REG-Wellington Management Form 8.3 - Royal Dutch Shell plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

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20/05/2015 13:10

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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") 
 
 1.                                                                    KEY INFORMATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 (a)                         Full name of discloser:                                                                                                                                                                             Wellington Management Group LLP                                                                     
 (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:                                                                                                                                                                                        
 (e)                         Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                                                                                                                              19 May 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?                                                                           YES - BG Group plc                                                                                  
                             If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 2.                                                                    POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 (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:                                                                                                                        A Shares (GB00B03MLX29) - 3,085,326                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                    Depository Receipts (US7802592060) - 9,205,574 (representing 18,411,148 shares on a converted basis)                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                    Interests                                                                                                                            Short Positions                             
                                                                                                                                                    Number                                                                                                   %                           Number                      %               
 (1)                         Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                                                           21,496,474                                                                                               0.55 %                                                                  
 (2)                         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 (3)                         Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                             Total                                                                                                                  21,496,474 *                                                                                             0.55 %                                                                  
 *Wellington Management Group LLP does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect of 16,937,400 shares that are included in the total above.                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Class of relevant security:                                                                                                                        B Shares (GB00B03MM408) - 9,303,202                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                    Depository Receipts (US7802591070) - 94,408 (representing 188,816 shares on a converted basis)                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                    Interests                                                                                                                            Short Positions                             
                                                                                                                                                    Number                                                                                                   %                           Number                      %               
 (1)                         Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                                                           9,492,018                                                                                                0.39 %                      6,187                       0.00 %          
 (2)                         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 (3)                         Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                             Total                                                                                                                  9,492,018 *                                                                                              0.39 %                      6,187                       0.00 %          
 *Wellington Management Group LLP does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect of 6,294,982 shares that are included in the total above.                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 (b)                                                                   Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors` and other executive 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 (a)             Purchases and sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Class of relevant security                                                                                                           Purchase/sale                                                                                           Number of securities                                                                                      Price per unit                                                                           
 B Shares (GB00B03MM408)                                                                                                              Purchase                                                                                                1,264                                                                                                     20.1750 GBP                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 (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