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RNS Number : 9668Q
GoldmanSachs International
23 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:
22 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
566,915
443,641
18.7650 GBP
26.2550 EUR
18.6400 GBP
26.0400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
432,087
350,212
26.2560 EUR
18.7600 GBP
26.0400 EUR
18.6300 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
828,926
19.0300 GBP
18.9000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
617,332
19.0450 GBP
18.9300 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
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.7050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
18.7122 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
4,187
18.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
552
18.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
829
18.7500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
552
18.7550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
19,400
26.1108 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
Reducing a short position
1,800
18.9602 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
600
18.9762 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
908
18.9797 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
82
18.9939 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
79
18.9939 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
912
19.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
141
19.0000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
192
19.0060 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
350
19.0060 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,625
19.0061 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
545
19.0200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
545
19.0250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
912
19.0250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
58
19.0250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
110
19.0250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
290
18.9920 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)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/09/2015
0.9800 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:
23 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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