Franklin Resources, Inc Form 8.3 - Royal Dutch Shell Plc (2524H)
November 27 2015 - 10:18AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRDSA
RNS Number : 2524H
Franklin Resources, Inc
27 November 2015
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Franklin Resources, Inc.
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s),
settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
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(c) 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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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify
identity
of offeror/offeree:
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 25 November 2015*
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the
disclosure
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in
respect Yes - BG Group Plc
of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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*Note: November 26, 2015 was a US holiday.
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in
more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for
each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following
the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security: A Shares
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Interests Short positions
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 131,039,214 3.32%
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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TOTAL: 131,039,214 3.32%
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Please note: total share position, since previous disclosure,
includes the transfer out of 85 ADS shares of discretionary
holdings.
Class of relevant security: B Shares
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Interests Short positions
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 34,661,608 1.42%
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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TOTAL: 34,661,608 1.42%
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions
(including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell
relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of
relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 3(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 Purchase/Sale Number of securities Price per unit
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EUR 0.07 B Ordinary Purchase 107,080 16.6836 GBP
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A ADS Purchase 2,096 50.0083 USD
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A ADS Sale 18,945 50.2150 USD
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B ADS Purchase 20,088 50.3387 USD
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B ADS Sale 20 50.3500 USD
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(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
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(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 American, received per
option varying etc. option European unit
relates etc.
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised Number of securities Exercise price per
security e.g. call option against unit
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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