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AllianzGI-Global Equity Business
31 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
 30 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:
46,163,860
1.16%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
46,163,860
1.16%


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:
10,318,093
0.42%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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


94,000
0.004%
 TOTAL:
10,318,093
0.42%
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
96
46.3692
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
198
46.1631
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
2
46.1450
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
91
46.1119
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
913
46.1069
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
51
46.1039
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
126
46.0991
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
253
46.0891
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
24
46.0888
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
45
46.0702
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
220
46.0691
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
76
46.0639
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
176
46.0591
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
92
46.0520
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
99
46.0423
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
5
46.0400
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
405
46.0392
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
60
46.0217
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
242
45.9991
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
85
45.9940
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
68
45.9922
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
92
45.9820
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
116
45.9791
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
108
45.9691
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
65
45.9623
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
60
45.9620
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
63
45.9592
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
131
46.0300
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
21
46.0390
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
562
46.0500
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
137
46.1599
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
77
46.1600
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
50
46.1800
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
59
46.1890
 
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
30,000
21.1966 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
Sale
9,000
15.6531 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:
31 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
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
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
24,000
GBP 18 
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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