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RNS Number : 3102J
AllianzGI-Global Equity Business
16 December 2015
  FORM 8.3
PUBLIC 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:
Allianz Global Investors - Global Equity Business Unit
(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
 15 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"
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 shares
(incl. A ADRs)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
43,930,166
1.11%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
16,000
0.00003%
143,000
0.004%
 TOTAL:
43,946,166
1.11%
143,000
0.004%
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
(incl. B ADRs)
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
10,248,468
0.42%


(2) Cash-settled derivatives:




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


94,000
0.004%
 TOTAL:
10,248,468
0.42%
94,000
0.004%
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 (USD)
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
51
44.8492
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
154
44.8392
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
212
44.8292
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
294
44.8291
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
77
44.8192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
99
44.8123
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
91
44.8119
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
79
44.8118
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
421
44.8091
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
113
44.7991
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
332
44.7982
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
48
44.7742
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
585
44.7741
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
296
44.7730
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
36
44.7703
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
425
44.7701
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
140
44.7700
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
70
44.7693
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
338
44.7692
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
126
44.7691
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
142
44.7661
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
98
44.7592
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
3,172
44.7536
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
155
44.7493
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
150
44.7492
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
655
44.7453
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
537
44.7442
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
139
44.7428
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
3,166
44.7392
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
100
44.7230
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
254
44.7217
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
256
44.7213
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
695
44.7192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
98
44.7191
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
90
44.7157
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
319
44.7155
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
165
44.7093
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
347
44.7091
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
255
44.7031
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
66
44.7027
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
596
44.6993
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
773
44.6992
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
128
44.6991
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
461
44.6979
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
40
44.6955
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
53
44.6940
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
82
44.6920
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
463
44.6892
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
307
44.6891
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
70
44.6821
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
5
44.6820
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
90
44.6819
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
1,205
44.6796
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
165
44.6792
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
83
44.6719
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
903
44.6692
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
117
44.6591
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
130
44.6568
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
253
44.6492
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
585
44.6391
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
209
44.6291
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
441
44.6208
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
156
44.6192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
61
44.6111
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
444
44.5482
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
225
44.5324
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
308
44.5192
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
212
44.4992
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
650
44.4892
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Sale
162
44.4891
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
18
44.4750
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
142
44.4751
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
25
44.4752
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
102
44.4850
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
120
44.4851
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
5
44.6780
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
25
44.6784
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
1,505
44.6785
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
35
44.6786
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
20
44.6790
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
100
44.6900
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
230
44.7000
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
45
44.7100
EUR 0.07
A type ADRs
Purchase
35
44.7200
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Sale
197,864
19.9944 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
1,920
20.2823 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary shares
Purchase
110,000
20.3050 EUR
EUR 0.07 B ordinary shares
Purchase
424,288
14.6975 GBP
 
(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?
YES
Date of disclosure:
16 December 2015
Contact name:
Sujith Sudevan
Telephone number:
+44 (0) 20 3246 7578
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
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:
Allianz Global Investors - Global Equity Business Unit
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Written or purchased
Number of securities to which option or derivative relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g.American, European etc.
Expiry date
A type shares
Call Option
Written
68,000
EUR 30 
American
18 Dec 2015
A type shares
Call Option
Written
75,000
EUR 25.5
American
18 Dec 2015
A type shares
Call Option
Purchased
16,000
EUR 30 
American
18 Dec 2015
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
36,000
GBP 20
American
18 March 2016
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
34,000
GBP 22
American
18 March 2016
B type shares
Put Option
Purchased
24,000
GBP 18 
American
18 Mar 2016
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences ("CFDs") or spread bets.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing 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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