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04/08/2015 12:00

RNS Number : 0439V
GoldmanSachs International
04 August 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:
03 August 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
1,682,118
730,283
26.3600 EUR
18.4600 GBP
26.0250 EUR
18.2700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,495,914
651,880
18.4300 GBP
26.3450 EUR
18.2150 GBP
26.0950 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
214,589
899
7,566
18.6600 GBP
26.6300 EUR
28.8652 USD
18.4050 GBP
26.6300 EUR
28.8652 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
256,725
899
18.6450 GBP
26.6300 EUR
16.5088 GBP
26.6300 EUR
(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
546
18.2350 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
94
18.3072 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
113
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
546
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,437
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
539
18.3200 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,867
18.3228 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
100
18.3276 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
130,710
18.3578 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
9,290
18.3578 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
30,310
18.3578 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
18.3700 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
100,000
18.3871 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
52,142
26.2348 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
6,200
26.0800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
6,200
26.0800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
6,200
26.1050 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
6,200
26.1050 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
19
18.3145 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
6
18.3145 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
257
18.3145 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
12
18.3255 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
85
18.3255 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
72
18.3255 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
728
18.3255 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a short position
30,610
18.3255 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
96
18.3255 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
9,588
18.3340 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,390
18.3468 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
562
18.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,174
18.4893 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
100
18.4934 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
562
18.4950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.4950 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
18.5350 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,456
18.5443 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
164
18.5483 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
46
18.5700 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
8,230
18.5117 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
3,360
18.5117 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
Warrant
Call Warrant
Purchasing
1,000
21.9534 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
4.7400 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:
04 August 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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