LONDON, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:                     Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A)(NYSE:RDS.B)

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short                            

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):    N/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 offeree in relation to whose                  

relevant securities this form relates:          BG Group plc                                    

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                  

(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the                        

offeree?                                        OFFEROR                                                                

(e) Date position held:                         17 April 2015                  

The latest practicable date prior to the                                      

disclosure                                                                    

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above,                            

is the discloser making disclosures in respect                              

of any other party to the offer?                YES

If YES, specify which:                          Royal Dutch Shell plc                

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,                                  

state "N/A"                                                                    

2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 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

                  
    Class of relevant security:                    Ordinary shares [1]               
                                          Interests               Short positions   
                                      Number         %           Number          %       
    (1) Relevant securities owned
    and/or controlled:                   Nil         0              Nil          0                                                             
    (2) Cash-settled derivatives:        Nil         0              Nil          0                                       
    (3) Stock-settled derivatives
    (including options) and agreements
    to purchase/sell:                    Nil         0              Nil          0                                                         
    TOTAL:                               Nil         0              Nil          0

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).

[1] Percentage calculations are based on the total voting rights in BG Group plc being 3,414,579,545.

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities

Class of relevant security in relation                                    

to which subscription right exists:    N/A                                        

Details, including nature of the                                    

rights concerned and relevant                                                  

percentages:                           N/A                                                         

3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:                              

(A) Interests held by directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc and their close relatives and related trusts    

                                                                                  
    Class of relevant security                                                 
                     Ordinary shares           %                                     
    Guy Elliott                  108        0.000003
    Euleen Goh                 6,500        0.000190
    Sir Nigel Sheinwald          280        0.000008

(B) Interests held by other presumed concert parties of Royal Dutch Shell plc

            
    Class of relevant security                                                 
                                          Ordinary shares            %                                     
    Shell Asset Management Company B.V.     2,365,904 [2]       0.069288
    Merrill Lynch International                   871           0.000026

[2] Shell Asset Management Company B.V. does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect of these 2,365,904 shares.

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).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:          

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 party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)                                  NO      

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)                                             NO      

Date of disclosure: 20 April 2015                          
Contact name: Sarah Else                            
Telephone number: +44-(0)207-934-4456
                         

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 http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

SOURCE Royal Dutch Shell plc