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RNS Number : 5168Z
GoldmanSachs International
18 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:
17 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
556,815
443,608
16.6800 GBP
22.8900 EUR
16.3850 GBP
22.6550 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
711,147
400,779
16.6700 GBP
22.9950 EUR
16.3850 GBP
22.6200 EUR
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
1 (2)
51.4500 USD
51.4500 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
1 (2)
51.4500 USD
51.4500 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
1,681,510
265
16.8050 GBP
23.0550 EUR
16.5050 GBP
23.0550 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,704,091
265
16.8100 GBP
23.0550 EUR
16.5150 GBP
23.0550 EUR
(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 short position
1,387
16.4450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,409
16.4450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
428
16.4450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
600
16.4450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
600
16.4562 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
16,300
16.4649 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
600
16.5950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,271
16.6118 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6,735
16.6118 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,176
16.6118 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,874
16.6118 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
21,500
22.8200 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
21,500
22.8200 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
183
16.5449 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
44,540
16.5729 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
13,516
16.5776 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
26,130
16.5809 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,880
16.5817 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
28,629
16.5836 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,171
16.5836 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
30,116
16.5972 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,925
16.6425 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,135
16.6715 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
5,645
16.6735 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
49,996
16.6842 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,800
16.6867 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,200
16.6867 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,800
16.6867 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,880
16.6904 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,400
16.5642 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
27,228
16.5646 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,221
16.5646 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
28,070
16.5646 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
13,221
16.5646 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
17,563
16.5763 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,400
16.5926 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
44,254
16.6070 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
98,274
16.6070 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
30,425
16.6676 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
67,563
16.6676 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:
18 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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