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RNS Number : 1141D
GoldmanSachs International
22 October 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 October 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         658,654                     18.0450 GBP                           17.6800 GBP                          
                                               373,449                     24.6100 EUR                           24.0400 EUR                          
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Sales             306,479                     25.3654 EUR                           24.1031 EUR                          
                                               584,325                     18.0650 GBP                           17.7450 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         582,477                     18.3150 GBP                           17.9300 GBP                          
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Sales             376,873                     18.3100 GBP                           17.9350 GBP                          
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.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                                                                               75,000                          17.8446 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                2,979                           17.9237 GBP     
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.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                                                                                2,416                           18.0700 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               2,844                           18.1418 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                48,649                          18.1460 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                565                             18.1479 USD     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                524                             18.1624 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Increasing a short position                                                                             61,764                          18.1648 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               448                             18.1812 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               1,619                           18.1992 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a short position                                                                               1,677                           18.1992 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                165                             18.2121 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                113                             18.2121 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 400                             18.2326 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 2,200                           18.2326 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a long position                                                                                 6,300                           18.2326 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                13                              18.2500 USD     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                103                             18.2600 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                83                              18.2600 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Opening a short position                                                                                1,784                           18.2600 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         CFD                          Reducing a long position                                                                                128                             18.2691 GBP     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         SWAP                         Reducing a long position                                                                                80                              18.1835 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  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. call option  Exercising / exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Call Option / (1.00 : 100.00)        Exercising                      464 (46,400)          23.2500 EUR              
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealinge.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:  22 October 2015                        
 Contact name:        Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis        
 Telephone number:    +44(20) 7051 9046 / +44(20) 7774 7107  
 
 
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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