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RNS Number : 4357Q
GoldmanSachs International
17 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:
16 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
509,034
178,818
18.5750 GBP
25.8547 EUR
18.3200 GBP
25.4400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
2,025,239
103,482
25.8150 EUR
18.5050 GBP
25.4450 EUR
18.2700 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
1,781,223
18.8100 GBP
18.5550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
2,535,791
18.8450 GBP
18.5464 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
4,848 (9,696)
58.6684 USD
58.5972 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
4,848 (9,696)
58.6684 USD
58.5972 USD
(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
4,050
18.3512 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,591
18.3816 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
5,094
18.3994 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,591
18.4541 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,374
18.5050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,421
25.6527 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,517
25.6527 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
20,000
18.3272 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
350,000
18.4500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
21,236
18.5106 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 long position
120,258
18.5464 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
120,258
18.5464 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
13,362
18.5464 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
13,362
18.5464 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
120,258
18.5489 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
13,362
18.5489 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
120,258
18.5489 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
13,362
18.5489 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
54
18.6256 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
37
18.6256 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,605
18.6467 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
97,988
18.6757 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
24,497
18.6757 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
97,988
18.6757 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
24,497
18.6757 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,207
18.6848 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,694
18.6913 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
785
18.6915 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
12,174
18.6936 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,000
18.7051 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,876
18.7051 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,300
18.7051 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
556
18.7051 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
6,106
18.7051 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,605
18.7325 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
29
18.7507 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
264
18.7507 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
263
18.7507 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
29
18.7507 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
253
18.7599 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,880
18.7599 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,891
18.7762 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
9,838
18.7762 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
25,400
18.7762 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
20,000
18.6039 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
130
18.7008 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
FUTURE / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
7,485 (748,500)
N/A
N/A
N/A
25.7000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
FUTURE / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
7,500 (750,000)
N/A
N/A
N/A
25.7000 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:
17 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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