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RNS Number : 3033M
GoldmanSachs International
19 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:
18 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
712,818
978,278
18.2400 EUR
13.6700 GBP
17.7134 EUR
13.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,648,512
751,257
13.7250 GBP
18.2200 EUR
13.2470 GBP
17.6752 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
2,349,731
13.7200 GBP
13.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
3,605,985
13.7200 GBP
13.3350 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
Reducing a long position
836
13.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
900
13.4677 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
836
13.6250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
8,367
17.8319 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
65,507
13.4199 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,794
13.4199 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
30,549
13.4199 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
66,175
13.4199 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
61,141
13.4350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,474
13.4350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
28,512
13.4350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
61,763
13.4350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
52,405
13.5400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,835
13.5400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
24,439
13.5400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
52,941
13.5400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
17,469
13.5615 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
1,278
13.5615 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
8,147
13.5615 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
17,646
13.5615 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
61,140
13.5616 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,474
13.5616 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
28,512
13.5616 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
61,764
13.5616 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
66,810
13.6273 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
Reducing a short position
500
13.4480 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
72,385
13.5047 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
9,637
13.5063 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
214
13.5451 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
127
13.5451 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
7,794
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
11,126
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
28,540
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,387
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
9,109
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,726
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
310,469
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,125
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,154
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
13,301
13.4165 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,566
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
687
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,292
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
189,732
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,055
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
17,441
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
6,800
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,763
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,983
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,128
13.4210 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
6,198
13.4343 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
7,995
13.4343 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
125,785
13.4343 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
650,000
13.4650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,004
13.4786 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,439
13.4786 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
71
13.4786 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
Warrant
Put Warrant
Purchasing
1,000
20.7675 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
2.8900 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
4,000
15.0790 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
2.7900 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
9,000
15.4418 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
3.6100 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:
19 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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