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RNS Number : 8493E
GoldmanSachs International
06 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:
05 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
238,674
2,393,160
17.5050 GBP
25.0050 EUR
17.0850 GBP
24.1550 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,938,547
386,866
25.0050 EUR
17.4550 GBP
24.1650 EUR
17.1000 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
969,265
17.4910 GBP
17.1650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
631,398
17.4250 GBP
17.1800 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
Opening a long position
21,713
17.1334 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,735
17.1900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
1,900
17.1943 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,735
17.2107 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
20,000
17.2210 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
700
17.2350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
700
17.5050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
37,842
24.2486 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
20,000
26.5445 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
36,182
17.1463 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
35,142
17.1463 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
44,480
17.1463 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,916
17.1463 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,450
17.2047 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a short position
34,219
24.2973 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
60,100
24.3566 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
Increasing a short position
1,344
17.2271 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
34,979
17.2271 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
20,058
17.2271 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
21,713
17.2309 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,821
17.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,180
17.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
136
17.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
230
17.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
265
17.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
22,270
17.2461 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100
17.2528 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,235
17.2561 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
231
17.2561 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,481
17.2561 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,180
17.2595 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,967
17.2791 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
4,289
17.2867 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
103
17.3023 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
189
17.3023 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
9,398
17.3137 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
13,114
17.3158 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,880
17.3194 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
37,000
17.3254 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
92
17.4910 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,908
17.4910 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
44,480
17.2223 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
36,182
17.2223 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
4,916
17.2223 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
35,142
17.2223 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
15,034
17.3273 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
33,382
17.3273 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:
06 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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