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RNS Number : 8787H
GoldmanSachs International
03 December 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 December 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
834,483
328,617
16.8400 GBP
23.9950 EUR
16.4100 GBP
23.4800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
342,702
560,890
23.9750 EUR
16.8000 GBP
23.4400 EUR
16.4050 GBP
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
542,506
17.0050 GBP
16.5533 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
604,560
16.9950 GBP
16.5200 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
Increasing a long position
100
16.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
45,000
16.5634 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,500
16.5650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
16.6450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
16.6500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,397
16.6770 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
16.6850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
140,706
16.6882 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
200
16.6900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
16.6900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100
16.7000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
40,000
16.7233 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
16.8050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
300
16.8400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
11,105
16.6445 GBP
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
3
16.6159 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,242
16.7749 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
8,043
16.7792 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
23,386
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
15,075
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,394
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
12,785
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
30,187
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,564
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,525
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
27,862
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,400
16.7850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,252
16.8050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
253
16.8050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
930
16.8050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100
16.8050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9
16.8135 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
27
16.8135 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
36
16.8135 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
27
16.8146 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,700
16.8277 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
700
16.8277 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
16.8277 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
15
16.8278 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,000
16.8326 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
622
16.8341 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
16.8350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
16.8450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,878
16.8570 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,007
16.8570 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,362
16.9261 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,182
16.9728 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
96
16.9900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
748
16.9900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
97
17.0050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,143
16.7603 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
6,544
16.7603 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
601
16.8109 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
80,034
16.8174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,389
16.8174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
290
16.8174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,892
16.8174 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:
03 December 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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