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RNS Number : 7132K
GoldmanSachs International
04 January 2016
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:
31 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
548,869
16,009
15.4100 GBP
21.1350 EUR
15.2600 GBP
20.9650 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
550,000
15,509
15.4500 GBP
21.0950 EUR
15.2450 GBP
21.0155 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
545,316
15.5900 GBP
15.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
544,307
15.5850 GBP
15.4300 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
Opening a short position
9
15.3196 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
645
15.3196 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
71,736
15.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
101
15.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
17,376
15.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
46,611
15.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,718
15.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
23,306
15.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
17,376
15.4905 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 long position
38,562
15.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
38,562
15.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
10,432
15.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
10,432
15.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
19,271
15.4863 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,114
15.5178 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,620
15.5178 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,259
15.5178 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
594
15.5178 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,343
15.5178 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,298
15.5178 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:
04 January 2016
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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