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RNS Number : 8206Y
GoldmanSachs International
11 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:
10 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
743,030
383,197
22.7450 EUR
16.4450 GBP
22.1550 EUR
16.0100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
431,275
171,517
16.4400 GBP
22.7100 EUR
16.0200 GBP
22.2381 EUR
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
53,505 (107,010)
50.3970 USD
50.3970 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
53,505 (107,010)
50.3970 USD
50.3970 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
485,027
29,400
16.7793 GBP
25.0432 USD
16.0650 GBP
25.0432 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
652,960
16.4900 GBP
16.0750 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
Opening a long position
542
16.0900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,936
16.1400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
542
16.1400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,458
16.1400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,800
16.1498 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,862
16.1668 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,721
16.1668 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
880
16.1668 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,215
16.1668 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,348
16.1668 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
17,500
22.7100 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
17,500
22.7100 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
Reducing a long position
179
16.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
444
16.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
544
16.1200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,190
16.2036 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
86
16.2046 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
65
16.2046 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
54,556
16.2164 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
78,690
16.2164 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
15,749
16.2164 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
544
16.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
5,464
16.2296 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,851
16.2296 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
24,101
16.2439 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,060
16.3288 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
10,387
16.3362 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
3,276
16.3731 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
10,797
16.3731 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
316
16.3731 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
39,836
16.4003 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
444
16.4850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
162
16.4850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
470
16.2872 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:
11 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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