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RNS Number : 0999O
GoldmanSachs International
04 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:
03 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
1,518,735
627,084
19.4250 EUR
14.5150 GBP
18.6750 EUR
14.0900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,438,822
692,766
19.4974 EUR
14.5300 GBP
18.6800 EUR
14.0850 GBP
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
1,499,161
14.4950 GBP
14.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,124,365
15.0396 GBP
14.0900 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
14.1450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,051
14.3017 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,286
14.3800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,613
14.3800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
8,120
14.3800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
55,675
14.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,051
14.4408 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
65,184
19.0906 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
32,690
19.0906 EUR
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
Increasing a short position
611
14.2286 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
7,600
14.2350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,361
14.2875 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,230
14.2976 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
15,256
14.3103 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,685
14.3278 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,774
14.3527 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
11,442
14.3527 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,518
14.3632 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
77
14.3710 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
137
14.3710 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,558
14.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
697
14.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
13,017
14.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
184
14.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
710
14.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,556
14.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
617
14.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,361
14.3806 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
14.4200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
588
14.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
356
14.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
11,089
14.3250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
200
14.3250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
9,530
14.3250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
81,845
14.3250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
8,686
14.3250 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








(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:
04 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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