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RNS Number : 3533F
GoldmanSachs International
11 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:
10 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
244,508
330,051
17.0850 GBP
24.2200 EUR
16.8200 GBP
23.8750 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
390,726
340,633
17.0700 GBP
24.1443 EUR
16.8150 GBP
23.8850 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
1,132,317
17.1400 GBP
16.8900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
990,092
17.1550 GBP
16.8900 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
900
16.8599 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,058
16.8600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,460
16.8623 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
161,350
16.8623 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
27,180
16.8623 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
58,514
16.8753 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,058
16.8943 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
20,751
24.0128 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
2,378
16.9200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
120
16.9200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
840
16.9200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,236
16.9282 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,472
16.9282 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
235
16.9283 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
806
16.9283 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
52,420
16.9459 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
11,135
16.9511 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
22,181
16.9511 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
891
16.9511 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
121,173
16.9537 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
67,136
16.9747 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,378
16.9819 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
36,266
16.9905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
63
16.9998 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
103
16.9998 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,351
17.0158 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
18
17.0733 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,738
17.0733 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
43,119
16.9044 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
18,869
16.9044 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
82,841
16.9700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
36,252
16.9700 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:
11 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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