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RNS Number : 1289B
GoldmanSachs International
02 October 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:                                                                                                                                                                               01 October 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         920,249                     22.0781 EUR                           21.4550 EUR                          
                                               288,716                     16.1700 GBP                           15.7300 GBP                          
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Sales             143,169                     16.1600 GBP                           15.7300 GBP                          
                                               904,195                     22.0850 EUR                           21.4700 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         281,833                     16.2625 GBP                           15.8129 GBP                          
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Sales             371,856                     16.3050 GBP                           15.7400 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 long position                                                                                 981                             15.8700 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                7,455                           15.8700 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Increasing a long position                                                                              2,300                           15.9304 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                240                             15.9459 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                1,627                           15.9506 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                17,976                          15.9506 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               7,455                           16.0899 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                5,201                           21.5326 EUR     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                231                             21.5326 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                                                                               61,668                          15.5230 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               36,332                          15.5230 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 7,400                           15.8219 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 7,100                           15.8219 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 7,600                           15.8219 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               19,129                          15.9180 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 5,435                           15.9230 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               80,300                          15.9230 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                118                             15.9274 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               900                             15.9792 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                20                              16.0100 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                7,395                           16.0100 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                176                             16.0100 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                4,869                           16.0100 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                807                             16.0102 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                832                             16.0102 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                3,403                           16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                14                              16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                661                             16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                12                              16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                632                             16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                1,081                           16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                34,031                          16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                2,836                           16.0298 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               7,009                           16.0339 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               3,892                           16.0339 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               4,869                           16.1313 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 95                              16.1313 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               7,395                           16.2199 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                98,000                          23.4397 USD     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         SWAP                         Reducing a long position                                                                                200                             16.0419 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         SWAP                         Reducing a long position                                                                                1,890                           16.0419 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         SWAP                         Reducing a long position                                                                                670                             16.0419 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         SWAP                         Reducing a short position                                                                               580                             24.2447 USD     
 
 
(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 A ordinary         Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)         Purchasing                                  467 (46,700)                                  22.7500 EUR              EUROPEAN                          06/11/2015   0.4125 EUR                            
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)         Purchasing                                  467 (46,700)                                  22.7500 EUR              EUROPEAN                          06/11/2015   0.4125 EUR                            
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)          Selling                                     5 (500)                                       26.0000 EUR              AMERICAN                          18/12/2015   4.5400 EUR                            
 
 
(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:  02 October 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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