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RNS Number : 7713L
GoldmanSachs International
13 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:
12 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
2,713,167
1,371,694
18.7700 EUR
13.8600 GBP
18.1450 EUR
13.3950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,743,612
690,426
13.9400 GBP
18.6750 EUR
13.3800 GBP
18.1550 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
2,231,224
13.9425 GBP
13.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
2,671,245
13.9550 GBP
13.4050 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
1,554
13.4100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,963
13.5100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,239
13.5100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,967
13.5100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,554
13.5100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,967
13.6136 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
425,000
13.6396 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100,000
13.7187 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
35,474
18.1805 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
3,787
18.2277 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
34,441
18.3914 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,834
18.4566 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,831
18.6642 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP^
Reducing a long position
1,406,530
18.2350 EUR
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC is a component
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
3,026
13.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
8,908
13.4465 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4
13.4753 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
3,830
13.4877 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
59,130
13.4900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,026
13.4900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,991
13.4900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,295
13.4900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,800
13.4900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,000
13.5561 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
24,230
13.5583 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
161,683
13.5717 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
89
13.6355 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
153
13.6355 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,295
13.6475 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,100
13.6535 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
40,095
13.7373 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
16,774
13.7373 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
99,021
13.7373 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
27,352
13.7432 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,000
13.8025 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
44,540
13.8490 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
44,540
13.8490 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,398
13.8680 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
473,100
13.5701 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
130
13.6581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
1,100
13.6581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
2,760
13.6581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
180
13.6581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
320
13.6581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
72
13.7308 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,964
13.7308 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,415
13.7308 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
57,461
13.8411 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,652
13.8411 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
4,342
13.8411 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,831
13.8411 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
68,318
13.8411 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
3,366
13.8411 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 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
1,000 (100,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
0.1000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
2,750 (275,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
0.1000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
1,000 (100,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
0.1000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
250 (25,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
0.1000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
26 (2,600)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
26 (2,600)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
100 (10,000)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
100 (10,000)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
22 (2,200)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
100 (10,000)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
50 (5,000)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
26 (2,600)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
100 (10,000)
19.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
16/09/2016
2.7600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
250 (25,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
5.3000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
1,000 (100,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
5.3000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
2,750 (275,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
5.3000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
1,000 (100,000)
23.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
5.3000 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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
500 (500,000)
13.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
0.7900 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
6.0200 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:
13 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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