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RNS Number : 0553I
GoldmanSachs International
04 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:
03 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
798,097
1,345,384
23.8650 EUR
16.7650 GBP
22.6119 EUR
16.2450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
978,901
341,540
16.7900 GBP
23.8800 EUR
16.2400 GBP
22.6850 EUR
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
104,121 (208,242)
49.2115 USD
49.2115 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
104,121 (208,242)
49.2124 USD
49.1849 USD
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
1,526,986
16.9550 GBP
16.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,874,371
16.9400 GBP
16.0622 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 long position
1,220
16.2450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
50,000
16.3413 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.4200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
33
16.4200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.4250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.4400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,220
16.4600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.4650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
16.4900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.4950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.5000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.5050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
366
16.6230 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,585
16.6230 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,140
16.6230 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,000
16.6850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
180,584
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
70,773
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
2,100
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,700
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
7,237
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
10,517
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
18,932
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
19,892
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
47,433
16.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
63,252
22.7845 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
63,252
22.7845 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,532
23.5688 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
34,538
23.5688 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,806
23.5688 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
23,148
23.5688 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,708
23.5688 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
5,132
23.5688 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,025
23.5688 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,239
23.5688 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
40,000
16.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
877
16.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,208
16.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,911
16.3810 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
20,715
16.3810 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
37,752
16.3810 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,851
16.3810 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
2,758
16.3894 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
11,001
16.3936 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
46,901
16.3936 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
74,756
16.4096 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,334
16.4114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,789
16.4114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,707
16.4114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,223
16.4114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
714
16.4114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,097
16.4114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
16.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,900
16.4939 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
97
16.5450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.5500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.5550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,124
16.5901 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
1
16.6035 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,208
16.6250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
20,334
16.7336 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
892
16.7515 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
200
16.7559 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
63
16.7559 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
14
16.8043 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
700
16.9169 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,769
16.9169 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
808
16.9250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
372
16.9250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,460
16.6504 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,180
16.6504 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
175,210
16.7199 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
100,745
16.7532 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
22,270
16.9330 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
Call Option
Purchasing
5,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
2,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
17,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
17,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
4,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
2,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
4,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
5,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
17,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
4,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
3,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
2,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
17,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
5,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
4,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
5,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
2,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
0.3400 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:
04 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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