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RNS Number : 6644B
JPMorgan Securities Plc
08 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:
J.P. Morgan Securities plc
(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 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 this offer?
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
Yes
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
Ordinary A Shares
Purchases
Sales
1,909,912
1,987,308
1,908,328
2,075,455
18.0691 GBP
24.7350 EUR
18.0900 GBP
24.7200 EUR
17.6450 GBP
23.9750 EUR
17.6800 GBP
24.0500 EUR
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
Ordinary B Shares
Purchases 
Sales
2,942,006
3,110,387
30
18.3475 GBP
18.3300 GBP
24.7100 EUR
17.7500 GBP
17.7550 GBP
24.7100 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
Ordinary A Shares
Equity Swaps
Long
Short 
1,014
52,152
190,000
5,816
234,130
14,693
24,222
3,142
5,897
4,841
312
186,456
27
23
65
460
1,100
152
378
2,459
827
7
1
132
8,389
101
58
645
31
18
160
3,177
17
65
34,778
9,539
44,023
56,132
237
17.8600 GBP
17.8623 GBP
17.8637 GBP
17.8743 GBP
17.8797 GBP
17.8913 GBP
17.8950 GBP
24.3382 EUR
24.3388 EUR
24.3441 EUR
24.3443 EUR
24.3510 EUR
24.3626 EUR
24.3650 EUR
24.3658 EUR
24.3666 EUR
24.3677 EUR
24.3693 EUR
24.3694 EUR
24.3716 EUR
24.3730 EUR
24.3770 EUR
24.3776 EUR
24.3799 EUR
24.3824 EUR
24.3861 EUR
24.3870 EUR
24.3885 EUR
24.3888 EUR
24.3911 EUR
24.4009 EUR
24.4050 EUR
24.4058 EUR
24.4153 EUR
17.7095 GBP
17.8899 GBP
24.2092 EUR
24.3648 EUR
24.6270 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
Ordinary B Shares
Equity Swap
Long 
Short
17,287
632
8,035
6
122,485
116
159
1,996
8,296
298
2,200
24
3,302
262
13,500
3,310
258
1,045
295,085
600
30
39,169
17,287
22,270
6,291
18.0093 GBP
18.0495 GBP
18.0496 GBP
18.0532 GBP
18.0619 GBP
18.0739 GBP
18.0816 GBP
18.0818 GBP
18.0875 GBP
18.0911 GBP
18.0940 GBP
18.0948 GBP
18.1075 GBP
18.1080 GBP
18.1204 GBP
18.1305 GBP
18.1311 GBP
18.1352 GBP
18.1358 GBP
18.1386 GBP
24.7081 EUR
17.8733 GBP
18.1536 GBP
18.1782 GBP
18.2301 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 (EUR)
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit (EUR)
Ordinary A Shares







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 (GBP)
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit (GBP)
Ordinary B Shares







(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/ exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit
Ordinary A Shares




Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/ exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit
(GBP)
Ordinary B Shares




(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) 
(GBP)



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 October 2015
Contact name:
Tung Le
Telephone number:
020 7742 7272
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 dealing 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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