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16/07/2015 09:03

RNS Number : 9658O
GoldmanSachs International
02 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:
01 June 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
752,093
302,562
19.5800 GBP
27.4400 EUR
19.1550 GBP
26.8250 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
746,204
343,327
19.5850 GBP
27.4400 EUR
19.1550 GBP
26.8150 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
959,091
19.7429 GBP
19.3650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
962,104
19.8350 GBP
19.3650 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
5,732
19.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
32,200
19.4378 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
5,770
26.9132 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
960
19.3859 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
92
19.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
926
19.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,060
19.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
435
19.4319 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
38,393
19.4360 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
82
19.4364 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
947
19.4364 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
56,442
19.4701 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
46
19.5235 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,432
19.5304 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
100
19.5427 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
197
19.5473 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
3,563
19.5765 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,755
19.6008 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
93
19.6200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
926
19.6200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,479
19.6987 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
11,400
19.7429 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
4,266
19.4208 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
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
10 (1,000)
27.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/09/2015
1.2900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
10 (1,000)
27.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
19/06/2015
0.4800 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:
02 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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