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RNS Number : 0750Q
BlackRock Group
12 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
11 June 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:
259,179,948
6.65%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
669,147
0.01%
193,600
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
148,000
0.00%
 TOTAL:
259,849,095
6.67%
341,600
0.00%
(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 B ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
203,802,569
8.35%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,683,206
0.10%
0
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
 TOTAL:
206,485,775
8.46%
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
24,445
GBP 18.9700
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
180
GBP 19.0500
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
11,336
GBP 19.0784
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
64,995
EUR 26.2394
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
16,176
EUR 26.2500
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
38,551
GBP 18.9700
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
8,293
GBP 19.0217
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
292
EUR 26.2261
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
5,036
EUR 26.2500
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
52,348
EUR 26.2907
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
13,958
EUR 26.2992
(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
22,482
GBP 19.2500
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
15,901
GBP 19.2550
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
54,000
GBP 19.2675
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
240
GBP 19.2900
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
2,296
GBP 19.3752
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
6,811
GBP 19.3810
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
68,640
GBP 19.2500
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,659
GBP 19.2939
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
45,000
GBP 19.3545
(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
Call Option
Expired
115,000
EUR N/A
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Call Option
Selling
18,600
EUR
0.5374
(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
43,879
GBP 19.2708
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
2,307
GBP 19.2459
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
15,873
GBP 19.2891
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
8,066
GBP 19.3009
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
9,785
GBP 19.3108
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
7,442
GBP 19.3291
(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
317,255
GBP 18.9700
(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
215,614
GBP 19.2500
B ADSs*
Transfer In of ADSs
442

*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:
12 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
Written
148,000
USD
62.500
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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