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RNS Number : 5008T
GoldmanSachs International
20 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:                                                                                                                                                                               17 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         246,208                     26.3550 EUR                           26.1200 EUR                          
                                               429,037                     18.3200 GBP                           18.1050 GBP                          
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Sales             409,389                     18.3150 GBP                           18.0800 GBP                          
                                               227,938                     26.3800 EUR                           26.1300 EUR                          
 
 
 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         2,405,550                   18.6095 GBP                           18.2550 GBP                          
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Sales             4,976,919                   18.9905 GBP                           18.2750 GBP                          
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.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                                                                                12,464                          18.1400 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                7,278                           18.1400 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                1,100                           18.2950 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         SWAP                         Increasing a short position                                                                             18,956                          18.1454 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         SWAP                         Opening a short position                                                                                38,431                          26.2229 EUR     
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.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                                                                                 282                             18.2950 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               868                             18.2950 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 152                             18.2950 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                868                             18.3300 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                223                             18.3300 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                17,320                          18.4112 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               3,390                           18.4261 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               36                              18.4261 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               17,503                          18.4383 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               40,000                          18.4390 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               7,556                           18.4390 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               1,496                           18.4390 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 690                             18.8716 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 423                             18.8716 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 593                             18.8716 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         SWAP                         Reducing a short position                                                                               3,770                           18.4138 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         SWAP                         Reducing a short position                                                                               1,540                           18.4138 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  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  78,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  438,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  81,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  112,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  56,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  458,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  62,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  39,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  161,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  875,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  190,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  229,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  95,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  39,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  56,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  126,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  161,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  190,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  81,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  126,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  229,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  438,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  62,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  458,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  875,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  95,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  78,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Call Option                           Purchasing                                  112,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.3037 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  56,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  56,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  39,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  438,000                                       18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  229,000                                       18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  80,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  80,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  39,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  95,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  63,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  438,000                                       18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  229,000                                       18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  63,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  95,000                                        18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.2442 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  78,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  458,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  875,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  875,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  161,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  190,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  161,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  112,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  112,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  458,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  78,000                                        18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  126,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  190,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Purchasing                                  126,000                                       18.5000 GBP              AMERICAN                          21/08/2015   0.4942 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     19,000                                        19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          17/07/2015   0.7050 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     190,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          17/07/2015   0.7050 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     323,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     251,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     1,751,000                                     19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     19,000                                        19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          17/07/2015   0.7050 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     190,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          17/07/2015   0.7050 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     915,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     323,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     223,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     251,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     915,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     156,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     223,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     156,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     381,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     1,751,000                                     19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option                            Selling                                     381,000                                       19.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.9210 GBP                            
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00)        Purchasing                                  3,500 (3,500,000)                             18.0000 GBP              AMERICAN                          18/03/2016   1.2500 GBP                            
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.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 dealinge.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:  20 July 2015                           
 Contact name:        Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis        
 Telephone number:    +44(20) 7051 9046 / +44(20) 7774 7107  
 
 
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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