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RNS Number : 5683D
GoldmanSachs International
27 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:
26 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
302,835
172,602
17.7561 GBP
24.7200 EUR
17.4150 GBP
24.2239 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
513,553
164,831
17.7350 GBP
24.6654 EUR
17.4150 GBP
24.2500 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
668,766
17.8750 GBP
17.5000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,125,990
17.8850 GBP
17.5000 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
Increasing a long position
1,600
17.4345 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
75,000
17.5550 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
562
17.5000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,252
17.5000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,763
17.5000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,660
17.5154 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,364
17.5154 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
2,500
17.5253 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,763
17.5518 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
198
17.5888 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
123
17.5888 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
800
17.6036 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,137
17.6835 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,691
17.6835 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,700
17.6954 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,058
17.7886 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
31,600
17.8014 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
22,270
17.8094 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
562
17.8100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,896
17.8171 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
45,662
17.6301 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
44,573
17.6301 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
22,084
17.6301 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,485
17.6301 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
34,937
17.7607 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
34,251
17.7607 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
17,198
17.7607 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,694
17.7607 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
204,884
17.8003 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:
27 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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