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RNS Number : 6255K
BNP Paribas London
31 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
30th 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:
48,550,782
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:
48,550,782
1.22
0.00
0.00
Class of relevant security:
GB00B03MM408
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
4,562,535
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:
4,562,535
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
1,547
15.4500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,860
15.5574
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
333
21.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
320
21.1300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
315
21.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
21,687
21.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
505
21.1875
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
451
21.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,031
21.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,810
21.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,104
21.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
8,186
21.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,426
21.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
394
21.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,490
21.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,438
21.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
9,828
21.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
619
21.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,730
21.2700
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
613
21.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,131
21.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
715
21.2850
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,646
21.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,910
21.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
795
21.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
377
21.3150
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
753
21.3200
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
340
21.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
386
21.3300
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
414
21.3350
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
788
21.3400
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
92
21.3500
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
92
21.3600
GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
573
15.4500

Total:
79,699





GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,306
15.4500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
654
21.1250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,014
21.1300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
47
21.1550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
314
21.1600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,188
21.1650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
650
21.1700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,276
21.1750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
560
21.1800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,255
21.1850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,297
21.1900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,218
21.1950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,314
21.2000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,344
21.2050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,127
21.2100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,655
21.2150
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,797
21.2200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
438
21.2250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,602
21.2300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,302
21.2350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
547
21.2400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
345
21.2450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
675
21.2500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,114
21.2550
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,392
21.2600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
816
21.2650
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,174
21.2750
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
237
21.2800
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
312
21.2900
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
299
21.3000
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
601
21.3050
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
624
21.3100
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
339
21.3200
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
339
21.3250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,694
21.3300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
540
21.3350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
262
21.3400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
341
21.3550

Total:
48,009




GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1
15.6350
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
16,524
15.7190
GB00B03MM408
Purchase
401
15.6300

Total:
16,926




GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,318
15.5850
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,767
15.5950
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
47
15.6250
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
52,263
15.6300
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
141
15.6350
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
94
15.6400
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
141
15.6450
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
94
15.6500
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
141
15.6600
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
46
15.7700
GB00B03MLX29
Sale
46
15.7750

Total:
59,098

(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:
31st 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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