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RNS Number : 9135L
BlackRock Group
14 January 2016
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
13 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
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
270,173,892
6.76%
1,980
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,119,712
0.02%
91,663
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
409,500
0.01%
 TOTAL:
271,293,604
6.79%
503,143
0.01%
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
201,635,834
8.26%
800
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,782,662
0.07%
2,224,028
0.09%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
 TOTAL:
203,418,496
8.33%
2,224,828
0.09%
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
102,773
GBP 13.4600
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
1,462
GBP 13.4600
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
485,919
GBP 13.5894
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
207,574
GBP 13.8400
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
76,003
EUR 18.5471
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
355
EUR 18.5827
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
12,374
EUR 18.6505
(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
66,980
GBP 13.4550
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
495
GBP 13.6256
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
292,750
GBP 13.7791
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,054
GBP 13.4550
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
316,352
GBP 13.5898
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
90,531
GBP 13.6111
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
36,241
GBP 13.7002
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,801,934
GBP 13.7012
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
68,205
GBP 13.7197
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
3,092
GBP 13.7444
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
834,585
GBP 13.7733
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
124,088
GBP 13.8594
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
25,000
GBP 13.8983
(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
735
GBP 13.7192
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
3,041
GBP 13.7295
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
1,214
GBP 13.7404
(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
21,209
GBP 13.4730
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Short
11,070
GBP 13.5769
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
3,551
GBP 13.7077
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
30,186
GBP 13.7197
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
994
GBP 13.7362
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
17,638
GBP 13.7471
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Short
4,562
GBP 13.8510
(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
14,121
GBP 13.4600
A ADSs*
Transfer In of ADSs
60
USD 38.9400
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
55,644
GBP 13.4600
* 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
6,976
GBP 13.4550
B ADSs*
Transfer In of ADSs
38
USD 38.4000
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
36,278
GBP 13.4550
B ADSs*
Transfer Out of ADSs*
7,268

* 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:
14 January 2016
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
105,000
USD
52.5000
American
15/01/2016
A ADSs
Call Option
Written
107,500
USD
51.7010
European
27/01/2016
A ADSs
Call Option
Written
100,000
USD
50.4900
European
05/02/2016
A ADSs
Call Option
Written
97,000
USD
46.1540
European
17/02/2016
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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