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GoldmanSachs International
30 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:
29 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
42,256
904,455
21.5232 EUR
15.6500 GBP
21.0000 EUR
15.3950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
426,952
55,335
48,478
16.9713 GBP
21.3900 EUR
23.0919 USD
15.3600 GBP
21.0000 EUR
23.0919 USD
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
587,937
15.8150 GBP
15.5249 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
594,555
2,078
15.8150 GBP
23.3581 USD
15.5350 GBP
23.3581 USD
(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
1,290
15.4597 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100,000
15.5428 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
1,300
15.5699 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,290
15.6100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
11,486
21.2418 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
48,478
23.0919 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
52,901
15.5432 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
550
15.6361 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
226
15.6361 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
1,354
15.6361 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
Opening a short position
642
15.5500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
13,750
15.5924 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
38,562
15.5924 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,839
15.5924 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
10,432
15.5924 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,689
15.6190 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,882
15.6190 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,567
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
362
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,017
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
8,755
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
653
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
529
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,596
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,009
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,860
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
8,866
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
728
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,227
15.6349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
40,518
15.6790 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
48,349
15.6790 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
80,000
15.6790 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
6,911
15.7035 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,113
15.7047 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,033
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
238
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,666
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
447
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,904
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,440
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,417
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
572
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
152
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
288
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
288
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,326
15.7455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
22
15.7683 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
40,000
15.7900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
116
15.7900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
47
15.7900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,882
15.7900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
642
15.7900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,078
23.3581 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








(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:
30 December 2015
Contact name:
Joanna Foley and Yiannis Bardis
Telephone number:
+44(20) 7051 9996 / +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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