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RNS Number : 3730H
GoldmanSachs International
30 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:
27 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
368,541
55,290
23.8800 EUR
16.7100 GBP
23.6338 EUR
16.5200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
48,026
324,122
16.9713 GBP
23.9714 EUR
16.5250 GBP
23.6650 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
539,378
17.0981 GBP
16.6650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
310,454
16.8750 GBP
16.6700 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
19,942
16.6196 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
Reducing a long position
1,618
16.7275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,393
16.7275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,181
16.7275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
357
16.7275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,350
16.7275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,137
16.7275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
739
16.7275 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,200
16.7325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
48
16.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
40
16.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
331
16.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
831
16.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
210
16.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
37
16.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
7,346
16.7365 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
6,760
16.7365 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
219
16.7388 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
400
16.7464 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
153
16.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
225
16.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
152
16.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
69
16.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
62
16.7650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
28,951
16.7748 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
3
16.8021 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
66,021
16.8223 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
156,769
16.8335 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
44,540
16.7918 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP^
Reducing a short position
100,000
16.8750 GBP
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC is a component
(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:
30 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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