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RNS Number : 2282B
GoldmanSachs International
05 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:
(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:
02 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 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
474,744
751,718
16.3300 GBP
22.3450 EUR
15.9050 GBP
21.5150 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
346,829
799,423
16.9713 GBP
22.3300 EUR
15.8950 GBP
21.5100 EUR
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
1,683,767
16.4900 GBP
15.7674 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,649,383
16.5000 GBP
15.9310 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
615
16.0800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
615
16.2950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
203,051
21.6464 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
926
21.9429 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
1,566
16.1067 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,010
21.9259 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
670
21.9259 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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
14,300
15.9310 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,999
16.1188 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
527
16.1350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
95
16.1350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
18,958
16.1910 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,999
16.1910 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,435
16.1910 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
700
16.1923 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,285
16.2180 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
78
16.2200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
527
16.2200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
609
16.2200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
54
16.2224 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
143
16.2224 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
382
16.2275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
609
16.4550 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 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
10,000
16.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
16/10/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
10,000
16.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
16/10/2015
0.2900 GBP
(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:
05 October 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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