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RNS Number : 7019D
GoldmanSachs International
28 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:
27 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
749,015
650,609
24.2050 EUR
17.3900 GBP
23.5500 EUR
16.9750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
870,912
659,254
21.4009 GBP
24.0550 EUR
16.9800 GBP
23.5800 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
851,866
17.4550 GBP
17.0200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,127,252
17.3900 GBP
17.0300 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
1,200
17.0919 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,749
17.0950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,749
17.1550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
388
23.7622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
151,778
23.8496 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
122,322
17.0916 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
13,848
17.1001 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
94,358
17.1273 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,687
17.1570 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
Reducing a short position
6,033
17.1642 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
3,000
17.1853 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
43,963
17.1977 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,626
17.2013 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,766
17.2013 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
102
17.2116 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
163
17.2116 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,134
17.2150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,633
17.2150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,808
17.2150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,309
17.2150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
93,232
17.2174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
48,415
17.2174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,808
17.2184 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
30,926
17.2227 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
19,519
17.2230 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,594
17.2287 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
134,905
17.2368 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
243,685
17.2368 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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
19,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
20/11/2015
0.4700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
19,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
20/11/2015
0.4700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
19,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
20/11/2015
0.5100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Purchasing
19,000
17.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
20/11/2015
0.5100 GBP
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
Call Warrant
Purchasing
1,000
20.5209 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
3.7300 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:
28 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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