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RNS Number : 3506R
GoldmanSachs International
26 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:
25 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
393,025
346,556
26.9700 EUR
19.1450 GBP
25.5834 EUR
18.8187 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
286,819
464,982
26.9850 EUR
19.1150 GBP
26.5250 EUR
18.8164 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
611,142
19.3700 GBP
19.0500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
632,712
19.3950 GBP
19.0250 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
6,811
18.8300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
9,842
18.8300 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
16,130
18.9788 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,640
19.0385 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,241
26.6000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
15,759
26.6000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
80,000
26.6000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
12,892
26.6080 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
65,974
18.8356 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
170,000
18.9150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,000
19.0843 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
Reducing a short position
162
19.0659 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2
19.0659 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
718
19.0659 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
624
19.0659 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,790
19.0820 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,516
19.0924 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,329
19.0924 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,848
19.2376 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
10,510
19.2376 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
39
19.2585 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
115
19.2585 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
57
19.2586 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
53
19.2755 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
84
19.2755 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
797
19.3265 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
8,210
19.1834 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
3,360
19.1834 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:
26 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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