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RNS Number : 9998D
GoldmanSachs International
30 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:
29 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
375,909
381,492
251,500
17.1800 GBP
24.0600 EUR
25.9604 USD
16.8900 GBP
23.6200 EUR
25.9604 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
479,991
634,187
24.1400 EUR
17.1800 GBP
8.9607 EUR
16.9150 GBP
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
1,021,930
17.2450 GBP
17.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,205,914
17.5746 GBP
16.9900 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
600
17.0595 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
260
17.1150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,367
17.1150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,367
17.1355 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
47,600
17.1453 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
76,950
23.6701 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
Reducing a short position
1,507
17.0840 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,500
17.0886 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
124,352
17.0981 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
106
17.1010 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
170
17.1010 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,050
17.1089 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,548
17.1089 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,752
17.1147 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,003
17.1295 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,609
17.1295 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
65,000
17.1606 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,476
17.1700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
851
17.1700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
536
17.1700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
102
17.1733 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,147
17.1733 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
19,105
17.1734 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,216
17.2075 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
43,784
17.2075 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,476
17.2349 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,124
17.2687 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
469
17.2687 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,041
17.2687 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
44,540
17.0379 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,143
17.1282 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,064
17.1282 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
44,540
17.1633 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
650,000
17.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
650,000
17.2250 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
5.0700 EUR
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
27.6324 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
3.4500 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:
30 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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