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RNS Number : 6859F
GoldmanSachs International
13 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:
12 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
1,140,703
155,255
23.3150 EUR
16.3100 GBP
22.6138 EUR
15.8450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
872,193
224,435
283,294
23.3050 EUR
16.3100 GBP
24.3871 USD
22.6150 EUR
15.8450 GBP
24.1833 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
994,504
16.5778 GBP
15.9650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,104,325
16.3850 GBP
1.6023 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 long position
11,300
15.9834 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
41,682
22.8185 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
4,698
22.9801 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
64,200
22.9283 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
5,303
24.1833 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
1,337
24.1833 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
53,954
24.1833 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,966
24.3307 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
7,796
24.3307 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
79,318
24.3307 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
133,620
24.3871 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
16,500
16.0706 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,000
16.0923 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
94,789
16.1208 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
10,061
16.1252 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
54
16.1756 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,700
16.1978 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,896
16.1978 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
28,075
16.1978 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,890
16.1978 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
32,234
16.1978 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
43,963
16.1978 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
4,343
16.3163 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
37,255
1.6023 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
16,303
1.6023 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,072
16.1531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
292,284
16.1531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
12,182
16.1531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
57,556
16.1531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
21,988
16.1531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
44,948
16.1531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,059
16.1531 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:
13 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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