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RNS Number : 4143P
State Street Global Advisors
05 June 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:
StateStreet GlobalAdvisors&Affiliates
(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
04-June-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"
YES / NO / N/A
If YES, specify which:
YES - BG Group Plc
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:
EUR 0.07 A ordinary - 106,272,445 Shares
ADR - 7214 Shares (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
114,092,241
2.92951%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
28,395
0.00073%


(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
114,120,636
2.93024%


Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary - 70,215,467 Shares
ADR - 2240 Shares (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
70,217,707
2.87729%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
69,632
0.00285%


(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:




 TOTAL:
70,287,339
2.88014%


The change in the holding of 444,384 shares since the last disclosure for dealing 03 June 2015 is due to the transfer in of a discretionary holding.
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
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
14,488
GBP 19.015
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
2,103
GBP 19.015002
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
10,794
GBP 19.015
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
10,645
GBP 19.015
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
5,918
GBP 19.050301
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
3,232
GBP 19.08
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
35,067
GBP 19.3579
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
2,940
GBP 19.233401
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
8,835
GBP 19.2577
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
9,080
GBP 19.18
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
1,418
GBP 19.357898
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
21,240
GBP 19.2577
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
6,954
GBP 19.257701
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
51,351
GBP 19.2577
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
5,033
GBP 19.257699
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
101
GBP 19.21505
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
708
GBP 19.18
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
5,580
GBP 19.18
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
262
GBP 19.235
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit




(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit








(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/ exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit




(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:
05-June-2015
Contact name:
Colin Fernandes
Telephone number:
020 395 6221
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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