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RNS Number : 5960M
GoldmanSachs International
21 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:
20 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
999,325
2,296,370
17.4850 EUR
13.2750 GBP
16.6150 EUR
12.6050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
2,325,246
915,690
533,100
13.2750 GBP
17.4850 EUR
15.0425 USD
12.6050 GBP
16.6300 EUR
15.0425 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
266,550 (533,100)
36.5000 USD
36.5000 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
266,550 (533,100)
36.3049 USD
36.3049 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
5,176,939
13.8433 GBP
12.6900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
6,394,738
13.2900 GBP
12.6900 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 short position
98,597
12.6608 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
9,187
12.7250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
2,700
12.7851 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
12.8425 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,436
12.8466 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
27,000
12.8531 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
357,400
12.9113 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
28,800
12.9113 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
98,597
13.0069 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
175,000
13.1517 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
599
13.2750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
60,759
16.6750 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
3,381
16.6839 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
20,031
17.1106 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
3,715
17.2080 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
122,281
12.7923 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
8,948
12.7923 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
57,026
12.7923 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
123,525
12.7923 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
69,874
12.8064 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
5,113
12.8064 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
32,586
12.8064 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
70,587
12.8064 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
78,608
12.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
5,752
12.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
36,659
12.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
79,411
12.8132 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
68,766
12.8711 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
20,314
12.8711 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
20,429
12.8967 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
89,080
13.0130 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
174,686
13.0156 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
12,783
13.0156 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
81,464
13.0156 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
176,467
13.0156 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
34,937
13.0800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,557
13.0800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
16,293
13.0800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
35,293
13.0800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
43,672
13.0899 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,196
13.0899 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
20,366
13.0899 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
44,116
13.0899 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
Opening a short position
114,751
12.7456 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,360
12.7631 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
64,885
12.7750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,187
12.8200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
500
12.8238 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
21,000
12.8240 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
137,100
12.8826 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,534
12.8851 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,472
12.8851 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
20,108
12.8851 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
6,821
12.9267 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
3,560
12.9288 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
192
12.9325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
114
12.9325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
22,270
12.9504 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
64,885
13.0436 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
6,770
13.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
28,862
13.0469 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
79,727
13.1696 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
13,404
13.1873 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
3,764
13.1976 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
60
13.2700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6
13.7833 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3
13.8433 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
185,646
13.8670 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
185,646
19.6911 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
188,425
12.7345 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,345
12.8186 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
188,425
12.8400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
81
12.9494 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,197
12.9494 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,916
12.9494 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
66,810
12.9750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
89,080
12.9807 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
66,810
13.0175 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
181,018
13.0400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
13,704
13.1566 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
169,802
13.1566 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,947
13.1566 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
615
13.1566 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
2,000
24.5621 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
6.5900 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:
21 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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