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RNS Number : 4067S
GoldmanSachs International
07 July 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:
06 July 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
196,038
1,368,557
25.4800 EUR
18.0100 GBP
25.2100 EUR
17.8600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
268,404
291,741
25.4750 EUR
18.0100 GBP
24.9030 EUR
17.8750 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
17,885 (35,770)
55.9095 USD
55.9095 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
17,885 (35,770)
55.9095 USD
55.9095 USD
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
358,323
18.2451 GBP
18.0050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
833,969
18.1700 GBP
18.0050 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
2,221
17.8800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
28,895
25.3440 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
6,200
25.4300 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
6,200
25.4300 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
6,200
25.5650 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
6,200
25.5650 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,200
17.9111 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
25,000
17.9443 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 short position
850
18.0050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,476
18.0228 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,186
18.0246 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
187
18.0300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
78
18.0300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,980
18.0331 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
4,885
18.0551 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
850
18.1000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
290
18.0594 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
720
18.0594 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
730
18.0615 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
130
18.0615 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
90
18.0615 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
25,000
18.0722 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:
07 July 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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