GoldmanSachs International Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment (8800B)

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RNS Number : 8800B

GoldmanSachs International

09 October 2015

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 07 October for dealings on 06 October has been updated. Section 2(a) and 2(b) has been updated.

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      (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 
  trader:                           INTERNATIONAL 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree       BG GROUP PLC 
  in relation to whose relevant 
  securities this form relates: 
  Use a separate form for 
  each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to          BG GROUP PLC 
  the offer with which exempt 
  principal trader is connected: 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:      06 October 2015 
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 (e) In addition to the company    YES - disclosed 
  in 1(b) above, is the exempt      previously for 
  principal trader making           ROYAL DUTCH SHELL 
  disclosures in respect of         PLC 
  any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or 
  possible cash offer, state 
  "N/A" 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 
   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     Purchases/    Total number          Highest               Lowest 
   relevant        sales      of securities        price per             price per 
   security                                    unit paid/received    unit paid/received 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 10p ordinary   Purchases           867,787               10.6500               10.2600 
                                                              GBP                   GBP 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 10p ordinary     Sales             776,994               10.6600               10.2400 
                                                              GBP                   GBP 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
   Class of       Product            Nature of dealing             Number         Price 
   relevant      description        e.g. opening/closing         of reference    per unit 
   security       e.g. CFD              a long/short              securities 
                                position, increasing/reducing 
                                        a long/short 
                                          position 
-------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 10p ordinary       CFD                  Reducing a                     3,414     10.5393 
                                       short position                                 GBP 
-------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 10p ordinary       CFD                  Increasing                    10,000     10.5773 
                                      a short position                                GBP 
-------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 10p ordinary       CFD                  Increasing                        40     10.5821 
                                      a short position                                GBP 
-------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 10p ordinary       SWAP                 Reducing a                    31,050     10.6318 
                                       short position                                 GBP 
-------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 10p ordinary       SWAP                 Reducing a                    68,950     10.6318 
                                       short position                                 GBP 
-------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class       Product        Writing,          Number       Exercise      Type        Expiry      Option 
     of       description    purchasing,     of securities     price       e.g.         date        money 
  relevant       e.g.          selling,        to which         per      American,                  paid/ 
  security       call        varying etc.       option         unit      European                  received 
                option                          relates                    etc.                      per 
                                                                                                     unit 
----------  -------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
    10p       Put Option       Selling                 835    10.5000    AMERICAN    20/11/2015      0.4900 
  ordinary                                                        GBP                                   GBP 
----------  -------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
    10p       Put Option       Selling                 835    10.5000    AMERICAN    20/11/2015      0.4900 
  ordinary                                                        GBP                                   GBP 
----------  -------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of      Product       Exercising        Number        Exercise 
  relevant    description    / exercised    of securities    price per 
  security     e.g. call       against                         unit 
                option 
----------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of     Nature of dealing    Details    Price per 
  relevant    e.g. subscription,               unit (if 
  security        conversion                  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" 
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   NONE 
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   (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" 
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   NONE 
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 Date of disclosure:    09 October 2015 
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 Contact name:          Aadithya Rao and Yiannis 
                         Bardis 
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                        [phone] / 
 Telephone number:       [phone] 
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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 [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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