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RNS Number : 2562Y
GoldmanSachs International
07 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:
04 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
307,996
195,009
22.8650 EUR
16.5350 GBP
22.0900 EUR
15.7322 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
224,360
258,040
22.8200 EUR
16.9713 GBP
22.0944 EUR
16.0200 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
556,739
16.6200 GBP
16.0700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
677,488
16.6300 GBP
16.0419 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
15,319
16.0376 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
1,438
16.0635 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
2,762
16.0635 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,000
16.0731 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
15,319
16.0997 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
278
22.1225 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
6,380
16.0953 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
99
16.1100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,145
16.1100 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
7
16.1150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,145
16.1150 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
705
16.1174 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,600
16.1299 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
1,459
16.1420 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,700
16.1429 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,504
16.1596 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
6,380
16.2055 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
411
16.2438 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
678
16.2438 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
130,612
16.3302 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
80,867
16.3302 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
526
16.3876 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
25,360
16.4934 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
22,782
16.0949 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:
07 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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