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RNS Number : 6291W
GoldmanSachs International
20 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:
19 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
491,413
181,960
17.6500 GBP
25.1350 EUR
17.2700 GBP
24.5550 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
695,813
220,566
17.6500 GBP
31.0383 EUR
17.2650 GBP
24.5450 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
1,087,721
17.8050 GBP
17.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
665,663
17.7850 GBP
17.3950 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 short position
826
17.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,025
17.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
900
17.2900 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,000
17.3104 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
12,700
17.4500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
8,724
17.4551 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,326
17.4551 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
50,457
17.4551 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
195
17.4649 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,081
17.4649 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
75
17.4649 USD
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,025
17.5057 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,025
17.5285 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
17.5289 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,562
17.5600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
900
17.6500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
9,200
25.0200 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
9,200
25.0200 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
13,641
17.5054 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
40,000
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,196
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
65,804
17.4790 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
4,891
17.5329 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,600
17.5590 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,196
17.6421 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
71
17.6755 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
162
17.6755 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
638
17.6849 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
1,531
17.5075 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
696
17.5075 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:
20 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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