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RNS Number : 0857K
BNP Paribas London
23 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
22nd 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:
48,853,003
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:
48,853,003
1.22
0.00
0.00
Class of relevant security:
GB00B03MM408
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
4,542,992
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:
4,542,992
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
1,271
14.6600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,121
14.6650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
10,352
14.6700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
9,891
14.6750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
15,470
14.6800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
13,451
14.6850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
21,486
14.6900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
25,724
14.6950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
20,535
14.7000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
17,061
14.7050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
10,049
14.7100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
17,408
14.7150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
10,065
14.7200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
8,944
14.7250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
22,562
14.7300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
16,215
14.7350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,637
14.7400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,002
14.7450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
889
14.7500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
6,851
14.7550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,025
14.7600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,623
14.7650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,265
14.7700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,036
14.7800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
693
14.7850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,361
14.7900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,298
14.7950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,712
14.8200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
111,562
14.8600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
296
19.9750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,347
20.0050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
349
20.0150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
347
20.0200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
906
20.0250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,200
20.0300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
723
20.0350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,431
20.0400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
98
20.0450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
349
20.0500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
697
20.0600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,306
20.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,630
20.1000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
345
20.1050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
271
20.1100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,726
20.1200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
7,012
20.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
333
20.1300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
706
20.1350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,800
20.1400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,026
20.1450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,391
20.1500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
534
20.1550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,781
20.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,265
20.1650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
722
20.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
685
20.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
6,241
20.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,136
20.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,928
20.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
694
20.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,309
20.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
10,473
20.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,783
20.2250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,633
20.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,613
20.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
55
20.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,689
20.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
703
20.2700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
891
20.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
10,782
20.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
924
20.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
986
20.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
162
20.2950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,434
20.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
459
20.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
327
20.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
12,178
20.3200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
330
20.3400

Total
492,565





GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,037
14.5450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,217
14.5500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,183
14.5550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,098
14.5650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,224
14.5700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,202
14.5750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,659
14.5800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,264
14.6250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
26
14.6600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,731
14.6650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,651
14.6800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,421
14.6850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,550
14.6950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3
14.7000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
500
14.7200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,069
14.7250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,264
14.7400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,121
14.8250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
12,252
14.8600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,307
14.8700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
99
14.8725
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,200
18.2432
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
560
19.9900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
680
19.9950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,983
20.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
338
20.0150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
824
20.0200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,543
20.0250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,779
20.0300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,329
20.0350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
948
20.0400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,395
20.0450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,452
20.0500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
732
20.0550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,089
20.0650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,449
20.0750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
336
20.0800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,450
20.0850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,460
20.0900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,250
20.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,276
20.1000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
694
20.1100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
98
20.1150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
770
20.1200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,027
20.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
333
20.1300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,192
20.1350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,119
20.1400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,576
20.1450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,181
20.1500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,995
20.1550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,097
20.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
12,100
20.1650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,927
20.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,881
20.1750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
608
20.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,761
20.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
509
20.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,684
20.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,049
20.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
285
20.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
465
20.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,462
20.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
320
20.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
433
20.2250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,459
20.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,137
20.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,419
20.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
455
20.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
542
20.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
808
20.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,049
20.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,492
20.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
840
20.2700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
49
20.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
129,188
20.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
558
20.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
346
20.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,338
20.2950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,294
20.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,416
20.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,096
20.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,530
20.3150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
434
20.3200

Total:
313,967





GB00B03MM408
Purchase
12,026
14.6173
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
67,483
14.9300
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
404
14.9650

Total:
79,913





GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,192
14.6150
GB00B03MM408
Sale
6,154
14.6300
GB00B03MM408
Sale
338
14.6400
GB00B03MM408
Sale
425
14.6450
GB00B03MM408
Sale
3,057
14.6600
GB00B03MM408
Sale
358
14.7300
GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,541
14.7450
GB00B03MM408
Sale
48,103
14.7626
GB00B03MM408
Sale
14
14.7650
GB00B03MM408
Sale
5,726
14.7700
GB00B03MM408
Sale
894
14.7750
GB00B03MM408
Sale
238
14.7900
GB00B03MM408
Sale
405
14.8100
GB00B03MM408
Sale
3,904
14.8150
GB00B03MM408
Sale
508
14.8600
GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,261
14.8900
GB00B03MM408
Sale
38,761
14.9300
GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,109
14.9400
GB00B03MM408
Sale
907
14.9450
GB00B03MM408
Sale
26
14.9475
GB00B03MM408
Sale
3,649
9.2700
GB00B03MM408
Sale
707
5.9100
GB00B03MM408
Sale
5,640
5.9150
GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,149
5.9200
GB00B03MM408
Sale
7,023
5.9250
GB00B03MM408
Sale
5,086
5.9300
GB00B03MM408
Sale
9,460
5.9350
GB00B03MM408
Sale
3,666
5.9400
GB00B03MM408
Sale
25,084
5.9500
GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,651
5.9700

Total:
180,036

(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:
23rd December 2015
Contact name:
Tara Foy
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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