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For immediate release

21 December 2015

Update on the Recommended Combination between Royal Dutch Shell plc and BG
Group plc

Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell") and BG Group plc ("BG") announce that,
following satisfaction of the final pre-condition to the recommended
combination and with the unanimous approval of both boards, BG is today seeking
the approval of the High Court to publish its scheme document and convene the
related shareholder meetings.

Following High Court approval, the scheme document will be published as soon as
practicable, which is currently expected to be on 22 December 2015.

Subject to approval of the UK Listing Authority, the Shell shareholder circular
and prospectus are expected to be published at the same time as the scheme
document.

Shell and BG shareholder meetings to approve the recommended combination are
expected to be convened on 27 and 28 January 2016, respectively.  Full details
will be included in the shareholder documentation.

A further announcement will be made in due course.

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BG

Media

Lachlan Johnston                      +44 (0) 118 929 2942                
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Toby Bates:                               +44 (0) 118 929 2246                
toby.bates@bg-group.com

Kim Blomley:                             +44 (0) 118 938 6568                
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Investors

Mark Lidiard                              +44 (0) 118 929 2079                 
mark.lidiard@bg-group.com  

Siobhán Andrews                      +44 (0) 118 929 3171                 
siobhan.andrews@bg-group.com

Ian Wood:                                 +44 (0) 118 929 3829                 
ian.wood@bg-group.com

Investor Relations:                     +44 (0) 118 929 3025                
invrel@bg-group.com

Additional Information

This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of
any offer to sell or subscribe for or any invitation to purchase or subscribe
for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any
jurisdiction pursuant to the Shell-BG combination or otherwise, nor shall there
be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities of Shell or BG pursuant to the
Shell-BG combination in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable laws.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent
document.

In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Code, a copy of this announcement will also
be available on the website of Shell at www.shell.com and on the website of BG
at www.bg-group.com by no later than 12 noon (London time) on the business day
following this announcement.

For the avoidance of doubt, the contents of the websites referred to in this
announcement are not incorporated into and do not form part of this
announcement.

Overseas jurisdictions

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions
other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any
persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United
Kingdom should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable
requirements. The information disclosed may not be the same as that which would
have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with
the laws of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom.

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward looking statements with respect to
the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Shell and BG
and their respective groups, and certain plans and objectives of Shell with
respect to the combined group. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements.
Forward looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based
on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
statements. Forward looking statements include, among other things, statements
concerning the potential exposure of Shell, BG and the combined group to market
risks and statements expressing management's expectations, beliefs, estimates,
forecasts, projections and assumptions, including as to future potential cost
savings, synergies, earnings, cash flow, return on average capital employed,
production and prospects. These forward looking statements are identified by
their use of terms and phrases such as "anticipate", "believe", "could",
"estimate", "expect", "goals", "intend", "may", "objectives", "outlook",
"plan", "probably", "project", "risks", "seek", "should", "target", "will" and
similar terms and phrases.

There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Shell,
BG and the combined group and that could cause results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward looking statements included in this
announcement, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude
oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell, BG and the combined
group's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production
results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry
competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with
the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets,
and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of
doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international
sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including
regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial
market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks,
including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of
contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of
projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in
trading conditions.

All forward looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred
to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking
statements. Additional risk factors that may affect future results are
contained in Shell's Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2014 (available
at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). These risk factors expressly
qualify all forward looking statements contained in this announcement and
should also be considered by the reader.

For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to
differ from forward looking statements relating to BG and the BG group, refer
to BG's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014.

Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement.
None of Shell, the Shell group, BG or the BG group undertakes any obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated,
implied or inferred from the forward looking statements contained in this
announcement.



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