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RNS Number : 4790K
BNP Paribas London
30 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
29th 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:
48,519,092
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:
48,519,092
1.22
0.00
0.00
Class of relevant security:
GB00B03MM408
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
4,604,707
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:
4,604,707
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
46,684
15.6100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
150
15.6496
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
327
21.0500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,000
21.0550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
334
21.0700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
271
21.0850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
599
21.0900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,286
21.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
559
21.1050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
765
21.1100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
400
21.1150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
392
21.1200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
348
21.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
315
21.1350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,980
21.1400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
643
21.1450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
443
21.1500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
347
21.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
47
21.1650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
476
21.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,213
21.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,052
21.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
236
21.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,689
21.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
903
21.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
47
21.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
662
21.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,220
21.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
94
21.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,370
21.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
653
21.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,967
21.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,534
21.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,078
21.2700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
11,057
21.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,790
21.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,177
21.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,386
21.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
808
21.2950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46
21.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46
21.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46
21.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
416
21.3150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46
21.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
321
21.3500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
92
21.3550
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
184
21.3600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46
21.3650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
138
21.3700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
92
21.3750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
311
21.3850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46
21.3900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
46
21.3950
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
399
15.3950

Total:
108,577





GB00B03MLX29
Sale
10,971
15.6100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,600
21.0000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,450
21.0250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
94
21.0850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
286
21.0950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,042
21.1000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
314
21.1050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
9,121
21.1150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
29,337
21.1200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
339
21.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
46,976
21.1350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
970
21.1450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,330
21.1500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,638
21.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
6,980
21.1650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,311
21.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,968
21.1750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
942
21.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,513
21.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,695
21.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,718
21.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
585
21.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,127
21.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
10,100
21.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
868
21.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,713
21.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,257
21.2250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,750
21.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
641
21.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,025
21.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,011
21.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,362
21.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,513
21.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
964
21.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
603
21.2700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,978
21.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
635
21.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
291
21.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
600
21.2950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,608
21.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,049
21.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
240
21.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
232
21.3200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
7,396
21.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
278
21.3300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
364
21.3350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
382
21.3400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
336
21.3450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
711
21.3550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
337
21.3600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,925
21.3700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
583
21.3750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,621
21.3800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
768
21.3850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
597
21.3900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
799
21.3950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
245
21.4000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,893
15.6100

Total:
206,982





GB00B03MM408
Purchase
282
15.5350
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
94
15.6800
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
47
15.7050
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
43,002
15.7900
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
287
15.6200

Total:
43,712





GB00B03MM408
Sale
9,295
15.7900

Total:
9,295

(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:
30th 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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