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GoldmanSachs International
21 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: 20 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 695,288 26.4250 EUR 26.0500 EUR
85,701 18.2700 GBP 18.1150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Sales 105,161 18.3300 GBP 18.0850 GBP
282,341 26.4400 EUR 26.0500 EUR
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) Purchases 35,267 (70,534) 56.7065 USD 56.7065 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00) Sales 35,267 (70,534) 56.7065 USD 56.7065 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 462,710 18.5500 GBP 18.2456 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary Sales 468,473 18.8214 GBP 18.2800 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 Reducing a short position 12,464 18.1900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary CFD Opening a long position 2,708 18.1900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary CFD Opening a short position 70,683 26.1015 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary CFD Opening a short position 177,013 26.1091 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Call Option Selling 6,200 26.2750 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Call Option Exercising 6,200 26.2750 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary SWAP Increasing a short position 47,242 26.2079 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 Reducing a short position 43,519 18.3524 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 8,689 18.3700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 282 18.3800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 228 18.3800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Opening a long position 2,557 18.3824 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Opening a long position 2,202 18.3824 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Opening a long position 1,568 18.3824 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Opening a short position 3,398 18.4669 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Opening a long position 540 18.4850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Opening a short position 28,582 18.5046 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary SWAP Increasing a long position 2,200 18.3636 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary SWAP Reducing a short position 750 18.3905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary SWAP Reducing a short position 3,130 18.3905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary SWAP Reducing a short position 320 18.3905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary SWAP Reducing a short position 7,660 18.3905 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 Put Option / (1.00 : 1,000.00) Purchasing 1 (1,000) 16.0000 GBP AMERICAN 18/12/2015 0.2250 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: 21 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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