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BlackRock Group
23 October 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 22 October 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: 261,588,594 6.63% 0 0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 3,001,315 0.07% 0 0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 409,500 0.01%
TOTAL: 264,589,909 6.71% 409,500 0.01%
Class of relevant security: EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 205,343,724 8.41% 0 0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 2,508,746 0.10% 700,093 0.02%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 207,852,470 8.51% 700,093 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 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 - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Purchase 62,734 GBP 17.8700
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Sale 8,060 GBP 17.6994
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Sale 2,639 GBP 17.8050
(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 37,552 GBP 18.0300
EUR 0.07 B ordinary Purchase 160 GBP 18.0311
EUR 0.07 B ordinary Purchase 624 GBP 18.1000
EUR 0.07 B ordinary Sale 6,124 GBP 17.8968
EUR 0.07 B ordinary Sale 3,084 GBP 17.9259
EUR 0.07 B ordinary Sale 1,749 GBP 18.1000
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 A ordinary
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
EUR 0.07 A ordinary CFD Increasing Long 8,140 GBP 17.8727
EUR 0.07 A ordinary CFD Increasing Long 9,860 EUR 24.6958
EUR 0.07 A ordinary CFD Reducing Long 4,637 GBP 17.8692
EUR 0.07 A ordinary CFD Reducing Long 4,573 EUR 24.6999
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions - EUR 0.07 B ordinary
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
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Increasing Long 28,963 GBP 18.0159
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Increasing Long 12,635 GBP 18.0310
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,366 GBP 18.0336
EUR 0.07 B ordinary CFD Reducing Long 957 GBP 18.0360
(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) - EUR
0.07 A ordinary
Class of relevant security Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable)
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Transfer In of Shares 28,777 GBP 17.8700
A ADSs* Transfer In of ADSs 100
EUR 0.07 A ordinary Transfer Out of Shares 5,463 EUR 24.7500
*Please note each A ADS converts to 2 ordinary A shares
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) - EUR
0.07 B ordinary
Class of relevant security Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable)
EUR 0.07 B ordinary Transfer In of Shares 19,548 GBP 18.0300
B ADSs* Transfer In of ADSs 300
B ADSs* Transfer Out of ADSs 1,175
*Please note each B ADS converts to 2 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: 23 October 2015
Contact name: Gareth Slade
Telephone number: +44 20 7743 2536
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 Typee.g. American, European etc. Expiry date
A ADSs Call Option Written 97,000 USD48.2750 European 03/11/2015
A ADSs Call Option Written 105,000 USD50.0000 American 20/11/2015
A ADSs Call Option Written 107,500 USD55.0000 American 20/11/2015
A ADSs Call Option Written 100,000 USD55.7509 European 01/12/2015
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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