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03/02/2016 11:30

RNS Number : 9519N
GoldmanSachs International
03 February 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:
02 February 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
1,381,089
1,425,215
19.6550 EUR
14.8350 GBP
18.7900 EUR
12.1960 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,709,014
552,664
14.8350 GBP
19.6562 EUR
14.1450 GBP
18.8000 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
1,913,838
29.0629 GBP
14.1400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,728,876
14.8750 GBP
14.0023 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
100
14.2100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
75,000
14.2843 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.2850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,200
14.2919 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.3050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,810
14.3350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,000
14.3350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
10,448
14.3368 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
115,000
14.4471 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,448
14.4878 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,000
14.8350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
34,434
18.9463 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
2,697
19.0857 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
80,000
19.3498 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,890
14.3989 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
30,107
14.6632 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
11,650
14.6632 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
42,754
14.6632 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
6,673
14.6632 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,634
14.6632 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
4,612
14.6632 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
12,028
14.6632 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,291
14.6632 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 long position
2,400
14.2231 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
14.2231 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
200
14.2231 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1
14.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
59,786
14.2616 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.2700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
697
14.2750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
184
14.2797 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,597
14.2797 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
309
14.2797 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
9,279
14.2797 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1
14.2832 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.2950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
259
14.3019 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6,511
14.3042 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
342
14.3150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
133
14.3150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
160
14.3215 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
79
14.3215 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
20,189
14.3500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
74
14.3528 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,000
14.3550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,597
14.3550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
489
14.3550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,331
14.3550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
20,189
14.3973 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,892
14.5080 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
8,218
14.5080 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,619
14.5533 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,000
14.8750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100,000
15.0626 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
100,000
15.0661 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100,000
21.6902 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100,000
21.6951 USD
(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








(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:
03 February 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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