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RNS Number : 3954B
GoldmanSachs International
06 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:
05 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
1,391,415
441,974
22.9500 EUR
16.8950 GBP
22.2800 EUR
16.4187 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
239,427
1,573,554
16.8761 GBP
22.9500 EUR
16.3650 GBP
22.2650 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
2,790,866
17.0600 GBP
15.6300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
2,691,406
17.0600 GBP
16.4600 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
40,619
16.7335 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
40,619
16.8856 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,229
16.8950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
156,480
22.7828 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
33,701
16.6963 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
50,373
16.6963 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
33,399
22.9431 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 short position
1
15.6300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
259
16.7728 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,908
16.7728 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
19,573
16.8204 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
20,138
16.8766 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,600
16.9459 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
140
16.9650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,974
16.9846 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,231
16.9889 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,041
17.0100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,086
17.0100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
502
17.0100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
241
17.0574 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
988
17.0574 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,398
17.0574 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
159
17.0600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
20,138
17.0600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,908
17.0600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
78
17.0600 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








(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:
06 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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