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RNS Number : 8507I
BlackRock Group
11 December 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
10 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
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
263,870,942
6.69%
400
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,089,324
0.02%
27,133
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
409,500
0.01%
 TOTAL:
264,960,266
6.72%
437,033
0.01%
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
204,607,690
8.38%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,888,178
0.07%
714,582
0.02%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
 TOTAL:
206,495,868
8.46%
714,582
0.02%
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
54,662
GBP 15.2200
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
3,220
GBP 15.4200
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
124,124
EUR 21.2900
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
10,002
GBP 15.2200
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
536
GBP 15.3305
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
1,183
GBP 15.3331
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
540
EUR 21.2900
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
16,785
EUR 21.2936
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
55,523
EUR 21.2976
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
33,624
EUR 21.3386
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
40,089
EUR 21.3429
A ADSs*
Sale
17,200
USD 46.7514
* 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
34,908
GBP 15.3350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
2,024
GBP 15.4072
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
6,561
GBP 15.3350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
425
GBP 15.3389
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,042
GBP 15.3501
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,004
GBP 15.4236
(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
Reducing Long
9,200
GBP 15.2752
(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
Reducing Short
9,485
GBP 15.3210
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Short
3,753
GBP 15.3740
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
3,988
GBP 15.3033
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
1,428
GBP 15.3413
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
16,002
GBP 15.3886
(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
9,278
GBP 15.2200
A ADSs*
Transfer In of ADSs
500

EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
36,304
GBP 15.4100
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
16,389
EUR 21.2900
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
25,899
EUR 21.4350
* 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 In of Shares
5,150
GBP 15.3350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
26,266
GBP 15.5150
B ADSs*
Transfer Out of ADSs
2,328

* 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:
11 December 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 ADS
Call Option
Written
97,000
USD
54.0000
European
04/01/2016
A ADS
Call Option
Written
105,000
USD
52.5000
American
15/01/2016
A ADS
Call Option
Written
107,500
USD
51.7010
European
27/01/2016
A ADS
Call Option
Written
100,000
USD
50.4900
European
05/02/2016
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 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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