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05/11/2015 11:11

RNS Number : 6910E
GoldmanSachs International
05 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:
04 November 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
947,675
596,685
66,527
25.5050 EUR
17.9300 GBP
27.1955 USD
24.9800 EUR
17.5600 GBP
27.1955 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,042,148
1,051,043
2,929
18.0111 GBP
25.5100 EUR
27.3755 USD
17.5600 GBP
24.9800 EUR
27.3755 USD
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
1,848,605
18.0200 GBP
17.6450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,439,406
18.0050 GBP
17.6713 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
Reducing a short position
1,715
17.5700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
3,500
17.6588 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,715
17.7037 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,320
17.6075 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,090
17.6075 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
79,280
17.7910 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
393
17.7977 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
100,510
17.8503 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
97,624
17.8503 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
123,567
17.8503 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
13,655
17.8503 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
6,372
25.1916 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
111,428
25.2735 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
602
27.1603 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
3,051
27.2228 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,929
27.3755 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
Reducing a short position
19
17.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
150
17.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
50
17.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,120
17.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
265
17.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
310
17.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,194
17.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
66,068
17.7114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
48,370
17.7114 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
990
17.7157 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
15,682
17.7157 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
94
17.7167 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,120
17.7650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
200
17.7714 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,195
17.8075 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
104
17.8126 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
6,935
17.8151 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
158
17.8313 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,520
17.8514 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
7,814
17.8514 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,235
17.8998 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
65,000
17.9159 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
29,212
17.8672 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
23,761
17.8672 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
3,228
17.8672 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
23,079
17.8672 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
123,567
17.9303 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
100,510
17.9303 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
13,655
17.9303 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
97,624
17.9303 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
10,881
17.9688 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
24,162
17.9688 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
Call Warrant
Purchasing
12,000
20.0558 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
4.8000 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:
05 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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