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RNS Number : 1903V
GoldmanSachs International
05 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:
04 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
1,720,275
92,420
26.2950 EUR
18.3900 GBP
25.8900 EUR
18.1750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,325,076
122,653
18.4000 GBP
26.2950 EUR
18.1150 GBP
24.8803 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
443,500
18.5400 GBP
18.2865 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
210,413
18.5500 GBP
18.3050 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 short position
1,100
18.2100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
18.2990 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,087
18.3050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,081
18.3050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.3050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
943
18.3050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
409
18.3050 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,087
18.3277 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
1,200
26.1800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
6,200
26.1800 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,200
18.2863 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,200
18.2863 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
4,956
18.3195 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,200
18.3345 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
Opening a short position
5,260
18.2865 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
85,470
18.3693 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,601
18.3889 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,554
18.3889 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,751
18.3889 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
6,756
18.3889 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,100
18.4150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
792
18.4358 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
508
18.4358 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,922
18.4388 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
165
18.4455 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,143
18.4473 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
934
18.4500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,986
18.4500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,100
18.4500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,143
18.4500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
287
28.7690 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
6,840
18.4270 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,800
18.4270 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
4,956
18.4409 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








(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising / exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
51 (5,100)
24.5000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
162 (16,200)
25.0000 EUR
(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:
05 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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