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RNS Number : 8423O
BlackRock Group
01 June 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
29 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:
258,765,070
6.64%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
778,671
0.02%
290,000
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
148,000
0.00%
 TOTAL:
259,543,741
6.66%
438,000
0.01%
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
202,317,269
8.29%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,500,623
0.10%
0
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
 TOTAL:
204,817,892
8.39%
0
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
304
GBP 19.4246
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
22,361
GBP 19.4260
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
374,850
GBP 19.4300
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
30
GBP 19.5538
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
1,808
GBP 19.6694
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
1,321
EUR 27.1624
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
24,775
EUR 27.1700
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
131
EUR 27.2953
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
23,004
EUR 27.3655
A ADSs*
Purchase
452
USD 59.7175
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
97,823
GBP 19.4300
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
139,984
GBP 19.4323
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
681,364
GBP 19.4340
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
119,591
GBP 19.4354
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
11,846
GBP 19.5482
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
371
GBP 19.6350
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
26,265
EUR 27.1700
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
9,734
EUR 27.3528
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
971
EUR 27.3706
A ADSs*
Sale
6,400
USD 59.7200
A ADSs*
Sale
4,981
USD 60.0100
*Please note each A ADS converts to 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
49,595
GBP 19.7295
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
16,758
GBP 19.7310
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
268,406
GBP 19.7350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
4,906
GBP 19.8424
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
5,389
GBP 19.9405
B ADSs*
Purchase
280
USD 60.6875
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
90,687
GBP 19.7350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
109,039
GBP 19.7374
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
887,790
GBP 19.7390
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
110,465
GBP 19.7405
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
12,071
GBP 19.8400
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
9,600
GBP 19.8900
*Please note each B ADS converts to 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
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
8,966
GBP 19.4300
(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
9,230
GBP 19.7350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
8,279
GBP 19.8459
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
9,395
GBP 19.9434
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
36,880
GBP 20.0000
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
159
GBP 19.7350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
3,799
GBP 19.8446
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
7,165
GBP 19.8459
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
549
GBP 19.8486
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
51,455
GBP 19.8741
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
537
GBP 19.9564
(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 Out of Shares
44,020
GBP 19.4300
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
7,292
EUR 27.1700
A ADSs*
Transfer Out of ADSs
45

*Please note each A ADS converts to 2 ordinary A shares
(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 Out of Shares
29,204
GBP 19.7350
B ADSs*
Transfer Out of ADSs
98

B ADSs*
Transfer Out of ADSs
285

*Please note each B ADS converts to 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:
01 June 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 Option 
Written
148,000
USD
62.50
American
17/07/2015
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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