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RNS Number : 9119J
BlackRock Group
10 April 2015
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY 
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
4. (c) Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser:
BlackRock, Inc.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
N/A
(c) 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
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
09 April 2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser 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, BG Group PLC
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
269,523,254
6.92%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
172,925
0.00%
286,001
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
392,500
0.01%
 TOTAL:
269,696,179
6.92%
678,501
0.01%
The difference between total share position since the last disclosure for the 8th April and today is a combination of the below trades and the transfer in of 1,773,716 A shares and A ADSs of a discretionary holding. Each A ADS represents 2 ordinary A shares.
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
195,060,692
7.99%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,026,649
0.08%
57,924
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
 TOTAL:
197,087,341
8.07%
57,924
0.00%
The difference between total share position since the last disclosure for the 8th April and today is a combination of the below trades and the transfer in of 7,438 B shares and B ADSs of a discretionary holding. Each B ADS represents 2 ordinary B shares. 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
327
GBP 19.8981
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
53,509
GBP 19.9793
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
11,209
GBP 20.0400
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
82,707
EUR 27.5657
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
49,649
EUR 27.6938
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
332
GBP 19.9179
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
5,025
GBP 20.0400
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
1,807
GBP 20.0450
(a) Purchases and sales - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
7,500
GBP 20.0743
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
354
GBP 20.1557
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
51,078
GBP 20.1776
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
18,252
GBP 20.1884
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
67,073
GBP 20.2347
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
11,157
GBP 20.3200
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
23,454
GBP 20.4850
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
841
GBP 20.1895
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,075
GBP 20.2798
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
333
GBP 20.2800
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
4,588
GBP 20.3200
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
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
Increasing Long
10,417
GBP 19.9987
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
1,764
GBP 19.9877
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
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
Increasing Long
4,750
GBP 20.0000
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
10,122
GBP 20.1776
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
10,433
GBP 20.2809
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Short
5,530
GBP 20.1708
(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)



4. 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 person 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 person 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.
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
Yes
Date of disclosure:
10 April 2015
Contact name:
Gareth Slade
Telephone number:
+44 20 7743 2536
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.


SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure:
BlackRock, Inc.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Written or purchased
Number of securities to which option or derivative relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call
Written
71,000
EUR 29.2100
European
14/04/2015
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call
Written
155,000
EUR 28.7033
European
14/04/2015
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call
Written
80,000
USD 67.5000
American
17/04/2015
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call
Written
120,000
USD 62.5000
American
17/04/2015
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call
Written
60,000
EUR 28.0400
European
30/04/2015
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call
Written
192,500
USD 65.0000
American
15/05/2015
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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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