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RNS Number : 2692D
GoldmanSachs International
23 October 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:
22 October 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
1,215,859
539,584
24.7950 EUR
17.9400 GBP
24.2600 EUR
17.7092 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
151,319
1,186,948
17.9159 GBP
24.7600 EUR
17.7100 GBP
24.2712 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
1,260,636
537
18.1785 GBP
24.7750 EUR
17.7701 GBP
24.6550 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
824,162
182
19.3765 GBP
24.7950 EUR
17.8750 GBP
24.6700 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
500
17.8000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
75,000
17.8177 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
500
17.8800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100,000
17.8812 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
36,200
24.5420 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
8,140
27.6240 USD
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
555
18.0150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
254
18.0182 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
158
18.0182 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,216
18.0269 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,484
18.0269 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
448
18.0300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
341
18.0300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
50,000
18.0300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
107
18.0300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
555
18.0300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
957
18.0306 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
11,026
18.0313 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
185,442
18.0342 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6,681
18.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,227
18.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,319
18.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,227
18.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
10,000
18.0735 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
76,886
18.0239 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
35,385
18.0454 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
Put Warrant
Purchasing
1,000
29.2540 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
4.7300 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:
23 October 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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