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RNS Number : 1531J
AllianzGI-Global Equity Business
15 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
 14 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:
44,059,742
1.12%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
16,000
0.00003%
143,000
0.004%
 TOTAL:
44,075,742
1.12%
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:
10,672,756
0.44%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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


94,000
0.004%
 TOTAL:
10,672,756
0.44%
94,000
0.004%
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
356
44.2192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
129
44.2091
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,116
44.1964
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
312
44.1956
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,083
44.1629
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
177
44.1620
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
667
44.1592
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
226
44.1348
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
668
44.1252
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
152
44.1193
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
139
44.1191
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
540
44.1092
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
188
44.0993
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
90
44.0919
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
249
44.0892
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
254
44.0891
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
366
44.0842
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
994
44.0810
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
146
44.0792
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
244
44.0774
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
246
44.0551
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
342
44.0281
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
676
44.0192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
260
43.9853
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
227
43.9836
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
98
43.9819
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
256
43.9614
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
202
43.9492
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
428
43.9485
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
337
43.9401
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
192
43.9192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
330
43.9092
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
54
43.9043
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
862
43.9038
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
4
43.9025
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
431
43.8994
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
96
43.8993
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
534
43.8992
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
152
43.8991
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
242
43.8892
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
128
43.8891
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
384
43.8857
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
105
43.8791
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
214
43.8592
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
446
43.8257
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
507
43.7792
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
627
43.7628
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
233
43.6392
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
487
43.6391
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
6
43.3867
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
11,082
43.3874
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
24
43.3875
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
110
43.4351
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
64
43.4352
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
47
43.8800
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
26
43.8900
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
24
43.9000
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
4
43.9050
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
168
43.9057
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
8
43.9063
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
82
43.9076
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
116
43.9790
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
8
43.9900
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
80
44.0100
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
196
44.0369
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
7,132
44.0370
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
205
44.0371
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
18
44.0372
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
393
44.0850
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
15
44.1200
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
138
44.1201
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
26,444
44.1202
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
233
44.1203
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
28
44.1204
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
20
20.3832 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Sale
17,235
14.3610 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
33,454
19.9992 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
58,770
20.3832 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
1,188
19.7732 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Sale
9,400
19.8451 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
329
20.3500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
55,368
20.0500 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Sale
55,368
20.0700 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
18,920
20.3550 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
Purchase
14,003
14.4568 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
Purchase
9,962
14.3594 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
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
24,000
GBP 18 
American
18 Mar 2016
 GBP 3.69
(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:
15 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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