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RNS Number : 9532Y
GoldmanSachs International
14 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:
11 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
988,217
395,731
22.6173 EUR
16.2100 GBP
22.0000 EUR
16.0550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
402,215
632,744
16.2650 GBP
22.3750 EUR
16.0500 GBP
22.0050 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
635,451
16.3250 GBP
16.1250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,448,454
16.3200 GBP
16.1306 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
15,443
16.1002 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
855
16.1200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
617
16.1200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
617
16.1650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
16,267
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
59
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,000
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,800
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
48,743
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,400
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
15,443
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,474
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,300
16.2111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
59,536
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
140,408
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
59,680
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
295
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
78,000
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
80,077
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
119,499
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
629,498
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18,600
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
39,000
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
34,403
22.0950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,594
22.2414 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
59,680
22.2840 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
7,826
22.2983 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
19,107
22.2983 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
2,049
22.2983 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
40,924
22.2983 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
19,451
22.2983 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
10,286
22.2983 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
68,586
22.2983 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
Opening a short position
16,044
16.1500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
618
16.1500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
16,044
16.1500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
153
16.1524 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
25,438
16.1581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,057
16.1581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
117,618
16.1737 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,493
16.1737 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
533
16.1796 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
4,110
16.2122 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
63
16.2356 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
316
16.2486 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,650
16.2486 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
80,465
16.2512 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,060
16.2555 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
955
16.2677 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
618
16.3000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
36,952
16.2040 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
230
16.2388 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
740,720
16.3150 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:
14 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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