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RNS Number : 6478O
GoldmanSachs International
29 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:
28 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
406,118
238,400
27.6500 EUR
19.6450 GBP
27.3200 EUR
19.4600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
419,479
293,707
27.5950 EUR
19.6700 GBP
27.3350 EUR
19.4300 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
127,773
19.8800 GBP
19.6500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
586,644
19.9400 GBP
19.6550 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 short position
1,208
19.5400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,235
19.5400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
18,000
19.5712 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
13,325
19.5793 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,192
27.4182 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
41,538
27.4239 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 long position
1,744
19.7601 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,372
19.7601 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,315
19.7601 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
137
19.7607 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
143
19.7608 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,358
19.7736 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18,018
19.8093 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
67
19.8168 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
41
19.8168 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,705
19.8174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,383
19.8174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
41
19.8176 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,587
19.7352 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
17,366
19.7352 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,537
19.7352 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
17,050
19.7352 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
75,718
19.7441 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
25,762
19.8318 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
52,098
19.8318 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,610
19.8318 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
51,150
19.8318 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:
29 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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