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02/11/2015 12:32

RNS Number : 2118E
GoldmanSachs International
02 November 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:
30 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
446,674
969,432
24.0850 EUR
17.1700 GBP
23.5700 EUR
16.8400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
688,266
713,859
24.0898 EUR
17.1684 GBP
23.5850 EUR
16.8450 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
350,307
519,480
17.2900 GBP
26.0835 USD
16.9450 GBP
26.0313 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,105,500
17.2500 GBP
16.9400 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
259,740 (519,480)
52.4819 USD
52.4819 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
259,740 (519,480)
52.3600 USD
52.2500 USD
(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
Reducing a short position
488
16.8955 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
1,000
16.8998 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
260
16.9000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
29,200
17.0016 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
29,200
17.0016 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
84,744
23.8300 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
84,744
23.8300 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
2,395
16.9666 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
826
16.9666 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
185
16.9987 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
116
16.9987 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,670
17.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
114
17.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
164
17.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,670
17.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,000
17.0040 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,650
17.0176 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,162
17.0685 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,512
17.1058 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,497
17.1788 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
51,604
17.0646 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
28,568
17.0646 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 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
425 (42,500)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
0.5500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
425 (42,500)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
0.5600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
425 (42,500)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
0.5500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
425 (42,500)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/06/2016
0.5600 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:
02 November 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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