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RNS Number : 7170Q
State Street Global Advisors
19 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
18-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 - 113,940,122 Shares
ADR - 7214 Shares (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
113,947,336
2.92579%


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


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




 TOTAL:
113,975,731
2.92652%


Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary - 70,068,014 Shares
ADR - 2240 Shares (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
70,070,254
2.87125%


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


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




 TOTAL:
70,139,886
2.87410%


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
2,072
GBP 18.434102
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
14,172
GBP 18.4365
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
3,289
GBP 18.45
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
2,357
GBP 18.354098
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
1,090
GBP 18.369
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
34,607
GBP 18.369
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
2,193
GBP 18.369001
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
1,403
GBP 18.369002
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
780
GBP 18.35
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
3,080
GBP 18.369
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
2,550
GBP 18.369
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
11,937
GBP 18.44
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
13,583
GBP 18.369
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
307
GBP 18.341401
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
2,316
GBP 18.44
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
53,285
GBP 25.6999
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
7,069
GBP 18.725301
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
2,063
GBP 18.73
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
22,025
GBP 18.6745
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
26,126
GBP 18.6745
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,358
GBP 18.674499
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,085
GBP 18.674498
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
6,859
GBP 18.725001
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
10,986
GBP 18.6745
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
311
GBP 18.665016
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
1,452
GBP 18.725
 
(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:
19-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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