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RNS Number : 7781J
GoldmanSachs International
09 April 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:
08 April 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 - disclosing today 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
4,514,594
6,481,931
20.7500 GBP
28.4126 EUR
19.7500 GBP
26.4800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
5,920,373
5,237,304
28.5700 EUR
20.7500 GBP
27.3550 EUR
19.7550 GBP
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
5,056,577
21.5000 GBP
20.1000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
5,031,637
22.2630 GBP
20.0950 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 short position
200
19.8250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,976
19.8250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,085
19.8598 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,976
20.1650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,152
20.1912 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
85,000
20.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
161,000
20.2420 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,085
20.2428 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
165,000
20.2500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
167,000
20.2508 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
102,264
20.3759 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
200
20.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,611
27.8622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,341
27.8622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,686
27.8622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,325
27.8622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,863
27.8622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,956
27.8622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
746
27.8622 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
28,945
28.3696 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
56,484
28.3696 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,000
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
12,022
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
13
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
905
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,043
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
11
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
12
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
620
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
19,089
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,000
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,836
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
23,884
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
500
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,575
28.4126 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
26,152
27.4482 EUR
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
2,033
20.1845 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
61,804
20.1907 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
200
20.1950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
6,497
20.1950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
12,766
20.1950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
10
20.1950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
927
20.1950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
45
20.2129 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,967
20.2129 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
22,997
20.2848 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
20,157
20.2848 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
31,052
20.2848 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
35,179
20.2848 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
9,206
20.3307 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
5,461
20.3307 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
83,699
20.3857 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
141,083
20.3857 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
167,129
20.4190 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
592
20.6925 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
497
20.7181 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,901
20.7200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,033
20.7422 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,497
20.7531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
186
20.7531 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,972
20.7573 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,188
20.7660 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
61,804
20.7808 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
40,086
20.8025 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,978
20.8317 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,358
20.8728 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
42
20.8878 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
13,128
20.8878 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,694
21.0001 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
8,772
21.0001 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,937
21.0001 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
42,266
21.0015 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
200
21.5000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
28
21.5500 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
301,500
20.2375 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
33,500
20.2375 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
106,896
20.5117 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
108,232
20.8415 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
12,026
20.8415 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
193,268
20.9157 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
25,738
20.9157 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
21,474
20.9157 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
231,644
20.9157 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
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
2,000 (200,000)
28.4000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.1600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
2,000 (200,000)
28.4000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.1600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
2,000 (200,000)
28.4000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.1600 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
1,500 (150,000)
27.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.1700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
2,000 (200,000)
27.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.1700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
500 (50,000)
27.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.1700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
1,000 (100,000)
27.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.1700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
2,000 (200,000)
28.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.4300 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
2,000 (200,000)
28.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.4300 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
2,000 (200,000)
28.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
17/04/2015
0.4300 EUR
(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:
09 April 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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