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RNS Number : 4397Y
GoldmanSachs International
08 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:
07 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
217,086
130,096
22.6201 EUR
16.4350 GBP
22.0387 EUR
16.0400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
364,206
221,607
16.4400 GBP
22.6650 EUR
16.0400 GBP
22.1650 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
810,782
16.5150 GBP
16.0900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
531,745
16.5100 GBP
16.0950 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 long position
41
16.0400 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
2,400
16.1546 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
14,500
22.4900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
14,500
22.4900 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Exercising
14,500
22.5400 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
14,500
22.5400 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
3,458
16.1134 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
7
16.1134 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
32,066
16.1208 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
9,384
16.1208 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,060
16.1978 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,200
16.2346 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
11,836
16.3680 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,726
16.4341 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,458
16.4700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
179
16.4700 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
261,551
16.4745 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)
Selling
2 (200)
26.0000 EUR
AMERICAN
18/12/2015
4.2500 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:
08 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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