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RNS Number : 0323U
GoldmanSachs International
24 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:
23 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
462,402
372,762
25.7800 EUR
17.9100 GBP
23.7812 EUR
17.7650 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
513,573
383,417
25.7700 EUR
17.9050 GBP
25.3250 EUR
17.8100 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
550,165
18.0850 GBP
17.9212 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
306,460
18.1650 GBP
17.9150 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
515
17.8350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
515
17.8400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,598
17.8400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3
17.8400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,800
17.8558 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
10,414
25.3476 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
28,840
25.4139 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,218
25.4933 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
6,200
25.4850 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
6,200
25.4850 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
63
17.8547 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,055
17.8588 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
178
17.9773 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
27
17.9800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
17.9800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
797
17.9800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
523
17.9800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,092
17.9831 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,610
17.9831 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
73,563
17.9868 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
723
17.9907 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
616
17.9917 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
523
17.9950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
113,901
18.0010 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
797
18.0100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11
18.0100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,000
18.0200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.1650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
25,000
18.0068 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:
24 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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