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RNS Number : 3115G
GoldmanSachs International
19 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:
18 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
544,922
638,687
25.4121 EUR
16.5150 GBP
23.0850 EUR
16.0800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
561,325
579,002
23.7450 EUR
16.5200 GBP
23.0850 EUR
16.0800 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
20 (40)
50.0000 USD
50.0000 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
20 (40)
50.0000 USD
50.0000 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
1,511,355
16.6800 GBP
16.2000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
497,438
16.6800 GBP
16.3384 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 short position
28,440
16.2463 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
69,917
16.2471 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
5,645
16.2587 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
23,306
16.2587 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
8,400
16.3585 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.3700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
86
16.4267 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
546
16.4318 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.4800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.5050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
16.5200 GBP
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
12,785
16.5702 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
171
16.5743 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
76
16.5743 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,400
16.5871 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
5,193
16.6044 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
19,832
16.6217 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
4,937
16.6228 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
536
16.6250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
385
16.6250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
480
16.6250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
322
16.6250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
295,668
16.5673 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
130,244
16.5673 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:
19 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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