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RNS Number : 3590I
GoldmanSachs International
08 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:
07 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
1,164,552
641,028
22.2300 EUR
15.7900 GBP
21.2150 EUR
15.1400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
473,493
961,536
15.8450 GBP
22.2300 EUR
15.1350 GBP
21.2150 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
1,638,102
800
16.0000 GBP
22.1800 EUR
15.2500 GBP
22.1800 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
2,129,360
800
16.0150 GBP
22.1800 EUR
15.2400 GBP
22.1800 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
Increasing a short position
100
15.1800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,782
15.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
863
15.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,432
15.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.2350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,227
15.2612 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
13,977
15.2612 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
80,607
15.2612 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,000
15.2777 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,782
15.3009 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,338
15.3100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,432
15.3100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.3650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100
15.4100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
33
15.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.4500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.4750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,720
15.4820 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.5650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.5850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.5950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.6500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.6600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.6600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.7050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
28
15.6450 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 short position
6,705
15.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,723
15.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
712
15.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,541
15.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
664
15.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.2850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,521
15.2999 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
6,562
15.2999 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,165
15.2999 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,062
15.3034 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,842
15.3034 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
483
15.3034 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
902
15.3034 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,137
15.3034 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,051
15.3034 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.3100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
500
15.3330 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,800
15.3330 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
400
15.3330 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,800
15.3330 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
200
15.3330 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,800
15.3330 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
200
15.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
14,672
15.3959 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.4350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6,723
15.4470 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
65
15.5109 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
114
15.5109 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
315
15.5311 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
792
15.5311 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,942
15.5311 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
8,169
15.5558 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
979
15.5558 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
66
15.5558 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100
15.5650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.5800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
490
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
572
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,842
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
482
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
901
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,651
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,051
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
486
15.6056 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.6150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,149
15.6215 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
14,122
15.6291 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.6550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
36,068
15.6896 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.7000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.7300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
795
15.4202 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
162,116
15.4433 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,870
15.4770 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,450
15.4770 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,571
15.5483 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
148,148
15.5483 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
10,859
15.5483 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
537
15.5483 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:
08 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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