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22/12/2015 17:11

RNS Number : 9499J
BNP Paribas London
22 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")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser:
BNP Paribas SA
(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.

(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
21st 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"
NO
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:
GB00B03MLX29
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
48,697,552
1.22
0.00
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
 TOTAL:
48,697,552
1.22
0.00
0.00
Class of relevant security:
GB00B03MM408
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
4,643,115
0.19
0.00
0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
 TOTAL:
4,643,115
0.19
0.00
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
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit




GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
34823
14.4200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
43
14.6200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1782
14.6250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5589
19.8600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
100
19.9150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
9279
19.9200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
50
19.9250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
256
20.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
98
20.0050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
291
20.0100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
573
20.0150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
49
20.0250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
704
20.0550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
407
20.0650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
570
20.0750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
873
20.0800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
347
20.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1400
20.1000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
264
20.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
344
20.1300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2073
20.1350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
275
20.1400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1986
20.1450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3436
20.1500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2606
20.1550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
362
20.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1361
20.1650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
827
20.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2749
20.1750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1585
20.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
674
20.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
353
20.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1234
20.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
290
20.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
840
20.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
751
20.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
98
20.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2042
20.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2489
20.2250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3944
20.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2815
20.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2616
20.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2214
20.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5680
20.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1284
20.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2135
20.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
98
20.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
524
20.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
999
20.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
546
20.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
673
20.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
267
20.2950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
469
20.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1256
20.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
584
20.3150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2324
20.3200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
385
20.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1692
20.3300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2425
20.3400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1068
20.3450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
356
20.3500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
504
20.3600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
482
20.3650

Total:
119213





GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-15329
14.4200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1760
14.5600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-492
14.5750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-682
14.5900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-3751
14.5950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-34
14.6000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1853
14.6150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-3364
14.6200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-2003
14.6500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-3916
14.6900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-32319
19.8600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-800
19.9150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-400
19.9200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-298
19.9950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-7366
20.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-353
20.0100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-49
20.0250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-842
20.0300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-446
20.0350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-2435
20.0400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-460
20.0450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-4059
20.0550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-5723
20.0600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-4701
20.0650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1271
20.0700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-762
20.0750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-433
20.0850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-454
20.0900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1036
20.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-336
20.1050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-253
20.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-637
20.1300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-340
20.1350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1019
20.1500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-824
20.1550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-429
20.1650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-817
20.1750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-451
20.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-353
20.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-577
20.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-7549
20.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-605
20.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1133
20.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-758
20.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-446
20.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-3928
20.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1030
20.2250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-5935
20.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-2765
20.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-97
20.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-1780
20.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-3173
20.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-290
20.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-5395
20.2700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-288
20.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-49
20.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-943
20.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-336
20.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-326
20.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-351
20.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-760
20.3400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-49
20.3450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-98
20.3650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-49
20.3700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
-800
24.8078

Total:
-142360





GB00B03MM408
Purchase
32878
14.5050
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
192,539
14.6506
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
38,835
14.6506

Total:
264252





GB00B03MM408
Sale
-5823
14.5050
GB00B03MM408
Sale
-1231
14.5950
GB00B03MM408
Sale
-1955
14.6450
GB00B03MM408
Sale
-290
14.6550
GB00B03MM408
Sale
-12026
14.6587
GB00B03MM408
Sale
-2227
14.6603
GB00B03MM408
Sale
-3525
14.6850
GB00B03MM408
Sale
-4339
14.7150

Total:
-31416

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)




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?
NO
Date of disclosure:
22nd December 2015
Contact name:
Charles Brown
Telephone number:
020 7 595 9695
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.

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