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RNS Number : 0547Q
GoldmanSachs International
12 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:
11 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
225,661
136,774
19.1350 GBP
26.4800 EUR
18.9100 GBP
26.1950 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
143,559
184,731
26.4800 EUR
19.1300 GBP
26.1850 EUR
18.9100 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
1,041,789
354
62,356
19.3950 GBP
26.6450 EUR
29.8366 USD
19.1850 GBP
26.6450 EUR
29.8366 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
662,672
354
19.4250 GBP
26.6450 EUR
19.1800 GBP
26.6450 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
Reducing a long position
2,687
18.9700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
7,560
19.0695 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,796
26.3921 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
18,600
0.5374 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Purchasing
18,600
0.5374 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
50,000
19.0218 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
7,132
26.2500 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
12
19.2250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
15
19.2430 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,061
19.2430 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
84
19.2430 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
109
19.2431 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
19,763
19.2555 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
200
19.2866 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
7,297
19.2872 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
348
19.3262 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
698
19.3262 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,778
19.3262 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
266
19.3262 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
259
19.3623 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
373
19.3623 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
179,162
19.2525 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
81,397
19.2525 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
740,720
19.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
10,000
19.3952 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:
12 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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