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RNS Number : 9880I
AllianzGI-Global Equity Business
14 December 2015
  FORM 8.3
PUBLIC 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:
Allianz Global Investors - Global Equity Business Unit
(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:
 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
 11 December 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 shares
(incl. A ADRs)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
43,914,786
1.11%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
16,000
0.00003%
143,000
0.004%
 TOTAL:
43,930,786
1.11%
143,000
0.004%
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
(incl. B ADRs)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
10,648,791
0.44%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:


70,000
0.003%
 TOTAL:
10,648,791
0.44%
70,000
0.003%
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
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit (USD)
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
126
45.0402
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
157
45.0401
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
79
44.9892
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
176
44.9572
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
170
44.9571
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
2,034
44.9192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
567
44.8592
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
122
44.8191
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
363
44.7975
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
216
44.7885
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
180
44.7648
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
120
44.7592
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
114
44.7492
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,235
44.7392
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
117
44.7391
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,193
44.7342
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
199
44.7341
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
860
44.7330
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
361
44.7320
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
394
44.7315
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
245
44.7312
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
160
44.7303
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
206
44.7293
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
242
44.7292
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
44
44.7291
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
233
44.7234
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,092
44.7211
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
625
44.7193
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,084
44.7192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,042
44.7166
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
9
44.7100
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
82
44.7041
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
88
44.6992
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
160
44.6893
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
357
44.6799
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
329
44.6691
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
12
44.6592
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
114
44.6391
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
327
44.6292
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
240
44.6191
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
3
44.5967
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
130
44.5792
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
162
44.5653
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
176
44.6000
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
45
44.6464
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
3,044
44.6465
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
58
44.6466
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
27
44.6467
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
1,686
44.6669
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
14
44.6771
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
7,237
44.6772
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
11
44.6773
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
63
44.7098
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
6,818
44.7199
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
72
44.7200
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
40,000
14.6800 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Sale
15,648
20.3672 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
5,000
20.7357 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
4,703
20.5428 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
60,000
20.5000 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
Sale
1,109
14.6586 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
Purchase
1,389
14.7508 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




(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:
14 December 2015
Contact name:
Sujith Sudevan
Telephone number:
+44 (0) 20 3246 7578
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 OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:
Allianz Global Investors - Global Equity Business Unit
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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
A type shares
Call Option
Written
68,000
EUR 30 
American
18 Dec 2015
A type shares
Call Option
Written
75,000
EUR 25.5
American
18 Dec 2015
A type shares
Call Option
Purchased
16,000
EUR 30 
American
18 Dec 2015
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
36,000
GBP 20
American
18 March 2016
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
34,000
GBP 22
American
18 March 2016
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 contracts for differences ("CFDs") or spread bets.
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 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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