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RNS Number : 4524L
GoldmanSachs International
11 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:
08 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
1,304,819
4,214,862
185,732
19.7500 EUR
14.5350 GBP
20.7946 USD
18.5140 EUR
13.7500 GBP
20.7946 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
4,529,952
827,343
16.9713 GBP
19.8863 EUR
13.7450 GBP
18.5150 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
4,065,602
100
14.6200 GBP
18.9000 EUR
13.7550 GBP
18.9000 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
4,800,239
100
14.5100 GBP
18.9000 EUR
13.2191 GBP
18.9000 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
Reducing a short position
1,435
13.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
51,534
13.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
13.7700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
13.8700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
44
13.8809 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
13.9350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,200
13.9370 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,720
13.9916 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100,000
14.0533 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
14.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,420
14.1101 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
51,534
14.1148 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
31,342
18.5206 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
4,569
18.6490 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
25,295
14.1209 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
90
14.1675 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
50
14.1675 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
122,000
14.2654 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
81,954
14.4118 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,393
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
13,080
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
49,503
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
12,354
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
7,258
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
2,447
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
31,880
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
5,006
19.4756 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
12,909
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
565
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
20,045
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
2,940
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
992
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
2,026
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
5,297
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
5,004
19.5202 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,188
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
22,396
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,719
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
978
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
5,098
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,516
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
8,679
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
34,775
19.5739 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,719
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
978
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
34,776
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
5,098
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,516
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
22,396
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,188
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
8,678
19.6149 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
185,732
20.7946 USD
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
Reducing a short position
27,743
13.7550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
4,648
13.8494 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
13.8600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
13.9250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
13.9350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
183
13.9710 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
107
13.9710 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,300
13.9738 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
15,001
13.9950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
612,801
14.0266 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,148
14.0293 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
11,534
14.0350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
14.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,227
14.1218 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
14.1600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,829
14.1638 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
27,743
14.1953 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
50,000
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,254
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,134
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
400
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,424
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
400
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
32,475
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,826
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
83,660
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
40,767
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
138,924
14.1970 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
59,377
14.1972 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,796
14.2701 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,863
14.2701 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
44,540
14.3024 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
50,776
14.3788 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
216,464
14.3788 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
15
14.3893 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
89,080
14.4805 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
133,620
14.4805 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
8,899
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
145
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,033
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,063
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,928
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
12
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
29
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,182
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
948
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
472
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
132
14.5145 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4
14.5600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
342
20.7994 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
14,698
14.1243 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
55,741
14.1717 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
80
14.1728 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,908
14.1908 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,454
14.2584 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,768
14.3048 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
122,000
14.3467 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
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Purchasing
450 (450,000)
14.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
0.9850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
450 (450,000)
14.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
0.9850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Forward
Opening a short position
506,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.8017 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Forward
Opening a short position
506,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.5194 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Purchasing
225 (225,000)
14.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
1.4475 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Purchasing
450 (450,000)
14.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
1.4475 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
225 (225,000)
14.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
1.4475 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
450 (450,000)
14.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
1.4475 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
1,000
12.6139 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
7.4800 EUR
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
5,000
17.4139 EUR
AMERICAN
08/01/2016
2.3500 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:
11 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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