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RNS Number : 8620K
GoldmanSachs International
05 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:
04 January 2016
(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
756,593
402,486
15.4600 GBP
21.1800 EUR
14.0785 GBP
20.3900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
506,226
850,523
21.1600 EUR
15.4600 GBP
20.3900 EUR
14.9200 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
668,708
11,000
15.6100 GBP
22.9927 USD
15.1150 GBP
22.9927 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
689,829
11,000
15.5800 GBP
22.9927 USD
14.5572 GBP
22.9927 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
Reducing a long position
100
14.9700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
27,706
15.0947 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
27,706
15.1600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,300
15.1600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,000
15.2028 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
50,000
15.3253 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.3950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,300
15.4600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
776
20.6144 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
30,000
20.6583 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
50,000
20.7122 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,000
20.8011 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
10,365
21.0069 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
49,593
15.1465 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
39,487
15.1465 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
517
15.1528 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
2
15.1528 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3
15.1692 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
10
15.1692 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
754
15.1692 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,180
15.1692 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
49
15.1692 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
143
15.1692 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
787
20.7921 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
4
20.7921 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,156
20.8003 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,785
20.8003 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
77
20.8003 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
13
20.8003 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
146
20.8003 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 long position
28,610
15.2565 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
168,075
15.3414 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
10,501
15.3426 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
281
15.3704 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
175
15.3704 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
200
15.3719 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,200
15.3719 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
500
15.3719 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
600
15.3719 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
15.3719 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
28,610
15.3800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,200
15.3800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
890
15.4001 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
83,726
15.4114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
33,406
15.4506 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
15.4800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,200
15.5800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100
15.5950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
15.6100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
60
15.3753 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:
05 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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