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RNS Number : 9466I
GoldmanSachs International
14 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:
11 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
580,092
631,353
15.1250 GBP
21.1200 EUR
14.5350 GBP
20.3150 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
654,784
3,678,182
21.1200 EUR
16.9713 GBP
20.2950 EUR
14.5350 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
2,064,783
15.2850 GBP
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
3,119,772
15.2800 GBP
14.5900 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
100
14.6200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
700
14.6412 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
355,000
14.6838 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
14.6900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
35,759
14.8097 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
10,780
14.8665 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
9,410
14.9270 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,170
14.9270 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
54,290
14.9270 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
11,647
20.3611 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
797
20.5381 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
53,161
14.6654 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
15,556
14.7710 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
48,941
15.0929 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
17,169
21.0466 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
Reducing a short position
1,139
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
164
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
80,000
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,360
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
254
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,286
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,366
14.6458 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
106
14.6661 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
188
14.6661 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
205,533
14.6760 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
5,588
14.7441 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
846
14.7554 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
14.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
300
14.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,900
14.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,900
14.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
200
14.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,900
14.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,702
14.8900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
31,325
15.1858 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,392
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
11,224
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
15,014
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
22,857
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
39,651
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,124
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,386
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
16,092
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
9,551
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
310,382
14.6165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
414
14.6581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a short position
696
14.7558 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a short position
9,478
14.7558 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a short position
926
14.7558 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
19,305
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
29,567
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
91,216
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
29,773
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
404,309
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
7,016
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
46,487
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,463
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
34,741
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
41,303
14.8804 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
44,074
14.9388 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
44,540
14.9549 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
44,540
14.9649 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
7,745
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,315
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,583
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
275
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
75,805
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,544
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,620
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
17,103
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
6,514
15.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,717
15.2286 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:
14 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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