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RNS Number : 6744M
BlackRock Group
08 May 2015
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")
4. (c) Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser:
BlackRock, Inc.
(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.
N/A
(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
07 May 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
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
261,567,788
6.71%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
847,755
0.02%
290,001
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
383,500
0.00%
 TOTAL:
262,415,543
6.73%
673,501
0.01%
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
204,585,390
8.38%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,332,013
0.09%
15,448
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
 TOTAL:
206,917,403
8.47%
15,448
0.00%
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 - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
76,614
GBP 20.4300
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
171,409
GBP 20.4582
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
238
GBP 20.6321
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
3,440
GBP 20.7441
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
14,130
GBP 20.8250
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
2,014
EUR 27.7150
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
25,289
GBP 20.4300
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
17,514
GBP 20.8250
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
109,333
EUR 27.4921
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
4,096
EUR 27.6801
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
30,621
EUR 27.7150
A ADS*
Sale
3,851
USD 62.1200
*Each A ADS represents 2 ordinary A shares
(a) Purchases and sales - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
53,354
GBP 20.6800
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
137,099
GBP 20.7770
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
9,644
GBP 20.8000
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
209,655
GBP 20.8335
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
1,572
GBP 21.0322
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
9,435
GBP 21.2150
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
31,094
GBP 20.6637
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
19,821
GBP 20.6800
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
23,933
GBP 20.9300
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
11,592
GBP 21.2150
ADS
Sale
2,402
USD 63.0100
*Each B ADS represents 2 ordinary B shares
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
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




(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
457
GBP 20.7960
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
1,768
GBP 20.6609
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
770
GBP 20.7359
(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) - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer In of Shares
6,612
GBP 20.4300
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer In of Shares
185,417
EUR 28.1350
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Transfer In of Shares
7,200
GBP 20.6800
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Transfer In of ADSs*
1,335

*Each B ADS represents 2 ordinary B shares
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:
08 May 2015
Contact name:
Gareth Slade
Telephone number:
+44 20 7743 2536
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 STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure:
BlackRock, Inc.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:
Royal Dutch Shell PLC 
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
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 ADSs
Call
Written
191,000
USD
63.96
European
28/05/2015
A ADSs
Call
Written
192,500
USD
65.00
American
15/05/2015
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 cash-settled derivatives.
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 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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