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RNS Number : 8817Z
GoldmanSachs International
22 September 2015
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:
21 September 2015
(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
205,427
1,052,339
22.1700 EUR
15.9500 GBP
21.8700 EUR
15.7600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
787,178
198,393
15.9650 GBP
22.1450 EUR
15.7600 GBP
21.8750 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
450,137
16.1300 GBP
15.9100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
743,715
16.1350 GBP
15.8600 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
1,387
15.7750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
375
15.7750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
441
15.7750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,242
15.7750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
13,500
15.8200 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
20,000
15.9600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,100
15.9838 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,601
15.9881 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,165
15.9881 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,915
15.9881 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
20,213
15.9884 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
13,263
16.0009 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,480
16.0107 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,752
16.0107 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
783
16.0107 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
50
16.0175 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
93,561
16.0239 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
11,135
16.0850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,360
16.0047 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
9,220
16.0047 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
17,807
16.1287 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
Call Warrant
Purchasing
2,000
19.1627 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
3.5500 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
Put Warrant
Purchasing
2,000
37.2973 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
13.7100 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:
22 September 2015
Contact name:
Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis
Telephone number:
+44(20) 7051 9046 / +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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