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RNS Number : 1202J
GoldmanSachs International
15 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:
14 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
1,126,202
1,108,600
20.4750 EUR
14.6550 GBP
19.6000 EUR
14.1612 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
600,393
1,192,626
14.7050 GBP
20.4950 EUR
14.1550 GBP
19.5750 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
1,952,794
396
14.7450 GBP
20.6550 EUR
14.2450 GBP
19.8350 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
2,150,145
396
14.6900 GBP
20.2819 EUR
14.2450 GBP
20.2819 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 long position
697
14.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
267
14.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,464
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,130
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
974
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,670
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
61,544
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
300
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,874
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,633
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
232
14.2987 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,775
14.3299 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
697
14.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
71
19.6150 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
159,000
19.9421 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
4,252
14.3715 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
66,446
14.3733 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP^
Reducing a long position
600,000
14.6550 GBP
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC is a component
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
Increasing a short position
100
14.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
78,742
14.2702 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,012
14.2800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,112
14.2800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
694
14.2800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,411
14.2873 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
38,192
14.2943 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
820
14.2973 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
9,000
14.3051 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
76,388
14.3451 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
696
14.3600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
6,732
14.4462 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
494
14.4462 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.4694 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
178
14.4694 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
81
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,650
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,002
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,100
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
47
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,881
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
14,427
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
212
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,650
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
72
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
687
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,415
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,197
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,744
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,800
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,363
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,166
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
49
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
17,478
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,343
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
700
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,079
14.5495 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
78,501
14.5614 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
25
14.5737 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
63
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
224
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
539
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
359
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,297
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,101
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,234
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
276
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
104,551
14.5814 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,493
14.5832 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
694
14.5900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
13
14.6000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
41,635
14.6190 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2
14.6500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
255
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,173
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,163
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,183
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,316
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,632
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
675
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,385
14.6519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
957
14.6528 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,645
14.6528 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,742
14.6528 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5
14.6560 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
53,500
14.6615 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
50,776
14.6955 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
89,637
14.6955 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
44,818
14.6955 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
35,397
14.6955 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
23,306
14.6955 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
23,306
14.6955 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
44,540
14.4367 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
2,270
14.4739 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
860
14.4739 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
23
14.4884 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2
14.4884 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2
14.4884 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
173,137
14.6085 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
452,080
22.0210 USD
(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
Warrant
Call Warrant
Purchasing
13,000
15.4418 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
6.1200 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:
15 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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