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RNS Number : 5093O
GoldmanSachs International
28 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:
27 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
490,227
65,562
19.6200 GBP
27.7584 EUR
19.3400 GBP
27.5250 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
173,286
437,110
27.7600 EUR
19.6200 GBP
27.4050 EUR
19.3400 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
463,681
19.8600 GBP
19.5900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,176,530
19.8650 GBP
19.6100 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
Opening a long position
18,000
19.4344 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,048
19.4577 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,549
19.4901 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
4,944
19.4941 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
369
19.4947 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
221
19.5052 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,048
19.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,610
19.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,235
19.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
13,325
19.6069 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
95
27.5905 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
7,138
27.5905 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
Increasing a long position
45
19.6861 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
67
19.6861 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,274
19.7061 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,300
19.7216 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,144
19.7285 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,077
19.7285 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
47,942
19.7335 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
14,546
19.7372 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18
19.7392 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
994
19.7392 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,016
19.7841 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
132
19.7851 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
82
19.7950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
901
19.7950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18
19.7950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,016
19.7950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18,590
19.8038 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1
19.8092 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
86
19.8092 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
232
19.8092 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,279
30.4561 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
760
19.7479 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
310
19.7479 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








(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:
28 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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