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RNS Number : 7603W
GoldmanSachs International
21 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:
20 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
1,409,328
426,337
24.7300 EUR
17.5300 GBP
24.2350 EUR
17.1500 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,001,913
588,978
24.7100 EUR
17.5250 GBP
24.1079 EUR
17.1700 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
1,622,940
17.6200 GBP
17.2550 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
1,117,841
17.6300 GBP
17.2550 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
1,200
17.2800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,025
17.2953 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
573
17.3400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,200
17.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,819
17.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
573
17.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,088
17.3850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
7,340
17.4023 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
9,200
24.2450 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
9,200
24.2450 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
16,034
17.4675 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 long position
1,243
17.3394 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,243
17.3394 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
4,958
17.3482 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
722
17.3482 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,712
17.3496 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
600
17.3650 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
253
17.4001 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,146
17.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
38
17.4433 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
62
17.4433 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
120
17.4483 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
260
17.4483 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
100
17.4797 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,436
17.5156 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,279
17.5175 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
48,677
17.5175 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,221
17.5208 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,901
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
105
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
38,721
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
576
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
600
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
106
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,279
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
77
17.5300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,800
17.5932 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
65
17.5932 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
576
17.6200 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
2,307
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
4,449
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
1,090
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
14,598
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
30,075
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
29,523
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
33,972
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,919
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
1,721
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
16,319
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
2,612
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
28,985
17.4000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
9,301
17.4472 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
2,295
17.4472 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
5,552
17.4472 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
630
17.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
260
17.4905 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
11,135
17.5309 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)
Purchasing
2,000 (200,000)
24.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
1.6900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
250 (25,000)
24.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
1.6900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
3,250 (325,000)
24.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
1.6900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
1,000 (100,000)
24.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
1.6900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Purchasing
1,000 (100,000)
24.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/03/2016
1.6900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Selling
5 (500)
28.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/09/2015
3.7000 EUR
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
2,000
21.9534 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
3.5200 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:
21 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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