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RNS Number : 9051J
GoldmanSachs International
10 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:
09 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 - 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
1,512,263
3,316,073
20.0750 GBP
27.8988 EUR
19.7300 GBP
27.2650 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
4,475,151
1,146,997
27.7800 EUR
20.0600 GBP
27.2600 EUR
19.7100 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
5,193,284
34,800
21.0315 GBP
29.5985 USD
19.9400 GBP
29.5985 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
3,299,681
130,000
20.4950 GBP
29.9821 USD
19.4676 GBP
29.6515 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
500 (1,000)
59.7000 USD
59.7000 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
500 (1,000)
59.7000 USD
59.7000 USD
(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 long position
26,720
19.7882 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
85,000
19.8302 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
60,000
19.8576 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
15,500
19.8576 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
102,264
19.8701 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,017
19.9204 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,696
20.0400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,017
20.0400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,054
20.0400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
191
27.2893 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,258
27.7717 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
15,741
27.7883 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
Reducing a long position
655
20.0650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
341
20.0650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,003
20.0694 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,939
20.0791 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,243
20.0791 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,403
20.0791 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
25,000
20.1091 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
20,000
20.1172 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
27,468
20.1204 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,142
20.1249 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
11,358
20.1249 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
40,086
20.1249 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
19,914
20.1249 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,785
20.1414 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,274
20.1519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,222
20.1519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,962
20.1519 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
22,938
20.1579 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
22,938
20.1579 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
145
20.1610 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,376
20.1630 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
10
20.1630 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
932
20.1630 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
30,000
20.1720 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
32,500
20.1731 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
171,785
20.2058 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
163,508
20.2106 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
12,500
20.2450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
19,992
20.2497 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
11,861
20.2497 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,680
20.2510 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
56,434
20.2543 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
33,479
20.2543 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,037
20.2643 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,556
20.2643 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,139
20.2643 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
9,724
20.2797 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
655
20.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,376
20.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
60,000
20.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
362
20.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,102
20.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
974
20.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,003
20.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
30,000
20.3302 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
85,000
20.4074 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
19,446
20.4818 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
42,539
20.8453 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
19,446
21.0315 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
30,000
29.6515 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
40,000
29.8865 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
60,000
29.9821 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
56,120
20.0929 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
390
20.1947 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,420
20.1947 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
7,960
20.1947 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
89,080
20.2317 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
435 (43,500)
28.2000 EUR
EUROPEAN
13/05/2015
0.5400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
435 (43,500)
28.2000 EUR
EUROPEAN
13/05/2015
0.5400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
435 (43,500)
28.2000 EUR
EUROPEAN
13/05/2015
0.5400 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:
10 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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