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RNS Number : 4349U
GoldmanSachs International
29 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:
28 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
675,347
2,413,633
17.4650 GBP
24.8250 EUR
17.2850 GBP
24.3693 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
791,244
488,170
24.8250 EUR
17.4850 GBP
24.3650 EUR
17.2800 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
694,779
17.7000 GBP
17.4600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
533,667
17.7075 GBP
17.4750 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 long position
19,925
17.3682 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
850
17.3750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
850
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
678
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,638
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
160
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
6,655
17.4274 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
13,325
17.4274 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
70,361
24.5620 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
114,203
24.5620 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
30,264
24.6262 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
73,500
24.8094 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
6,200
24.7350 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
6,200
24.7350 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
21,000
17.4648 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP^
Reducing a long position
114,530
17.4779 GBP
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC is a component
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
4,253
17.4909 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
335
17.5174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
956
17.5174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,465
17.5207 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
509
17.5218 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
129
17.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
956
17.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,200
17.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
361
17.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
20,000
17.5250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
7,250
17.5296 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,129
17.5523 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
59,871
17.5582 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
54,509
17.5657 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,200
17.6400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
250
17.6490 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
60
17.6686 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
6,000
17.6810 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
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
146 (14,600)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
36 (3,600)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
10 (1,000)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
36 (3,600)
24.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
19 (1,900)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
20 (2,000)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
34 (3,400)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
44 (4,400)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
20 (2,000)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
20 (2,000)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
136 (13,600)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.2700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
25.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.1500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
90 (9,000)
25.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.1400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
25.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.1500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
25.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.1500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
200 (20,000)
25.5000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.1500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
256 (25,600)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.0800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
244 (24,400)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.0800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
200 (20,000)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.0800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
266 (26,600)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.0900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
100 (10,000)
24.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.4900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
15 (1,500)
25.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
0.9000 EUR
(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:
29 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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