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26/08/2015 15:00

RNS Number : 1901X
BlackRock Group
26 August 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")
4. (c) Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser:
BlackRock, Inc.
(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.
N/A
(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
25 August 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
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
262,767,610
6.70%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,521,521
0.03%
0
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
226,000
0.00%
 TOTAL:
264,289,131
6.74%
226,000
0.00%
Class of relevant security:
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
206,066,544
8.44%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
2,840,341
0.11%
561,932
0.02%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
41,000
0.00%
 TOTAL:
208,906,885
8.56%
602,932
0.02%
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 - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
12,472
GBP 16.1191
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
170,664
GBP 16.1900
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
1,967
EUR 22.3623
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
1,739
EUR 22.3628
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
23,356
EUR 22.3847
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchase
151,917
EUR 22.3850
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
1,426
GBP 16.0105
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
193,860
GBP 16.1900
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
404,184
EUR 22.3850
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
1,799
EUR 22.4900
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sale
5,000
EUR 22.5100
(a) Purchases and sales - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
258
GBP 16.1600
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
12,613
GBP 16.1752
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
107,328
GBP 16.3350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchase
228,000
GBP 16.6837
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
117,602
GBP 16.3350
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sale
167,253
GBP 16.9250
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
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
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
42,173
GBP 16.1371
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
27,416
EUR 22.3338
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing Long
304
GBP 16.1710
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
39,432
GBP 16.2769
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
345
GBP 16.3378
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Long
42,620
GBP 16.3400
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing Short
61,491
GBP 16.2816
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
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








(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Writing
41,000
GBP
16.5000
American
18/08/2015
GBP 0.3800
(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) - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
A ADSs*
Transfer In of ADSs
1000

EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
20,001
GBP 16.1900
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
264,337
GBP 16.8600
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
5,457
EUR 22.3850
*Please note each A ADS converts to two ordinary A shares.
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
24,260
GBP 15.8600
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Transfer Out of Shares
10,542
GBP 16.3350
B ADSs*
Transfer Out of ADSs
176

*Please note each B ADS converts to two ordinary B shares.
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:
26 August 2015
Contact name:
Gareth Slade
Telephone number:
+44 20 7743 2536
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 STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure:
BlackRock, Inc.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:
Royal Dutch Shell PLC 
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
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 ADSs
Call Option
Written
75,000
USD
58.5680
European
31/08/2015
A ADSs
Call Option
Written
20,000
USD
55.0000
American
18/09/2015
A ADSs
Call Option
Written
31,000
USD
60.0000
American
18/09/2015
A ADSs
Call Option
Written
100,000
USD
56.9262
European
15/10/2015
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Call Option
Written
41,000
GBP
16.5000
American
18/09/2015
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 cash-settled derivatives.
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 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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