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RNS Number : 7734N
GoldmanSachs International
20 May 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:
19 May 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
388,043
847,194
27.8050 EUR
19.9650 GBP
27.5343 EUR
19.7100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,985,281
865,034
27.8050 EUR
19.9950 GBP
27.5100 EUR
19.7100 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
900 (1,800)
61.8600 USD
61.8600 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
900 (1,800)
61.8600 USD
61.8600 USD
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
1,816,423
315
20.1950 GBP
27.8150 EUR
19.9445 GBP
27.8150 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,504,067
315
20.2300 GBP
27.8150 EUR
19.9500 GBP
27.8150 EUR
(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
2,185
19.7100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,495
19.7100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,296
19.8167 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,185
19.8380 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
20,016
27.5433 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
400,000
27.6500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
400,000
27.6500 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
34,230
19.9834 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
11,654
20.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
64
20.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,654
20.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,439
20.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
951
20.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,637
20.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
11,135
20.0131 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
17,816
20.0174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
19,468
20.0555 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
50
20.0653 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
81
20.0653 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
196
20.0680 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,790
20.0680 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
951
20.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
46
20.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
20,427
20.0816 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,676
20.0816 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
15,000
20.0816 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,658
20.0816 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
9,058
20.0905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
14,371
20.0905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
8,690
20.0930 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,823
20.0930 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,637
20.1147 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,828
20.1491 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,717
20.1491 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,925
20.1491 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,810
20.1491 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,073
20.1491 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,130
20.1491 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,159
31.5279 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
111,350
20.0150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
191,511
20.1314 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 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
8 (8,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
25 (25,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2450 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
10 (10,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
7 (7,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
4 (4,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
21 (21,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
4 (4,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
21 (21,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
4 (4,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
25 (25,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)
Selling
21 (21,000)
20.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.2700 GBP
(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:
20 May 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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