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RNS Number : 7698G
GoldmanSachs International
24 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:
23 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
1,252,540
605,154
23.7350 EUR
16.5350 GBP
23.0200 EUR
16.1450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
795,441
1,206,058
16.5600 GBP
23.6700 EUR
16.0800 GBP
23.0500 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
307,329
16.5950 GBP
16.1900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
573,667
16.6350 GBP
16.2050 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 short position
1,300
16.1450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,300
16.2650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,500
16.3044 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,500
16.3212 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
11,291
16.3436 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
46,611
16.3436 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
19,379
23.7260 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
23,802
23.7260 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
1,213
16.2641 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
65,589
16.2755 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
1,200
16.2050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,607
16.2292 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,523
16.2292 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
221
16.2292 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,565
16.2346 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
280
16.2346 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
806
16.3870 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,770
16.4074 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,519
16.4074 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
291
16.4100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,200
16.4100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
210
16.4100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,218
16.4100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,303
16.4118 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,354
16.4118 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,596
16.4118 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
27,862
16.4251 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
52
16.4329 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
1
16.4371 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
28
16.4950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,039
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
72,910
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
264
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
663
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,368
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
894
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,597
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,265
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
14,357
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
535
16.2374 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
613
16.2581 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
282
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
15,337
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
5,734
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,843
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,351
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
708
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
77,887
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,246
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
571
16.3327 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
955
16.3327 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:
24 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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