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RNS Number : 2018F
GoldmanSachs International
10 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:
09 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
319,570
1,035,602
24.5300 EUR
17.3850 GBP
24.0350 EUR
16.9850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
568,620
335,547
17.3900 GBP
24.4825 EUR
16.8674 GBP
24.0300 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
2,681,775
17.4850 GBP
17.0013 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
941,001
17.9674 GBP
16.9570 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
100 (200)
52.0000 USD
52.0000 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
100 (200)
52.0000 USD
52.0000 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 long position
2,300
17.1335 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100,000
17.1571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
110,000
17.1922 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
81,929
17.2184 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,850
17.2024 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
21,667
24.3105 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
9,153
24.3105 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
33
24.3105 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
363
24.3105 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
Opening a short position
1,218
17.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
15,566
17.1395 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
295
17.1395 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
34,161
17.1622 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
75,553
17.2207 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
21,100
17.2720 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
94
17.3324 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
154
17.3324 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
718
17.3981 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,163
17.3981 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
295
17.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,218
17.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
191
17.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
18
17.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
228,319
16.9570 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,300,000
17.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,300,000
17.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
99,142
17.2483 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
43,386
17.2483 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
3,000
19.1255 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
5.0500 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:
10 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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