REG-Form 8.3 - AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS S.A.: Royal Dutch Shell Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

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13/04/2015 17:40

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FORM 8.3
AMENDMENT - CHANGE TO SECTION 2 PERMANENTLY
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")

1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                                                                            AXA Investment Managers S.A.  
 (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.                                 
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:                                                    Royal Dutch Shell Plc     
   Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                                                                       
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:                                N/A              
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                                                                     10 April 2015         
   For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure                                                                      
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                 BG Group Plc          
   If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                                                                                          
 
 
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          
 GB00B03MLX29                                                                                                              
                                                                                         Interests       Short positions   
                                                                                       Number     %     Number       %     
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                    9,199,909  0.24%                      
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                             
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        
 TOTAL:                                                                              9,199,909  0.24%                      
 
 
 Class of relevant security:                                                                  EUR 0.07 B ordinary           
 GB00B03MM408                                                                                                               
                                                                                         Interests        Short positions   
                                                                                       Number      %     Number       %     
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                    43,515,329  1.78%                      
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                              
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                                         
 TOTAL:                                                                              43,515,329  1.78%                      
 
 
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 Form 8 (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 
 
 Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit  
     EUR 0.07 A ordinary          Sale               700            GBP 20,265    
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit  
     EUR 0.07 B ordinary          Sale               300            GBP 20,480    
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product description                                     Nature of dealing                                    Number of reference securities  Price per unit  
                                   e.g. CFD        e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
(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              Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                       e.g. American, European etc.                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                               e.g. call option                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing        Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                              e.g. subscription, conversion                                           
                                                                                                      
 
 
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?  NO  
 
 
 Date of disclosure:      13 April 2015     
 Contact name:           Pascaline Haye     
 Telephone number:    +33 (0)1 44 45 77 01  
 
 
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
mailto: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
http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/ .



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