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RNS Number : 9874X
GoldmanSachs International
03 September 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:
02 September 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
402,120
950,488
22.8350 EUR
16.4262 GBP
21.9900 EUR
16.0772 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,033,153
975,868
16.6150 GBP
22.8350 EUR
16.0600 GBP
19.8403 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
546,602
16.6500 GBP
16.1500 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
673,551
4,688
16.6900 GBP
25.3712 USD
15.9948 GBP
25.3712 USD
(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
2,417
16.2613 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,689
16.2918 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
503
22.2062 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
40,000
22.3188 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
375,402
22.3188 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
14,659
22.3188 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
52,142
22.3188 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
64,813
22.3188 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
Reducing a long position
71
16.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,163
16.1850 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
1,920
16.2737 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
2,274
16.2799 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
86
16.3194 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
133,620
16.3292 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
78,690
16.3443 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
527
16.3454 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,164
16.3720 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,164
16.3729 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,811
16.3928 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
105
16.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,163
16.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
64
16.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
60,000
16.4050 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,884
16.5880 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:
03 September 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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