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RNS Number : 7112V
GoldmanSachs International
11 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:
10 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
1,309,737
111,798
26.7655 EUR
18.8850 GBP
26.2150 EUR
18.4343 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
357,972
256,712
26.8100 EUR
18.8850 GBP
26.0000 EUR
18.5050 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
314,960
19.0500 GBP
18.7200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
685,291
19.0500 GBP
18.7150 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
Reducing a long position
8,700
18.5886 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
269
18.7950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,515
18.7950 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
332
28.9529 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
1,200
26.2400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
1,200
26.2400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
1,200
27.0250 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
1,200
27.0250 EUR
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
1,535
18.7257 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
821
18.7257 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
342
18.7479 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
209
18.7479 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
21,999
18.7961 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,274
18.8175 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,600
18.8640 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
122,305
18.9100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
724
18.9300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,000
18.9300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,152
18.9300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
14,224
18.9300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,535
18.9300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
21,624
18.9300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
59,157
18.7690 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
26,877
18.7690 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
6,840
18.8282 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
2,780
18.8282 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
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
5 (500)
27.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/09/2015
1.1400 EUR
(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
143 (14,300)
26.0000 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:
11 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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