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RNS Number : 2900L
GoldmanSachs International
08 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:
07 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
1,322,333
1,087,318
19.9300 EUR
14.6350 GBP
19.1450 EUR
14.1000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,515,833
1,328,052
14.6700 GBP
19.9050 EUR
14.0850 GBP
19.1400 EUR
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
95 (190)
42.0600 USD
42.0600 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
95 (190)
42.0600 USD
42.0600 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
2,116,317
1,730
14.7300 GBP
19.9950 EUR
14.1900 GBP
19.3800 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
2,208,868
1,730
15.0154 GBP
20.1000 EUR
14.0265 GBP
19.4200 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
Increasing a short position
100
14.1100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
14.1350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
200
14.1900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.2550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
64,835
14.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
2,800
14.4097 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
64,835
14.4951 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
2,454
19.3086 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
191
19.3900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
124,000
14.3059 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,800
14.3742 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
920
14.3742 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
9,288
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,210
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
22,746
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,336
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,151
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
6,010
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,124
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
110
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,741
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,346
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,591
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
142
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
388
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,299
19.7190 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,056
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
241
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
712
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
10,328
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
726
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,567
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,891
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
14,650
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,838
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
7,632
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
490
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
374
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
509
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
639
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
5,676
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,281
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
4,788
19.8415 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,084
19.8415 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
Increasing a short position
100
14.1950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
14.2950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
89,080
14.3085 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
50,563
14.3355 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.3550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100
14.3650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,036
14.3994 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,052
14.3994 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,074
14.3994 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
8,889
14.3994 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,213
14.3994 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
620
14.3994 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,458
14.4414 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
17
14.4504 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
6,770
14.4580 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
28,862
14.4580 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,306
14.4595 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
133,620
14.4709 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
39,356
14.4887 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
106
14.5108 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
183
14.5108 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
4,500
14.5255 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
300
14.5255 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,000
14.5255 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
500
14.5255 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
600
14.5255 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
4,400
14.5255 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100,000
14.5325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
50,563
14.5531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
14.5600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
14.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
8
14.5892 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
891
14.6020 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
112,587
14.6199 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
80,000
14.6200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
7,223
14.6234 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
22,270
14.2186 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
80,051
14.3559 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
123,000
14.4219 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,760
14.4603 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,100
14.4603 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
22,270
15.0154 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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Forward
Opening a short position
1,016,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0497 GBP
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
9,000
16.0185 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
4.5200 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:
08 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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