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RNS Number : 8795W
GoldmanSachs International
24 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:
21 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
1,600,350
651,393
24.3550 EUR
17.2850 GBP
23.4492 EUR
16.8450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,320,057
956,663
24.3050 EUR
17.3250 GBP
23.4500 EUR
16.8516 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
60 (120)
53.2000 USD
53.2000 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
60 (120)
53.2000 USD
53.2000 USD
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
897,764
376
17.4350 GBP
24.3600 EUR
16.9250 GBP
23.6850 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
6,048,876
376
17.4200 GBP
24.1357 EUR
16.9250 GBP
24.0707 EUR
(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
560
16.8450 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,819
16.8600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,200
16.8600 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
38,000
16.9571 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
340
16.9662 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
11,772
16.9850 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
11,772
17.1010 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
13,518
17.1494 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,523
17.1494 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,025
17.2080 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
43,601
23.6889 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
140,408
24.1085 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
125,000
16.8516 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
22,000
17.2531 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a short position
65,794
23.4570 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
1,637
16.9250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,031
16.9250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
101
16.9250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
18,500
16.9250 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
11,573
17.0088 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
28,620
17.0088 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18,500
17.0320 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
28,620
17.0320 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
17,127
17.0320 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,436
17.0320 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
21
17.0363 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
17,537
17.0534 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
4,122
17.0767 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
17,537
17.0996 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,031
17.1000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
138
17.1000 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
48
17.3535 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
15,000
17.3890 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
155,015
17.0001 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
68,995
17.0001 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
278,375
17.1372 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
900
17.2225 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
170
17.2225 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
60
17.2225 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
2,190
17.2225 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
200
17.2225 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
340
17.2225 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a long position
10
17.2225 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 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
112,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
458,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
160,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
32,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
876,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
218,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
78,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
190,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
47,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
20,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
126,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
47,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
32,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
115,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
28,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
190,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
20,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
112,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
126,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
458,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
78,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
115,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
28,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
40,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
218,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
160,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
876,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
40,000
18.0000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
126,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
161,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
190,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
875,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
112,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
458,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
126,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
190,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
112,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
78,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
458,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
78,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
161,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Put Option
Selling
875,000
18.5000 GBP
AMERICAN
21/08/2015
1.5750 GBP
(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
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
1 (100)
24.5000 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Put Option / (1.00 : 100.00)
Exercised Against
100 (10,000)
24.0000 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:
24 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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