,970
18.7750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
1,200
25.7409 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
1,200
25.7409 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
16,859
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
7,931
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,282
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
28,646
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
8,070
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
162
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
867
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
86
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
556
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
79
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
160
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
4,323
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
67
18.6571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,986
18.6593 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,426
18.6593 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
590
18.6593 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
5,145
18.6593 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,450
18.6593 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
152
18.6593 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
777
18.6593 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
15,643
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
728
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
7,459
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,010
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
85
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
26,216
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
7,502
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
72
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
96
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
802
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
12
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
4,002
18.6965 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
14,356
18.7282 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
Reducing a short position
5,343
18.7701 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
31,546
18.7916 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
796
18.8013 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
78
18.8013 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,903
18.8107 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
246
18.8114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
221
18.8114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,868
18.8160 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,776
18.8160 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
54,500
18.8162 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
309
18.8230 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
14,312
18.8262 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,311
18.8287 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
50
18.8558 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,160
18.8673 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
151
18.8673 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
200
18.8718 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.8900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,311
18.8964 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
778
18.8964 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,050
18.9012 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,781
18.9012 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,415
18.9012 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,339
18.9012 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,343
18.9040 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
13,588
18.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,160
18.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
796
18.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
382
18.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
18.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
46,030
18.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
87,000
18.7692 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
340
18.8089 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
15,997
18.8364 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)
Selling
10 (1,000)
27.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.2000 EUR
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 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
63,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
95,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
39,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
80,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
56,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
229,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
229,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
80,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
39,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
95,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
56,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
438,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
438,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
63,000
17.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
131,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
19,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
19,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
17,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
131,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
28,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
69,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
24,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
12,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
28,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
24,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
69,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
12,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
17,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
875,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
57,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
49,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
34,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
875,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
137,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
190,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
112,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
458,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
190,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
458,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
37,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
112,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
263,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
23,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
78,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
126,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
137,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
37,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
78,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
49,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
34,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
161,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
263,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
23,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
126,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
161,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Selling
57,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4050 GBP
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising / exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
107 (10,700)
25.5000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
150 (15,000)
26.0000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
848 (84,800)
24.5000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
1,642 (164,200)
25.0000 EUR
(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:
13 August 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.
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