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AllianzGI-Global Equity Business
18 January 2016
  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
 15 January 2016
(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:
46,899,471
1.18%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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




 TOTAL:
46,899,471
1.18%


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:
10,322,020
0.42%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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


109,000
0.004%
 TOTAL:
10,322,020
0.42%
109,000
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
118
39.3925
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
66
39.2494
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
29
39.2490
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
5
39.2280
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
17
39.1488
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
4
39.1475
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
294
38.9702
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
75
38.9651
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
17
39.0788
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
22,280
39.0789
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
129
39.0790
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
26
39.1450
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
26
39.1500
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
119
39.1600
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
144
39.2379
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
1,825
39.2380
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
17
39.2471
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
78
39.2497
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
6,392
39.2498
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
69
39.2499
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
21
39.2652
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
10
39.2890
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
909
39.2990
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
86
39.2991
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
109
39.3160
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
118
39.4900
 
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Sale
33,906
17.7959 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Sale
8,541
18.0267 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
8,432
17.8122 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:
18 January 2016
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
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
15,000
GBP 17
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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