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RNS Number : 5302C
GoldmanSachs International
16 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:
15 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
735,993
522,353
24.3800 EUR
17.9400 GBP
23.9300 EUR
17.5850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
611,215
667,322
17.9750 GBP
24.3950 EUR
17.6075 GBP
23.9100 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
509,930
722
18.1900 GBP
24.6100 EUR
17.8350 GBP
24.3250 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
168,706
722
18.1350 GBP
24.4828 EUR
17.6315 GBP
24.4828 EUR
(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
Opening a long position
31,682
17.7754 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,200
17.7900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,192
17.7900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,192
17.8257 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,200
17.9000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,760
17.8069 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
18,037
24.3280 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
7,531
24.3280 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,988
24.3280 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,877
24.3280 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
45,833
24.3280 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
18,756
24.3280 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
64,471
24.3280 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,459
24.3280 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
Increasing a long position
18
17.9722 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
33,462
17.9934 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,400
18.0107 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,107
18.0150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
145
18.0153 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
92
18.0153 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
47,529
18.0406 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
57
18.0450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
485
18.0450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,107
18.0450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
517
18.0450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
161
18.0450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.0450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
18.0464 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
18.0650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
485
18.1325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
620
18.1325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
5,050
18.0125 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
1,820
18.0125 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
270,389
18.0145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
121,774
18.0145 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:
16 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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