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RNS Number : 2063I
GoldmanSachs International
07 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:
04 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
1,029,453
1,178,792
16.6892 GBP
23.1550 EUR
15.8250 GBP
21.9718 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
893,811
1,038,914
23.1350 EUR
16.5750 GBP
21.9850 EUR
15.7750 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
1,771,174
2,771
16.7150 GBP
23.0900 EUR
15.8950 GBP
23.0900 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,897,774
42,771
16.7050 GBP
23.0900 EUR
15.8950 GBP
22.8261 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 short position
810
15.8550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
25,000
15.9309 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.2450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.2550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,000
16.2988 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
810
16.4700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
867
22.3748 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
162,600
22.4222 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
5,699
15.9303 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,153
15.9303 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
10,165
16.0225 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
Reducing a long position
5,541
15.9828 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
712
15.9828 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
979
15.9950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,208
15.9950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
267
15.9950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
182
15.9950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,547
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,162
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,548
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,058
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,609
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
7,149
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,490
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,003
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18,195
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
28,417
16.0099 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
236
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
69
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,600
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
266
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
242
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
388
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
810
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,709
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
82
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,823
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
795
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,372
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
211
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
47
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
396
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,018
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,612
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,400
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,339
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
54
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
721
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,200
16.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
4,500
16.0477 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
16,896
16.0595 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
85,326
16.2324 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.2950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
139
16.2981 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
79
16.2981 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.3900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
550
16.4589 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,384
16.4589 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,554
16.4589 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,957
16.4589 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
16.4700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,208
16.4800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
444
16.4983 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
877
16.4983 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,541
16.4983 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
16.6650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
219,012
16.2108 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,110
16.2536 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,950
16.2536 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
91,985
16.2756 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,542
16.4254 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
Forward
Opening a short position
1,012,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
14.5572 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:
07 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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