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RNS Number : 3436K
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
28th 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:
48,617,497
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:
48,617,497
1.22
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
336
20.7050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
95
20.7150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
617
20.7200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
345
20.7300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
619
20.7350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
550
20.7400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,534
20.7500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,238
20.7550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,815
20.7600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,580
20.7650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
520
20.7700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
456
20.7750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,472
20.7800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
19,023
20.7900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,436
20.7950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,000
20.8000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
869
20.8050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,210
20.8100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
672
20.8150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,605
20.8200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,239
20.8250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,724
20.8300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
579
20.8350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,143
20.8400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
633
20.8450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
337
20.8550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
430
20.8600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
200
20.8650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,450
20.8750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
208,571
20.8800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,156
20.8850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
276
20.8900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,907
20.8950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
755
20.9000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
880
20.9050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
259
20.9100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,779
20.9150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,048
20.9200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,333
20.9250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
653
20.9350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
382
20.9400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
348
20.9450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
445
20.9550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
264
21.0050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,468
21.0100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
269
21.0300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
241
21.0450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
545
21.0550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
619
21.0600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
12
21.0750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
675
21.0900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,137
21.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
6,966
21.1000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
328
21.1050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
339
21.1100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
264
21.1200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
392
21.1300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
586
21.1550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
296
21.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
279
21.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
996
21.1750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
866
21.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
314
21.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
360
21.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
341
21.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
335
21.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
294
21.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
263
21.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
92
21.3450


Total:
295,060





GB00B03MLX29
Sale
325
20.7800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
338
20.7900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
342
20.8100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
262
20.8500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
537
20.8550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
40
20.8650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
843
20.8700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
427
20.8750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,500
20.8800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,688
20.9000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
97
20.9100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
318
20.9400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
345
20.9500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
639
21.0300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
47
21.0800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
328
21.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
94
21.1000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
652
21.1050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
94
21.1150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
333
21.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
803
21.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
342
21.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
47
21.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,378
21.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,840
21.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7
21.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
659
21.3350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
171
21.3400

Total:
25,496

(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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