JPMorgan Securities Plc Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc (7728G)

TIDMRDSA

RNS Number : 7728G

JPMorgan Securities Plc

24 November 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 
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 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:    Royal Dutch Shell Plc 
  Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:        BG Group Plc 
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 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                               23 November 2015 
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 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making        Yes 
 disclosures                                                                                 BG Group Plc 
 in respect of any other party to this offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
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   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      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
-----------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
   Ordinary A Shares         Purchases               428,412                16.5400 GBP              16.1400 GBP 
                                                     342,216                 23.7050 EUR              23.1400 EUR 
 
                                Sales                538,013                 16.4001 GBP              16.1650 GBP 
                                                     293,486                 23.6800 EUR              23.0200 EUR 
-----------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
   Class of relevant      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
-----------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
   Ordinary B Shares         Purchases               515,142                16.6250 GBP              16.1900 GBP 
 
                                Sales                328,801                 16.6450 GBP              16.1650 GBP 
-----------------------  -----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
    Ordinary A Shares          Equity Swaps                 Long                        2                16.1634 GBP 
                                                                                      147,873             16.2377 GBP 
                                                                                      16,832              16.2856 GBP 
                                                                                       2,844              23.3402 EUR 
                                                                                       2,752              23.3439 EUR 
                                                                                      170,303 
                                                                                       1,179              16.3016 GBP 
                                                            Short                     16,878              16.3678 GBP 
                                                                                        722               23.1685 EUR 
                                                                                       5,989              23.3518 EUR 
                                                                                       2,429              23.3667 EUR 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
    Ordinary B Shares           Equity Swap                 Long                      27,861             16.4980 GBP 
 
                                                            Short                       93                16.3099 GBP 
                                                                                      213,935             16.3586 GBP 
                                                                                      19,500              16.4170 GBP 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of        Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise         Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant      description    purchasing,     securities     price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security       e.g. call       selling,       to which      unit (EUR)     American,                   received per 
                    option      varying etc.      option                       European                    unit (EUR) 
                                                 relates                         etc. 
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  Ordinary A 
    Shares 
--------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
   Class of         Product        Writing,      Number of      Exercise         Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant       description    purchasing,    securities     price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security        e.g. call       selling,      to which      unit (GBP)     American,                   received per 
                    option       varying etc.     option                       European                    unit (GBP) 
                                                  relates                        etc. 
--------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
  Ordinary B 
     Shares       Call Option     Purchasing      87,000         16.00         American      18/12/15         0.59 
--------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
-----------------------  --------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
   Ordinary A Shares 
-----------------------  --------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
                                                                                                        (GBP) 
-----------------------  --------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
   Ordinary B Shares 
-----------------------  --------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 

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