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RNS Number : 3203V
GoldmanSachs International
06 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:
05 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
1,458,715
443,994
26.9000 EUR
18.6300 GBP
26.2650 EUR
18.2850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,681,080
205,821
18.6300 GBP
26.8900 EUR
18.2500 GBP
26.3000 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
513,619
18.8100 GBP
18.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
882,170
18.8050 GBP
18.3600 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
2,742
18.4487 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,421
18.4885 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
52
18.5415 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
400
18.5454 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,742
18.6100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,628
18.6100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,028
18.6100 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
85,950
26.7177 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
1,200
26.4500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
1,200
26.4500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
2,830
18.4794 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
621
18.3866 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
175
18.3866 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
97
18.4050 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
9,000
18.4287 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
968
18.5443 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
608
18.5443 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,232
18.5708 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
547
18.5726 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
156
18.5726 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
21,740
18.6121 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
14,418
18.6121 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
55,372
18.6121 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,046
18.6121 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,800
18.6121 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,471
18.6335 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
600
18.6865 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
600
18.6990 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
32,933
18.7125 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
36
18.7197 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
813
18.7315 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
108
18.7315 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
968
18.7355 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
841
18.7355 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
36
18.7389 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
856
18.7389 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
830
18.7600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,232
18.7600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
621
18.7600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
35
18.7600 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,072
18.7635 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





(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:
06 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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