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REG - State Street Global Royal Dutch Shell BG Group - Form 8.3 - Royal Dutch Shell Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BG.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

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RNS Number : 5368T
State Street Global Advisors
20 July 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:                                                                                                                                                                                                         State Street Global Advisors & 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                                                                                        17-July-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/AIf 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 - 113,943,161 SharesADR - 7706 Shares (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares)  
                                                                                     Interests                                                                              Short positions  
 Number                                                                              %                                                                                      Number           %  
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                    113,950,867                                                                            2.90838%              
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                       28,395                                                                                 0.00072%              
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                                                               
 TOTAL:                                                                              113,979,262                                                                            2.90911%              
 
 
The change in the holding of 3,715 shares since the last disclosure for
dealing 16 July 2015 is due to the transfer out of a discretionary holding 
 
 Class of relevant security:                                                         EUR 0.07 B ordinary - 69,869,860 SharesADR - 2560 Shares (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares)  
                                                                                     Interests                                                                             Short positions  
 Number                                                                              %                                                                                     Number           %  
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                    69,872,420                                                                            2.86314%              
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                       69,632                                                                                0.00285%              
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                                                              
 TOTAL:                                                                              69,942,052                                                                            2.86600%              
 
 
The change in the holding of 575 shares since the last disclosure for dealing
16 July 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 Form 8 (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       17,403                GBP 18.14       
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Purchase       1,181                 GBP 18.14       
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Purchase       3,608                 GBP 18.32       
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Purchase       696                   GBP 18.32       
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Purchase       14,724                GBP 18.14       
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Sale           2,937                 GBP 18.14       
 EUR 0.07 A ordinary         Sale           5,495                 GBP 18.1161     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       4,768                 GBP 18.2778     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       11,311                GBP 18.295      
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       11,949                GBP 18.2778     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       2,120                 GBP 18.295      
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       4,674                 GBP 18.277801   
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       639                   GBP 18.295008   
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       9,292                 GBP 18.295      
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       465                   GBP 18.52       
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Purchase       31,189                GBP 18.2778     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Sale           1,841                 GBP 18.295003   
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Sale           4,200                 GBP 18.2844     
 EUR 0.07 B ordinary         Sale           3,448                 GBP 18.2844     
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.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  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.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 dealinge.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:  20-July-2015     
 Contact name:        Colin Fernandes  
 Telephone number:    020 395 6221     
 
 
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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