TIDMRDSA

RNS Number : 6550R

GoldmanSachs International

30 June 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      (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 
  trader:                           INTERNATIONAL 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree       ROYAL DUTCH SHELL 
  in relation to whose relevant     PLC 
  securities this form relates: 
  Use a separate form for 
  each offeror/offeree 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to          BG GROUP PLC 
  the offer with which exempt 
  principal trader is connected: 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:      29 June 2015 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 (e) In addition to the company    YES - disclosed 
  in 1(b) above, is the exempt      previously for 
  principal trader making           BG GROUP PLC 
  disclosures in respect of 
  any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or 
  possible cash offer, state 
  "N/A" 
--------------------------------  ------------------- 
 
   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     Purchases/    Total number          Highest               Lowest 
   relevant       sales      of securities        price per             price per 
   security                                   unit paid/received    unit paid/received 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
  EUR 0.07     Purchases           718,193               18.3650               18.1275 
  A ordinary                                                 GBP                   GBP 
                                   786,369               26.0300               25.6950 
                                                             EUR                   EUR 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
  EUR 0.07       Sales             783,226               26.0300               25.6963 
  A ordinary                                                 EUR                   EUR 
                                 1,960,635               18.3750               18.1400 
                                                             GBP                   GBP 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
  Class of     Purchases/    Total number          Highest               Lowest 
   relevant       sales      of securities        price per             price per 
   security                                   unit paid/received    unit paid/received 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
  EUR 0.07     Purchases           316,450               18.6200               18.3900 
  B ordinary                                                 GBP                   GBP 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
  EUR 0.07       Sales             395,098               18.6300               18.4100 
  B ordinary                                                 GBP                   GBP 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
   Class of        Product             Nature of dealing             Number         Price 
   relevant      description          e.g. opening/closing         of reference    per unit 
   security        e.g. CFD               a long/short              securities 
                                 position, increasing/reducing 
                                          a long/short 
                                            position 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07          CFD                Opening a short                   1,100     18.1612 
  A ordinary                                position                                    GBP 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07          CFD                  Reducing a                      3,760     18.1900 
  A ordinary                             short position                                 GBP 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07          CFD                  Reducing a                      1,100     18.3500 
  A ordinary                             short position                                 GBP 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07                               Increasing                                25.7900 
  A ordinary         CFD                a long position                     914         EUR 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07                                                                         25.8700 
  A ordinary     Call Option              Exercising                      4,500         EUR 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07                                                                         25.8700 
  A ordinary     Call Option                Selling                       4,500         EUR 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07                                                                         26.2150 
  A ordinary     Call Option                Selling                       4,500         EUR 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
   EUR 0.07         SWAP                  Increasing                     10,022     18.1955 
  A ordinary                            a short position                                GBP 
-------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
 
  Class of       Product            Nature of dealing             Number         Price 
   relevant     description        e.g. opening/closing         of reference    per unit 
   security      e.g. CFD              a long/short              securities 
                               position, increasing/reducing 
                                       a long/short 
                                         position 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD               Opening a short                     500     18.4100 
  B ordinary                             position                                    GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD               Opening a short                     447     18.4128 
  B ordinary                             position                                    GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD                  Reducing a                       500     18.4200 
  B ordinary                          short position                                 GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD               Opening a short                   1,100     18.4425 
  B ordinary                             position                                    GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD                  Increasing                        77     18.4670 
  B ordinary                          a long position                                GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD                  Increasing                       123     18.4670 
  B ordinary                          a long position                                GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD               Opening a short                     926     18.4735 
  B ordinary                             position                                    GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD                  Reducing a                     2,404     18.5014 
  B ordinary                          short position                                 GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD               Opening a short                   4,477     18.5564 
  B ordinary                             position                                    GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         CFD                  Reducing a                     1,100     18.6200 
  B ordinary                          short position                                 GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  EUR 0.07         SWAP                 Increasing                     2,200     18.5419 
  B ordinary                          a long position                                GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class          Product         Writing,          Number       Exercise      Type        Expiry      Option 
      of         description      purchasing,     of securities     price       e.g.         date        money 
   relevant          e.g.          selling,         to which         per      American,                  paid/ 
   security          call        varying etc.        option         unit      European                  received 
                    option                           relates                    etc.                      per 
                                                                                                          unit 
-------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
     EUR         Put Option 
     0.07          / (1.00                                         26.0000                                1.7300 
  A ordinary      : 100.00)       Purchasing         10 (1,000)        EUR    AMERICAN    18/12/2015         EUR 
-------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
     EUR         Put Option 
     0.07          / (1.00                                         27.0000                                1.2700 
  A ordinary      : 100.00)        Selling           10 (1,000)        EUR    AMERICAN    17/07/2015         EUR 
-------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of      Product       Exercising        Number        Exercise 
  relevant    description    / exercised    of securities    price per 
  security     e.g. call       against                         unit 
                option 
----------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of     Nature of dealing    Details    Price per 
  relevant    e.g. subscription,               unit (if 
  security        conversion                  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" 
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   NONE 
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   (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" 
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   NONE 
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 Date of disclosure:    30 June 2015 
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 Contact name:          Aadithya Rao and Yiannis 
                         Bardis 
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                        +44(20) 7051 9046 / 
 Telephone number:       +44(20) 7774 7107 
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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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