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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:                                                                                                                                                                                                  Wellington Management Group LLP 
(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:                                                                                                                                    Royal Dutch Shell plc 
      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(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:                                                                                                                                                                                   07 October 2015 
      For an opening position disclosure, state 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 it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                                                                                                                                                BG Group plc 
2.      POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
(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:                                                               A Shares (GB00B03MLX29) - 3,669,579 
                                                                                          Depository Receipts (US7802592060) - 9,053,182 (representing  18,106,364 shares on a converted basis) 
                                                                                          Interests                                                                                                                                      Short Positions 
                                                                                          Number                                                                                                                                 %       Number  % 
(1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                        21,775,943                                                                                                                             0.55 %  14,948  0.00 % 
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives: 
(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  purchase/DEALING: 
      Total                                                                               21,775,943 *                                                                                                                           0.55 %  14,948  0.00 % 
*Wellington Management Group LLP does not have discretion regarding  voting decisions in respect of 17,188,491 shares that are included  in the total above. 
Class of relevant security:                                                               B Shares (GB00B03MM408) - 9,181,263 
                                                                                          Depository Receipts (US7802591070) - 26,668 (representing 53,336  shares on a converted basis) 
                                                                                          Interests                                                                                                                                      Short Positions 
                                                                                          Number                                                                                                                                 %       Number  % 
(1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                        9,234,599                                                                                                                              0.38 %  518     0.00 % 
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives: 
(3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  purchase/DEALING:    4,276                                                                                                                                  0.00 % 
      Total                                                                               9,238,875 *                                                                                                                            0.38 %  518     0.00 % 
*Wellington Management Group LLP does not have discretion regarding  voting decisions in respect of 5,308,637 shares that are included in  the total above. 
(b)     Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and  other executive 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 
(a)    Purchases and sales 
Class of relevant security                                                                      Purchase/DEALING                                                           Number of securities                                                                                                                          Price per unit 
B Shares (GB00B03MM408)                                                                         Purchase                                                                1,882,937                                                                                                                                     18.1176 GBP 
B Shares (GB00B03MM408)                                                                         Purchase                                                                730,160                                                                                                                                       18.1253 GBP 
(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 descriptione.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?     YES 
Date of disclosure                                      08 October 2015 
Contact name                                            Mark O'Brien 
Telephone number                                        44-20-7126-6310 
 
 

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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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