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RNS Number : 7884O
GoldmanSachs International
01 June 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:
29 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
1,244,090
300,827
19.7300 GBP
27.5650 EUR
19.4300 GBP
27.1500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
937,547
310,198
19.7350 GBP
27.5750 EUR
19.4242 GBP
26.6904 EUR
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
1,991,563
33,100
20.0500 GBP
30.3346 USD
19.7050 GBP
30.3346 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
393,231
20.0550 GBP
19.6900 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
36,000
19.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
18,000
19.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
18,000
19.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
42,000
19.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,405
19.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
42,000
19.4300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
8,239
19.4397 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
824
19.4397 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,472
19.4397 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,944
19.4397 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,120
19.4397 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,943
19.4397 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7,415
19.4397 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
6,655
19.6795 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
8,814
27.1700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
6,353
27.3537 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,059
27.5227 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
14,096
19.4242 GBP
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
1,479
19.7050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
13
19.7319 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
112,241
19.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
12,471
19.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
49
19.8455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,838
19.8559 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,284
19.8892 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
16,549
19.9035 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
51
19.9535 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
70
19.9556 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
44
19.9556 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
12,471
19.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
112,241
19.7350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
33,963
19.7409 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
50,000
19.9227 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
163,016
19.9560 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:
01 June 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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