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RNS Number : 3167K
BNP Paribas London
29 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
24th 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:
48,347,933
1.21
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:
48,347,933
1.21
0.00
0.00
Class of relevant security:
GB00B03MM408
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
4,570,290
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:
4,570,290
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
4,127
21.3500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
532
21.3550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
412
21.3900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,000
21.4100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
945
21.4200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
317
21.4600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
250
21.4650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,601
21.4750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
314
21.4800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
647
21.4900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
501
21.4950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
632
21.5150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
532
21.5200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
500
21.5250

Total:
12,310





GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,478
17.8063
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
880
21.3700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,440
21.3749
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,132
21.3800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,944
21.3900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
50
21.3950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,118
21.4000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,983
21.4100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
429
21.4150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
9,945
21.4200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,325
21.4300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
338
21.4350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,973
21.4400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
150
21.4450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,941
21.4500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,780
21.4600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
464
21.4750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,036
21.4800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
173
21.4850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
46
21.4900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,887
21.4950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
312
21.5000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,953
21.5100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,439
21.5200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
765
21.5300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
262
21.5400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
330
21.5500

Total:
58,573





GB00B03MM408
Purchase
11,135
15.8129

Total:
11,135

(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:
29th 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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