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RNS Number : 5182I
GoldmanSachs International
09 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:
08 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
560,707
573,697
21.7756 EUR
15.3450 GBP
20.6300 EUR
14.8800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
979,029
405,289
15.6210 GBP
21.3550 EUR
14.8650 GBP
20.6492 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
1,804,691
15.4200 GBP
14.9200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,301,397
15.4150 GBP
14.9150 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 short position
12
15.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.0100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
14,840
15.0156 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,145
15.0600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
22,497
15.1345 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
22,703
15.1345 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,539
15.1402 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
155,000
15.1485 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6,539
15.1750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,145
15.1750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
132,975
20.7206 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
35,674
20.9924 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
7,500
21.1787 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
7,500
21.2147 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
5,030
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
9,056
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
9,516
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,728
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,462
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
33,858
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
22,684
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,004
14.8928 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
9,397
15.1899 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
9,475
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
513
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
974
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,464
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,014
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
169
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
216
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,647
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
391
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
27
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
370
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
24
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
56
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
27
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
41
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
923
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
23
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
4,817
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
30,329
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
22,594
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
412
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
41
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
53
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
8,689
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
46
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
329
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
149
20.6492 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,888
20.6492 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
1,335
14.9899 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,676
15.0828 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.0850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
148
15.1084 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
84
15.1084 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,322
15.1100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,484
15.1300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,449
15.1349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
9,500
15.1532 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,354
15.1650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
233
15.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
267
15.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,272
15.1912 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.1950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
520
15.1992 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
43,578
15.2167 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
43,580
15.2167 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,904
15.2167 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
63,867
15.2167 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,905
15.2167 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
63,866
15.2167 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
77,038
15.2180 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,686
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,487
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,499
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,903
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
281
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,149
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,693
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,259
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,132
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6,851
15.2325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
25,000
15.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,272
15.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,464
15.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,354
15.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
511
15.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,459
15.2777 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
15,645
15.2777 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,788
15.2777 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,139
15.2777 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,638
15.2930 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
953
15.1158 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
199
15.1158 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,076
15.1158 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
54,901
15.1158 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
369
15.1386 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,764
15.1386 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
7,549
15.1386 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
101,668
15.1386 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,623
15.1700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
151,215
15.1700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
548
15.1700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
11,227
15.1700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
1,241
15.1773 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
194,103
15.1949 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,564
15.1949 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
12,337
15.1949 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
44,741
15.2134 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
102,241
15.2134 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
1,016,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.2191 GBP
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
Warrant
Call Warrant
Purchasing
1,000
11.2185 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
10.4300 EUR
(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:
09 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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