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RNS Number : 7205B

Threadneedle Asset Mangmt Hldgs Ltd

08 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")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                 Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions    Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ultimate parent company of 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a):                          Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is               Ltd and affiliated companies. 
 insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
 settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant   Royal Dutch Shell Plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an 
 offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                  07/10/2015 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest 
 practicable date prior to the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the        BG Group Plc 
 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" 
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   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:                                                               A Ord EUR 0.07 
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                                                                                    Interests         Short positions 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                 Number       %         Number      % 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------  -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                              19,927,551   0.506% 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                      19,927,551   0.506% 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------  -------------  --- 
 
 
 Class of relevant security:                                                               B Ord EUR 0.07 
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                                                                                   Interests          Short positions 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                Number        %         Number      % 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  -------  -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                             37,074,866*   1.519% 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  -------  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                                                                     37,074,866*   1.519% 
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*The change in the holding of 70 shares since the last disclosure, (RNS Number 5694B), is due to the transfer in of a discretionary holding.

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: 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 
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   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 
---------------------------  --------------  -----------------------------------  --------------- 
       A Ord EUR 0.07           Purchase                    46,393                   GBP 17.83 
---------------------------  --------------  -----------------------------------  --------------- 
         A ADR USD                Sale        2 (Representing 4 Ordinary Shares)     USD 54.58 
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         A ADR USD                Sale        1 (Representing 2 Ordinary Shares)     USD 54.67 
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 Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
      security 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
  B Ord EUR 0.07       Purchase             12,161            GBP 18.08 
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  B Ord EUR 0.07       Purchase             49,123            GBP 18.11 
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  B Ord EUR 0.07       Purchase             14,714            GBP 18.14 
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  B Ord EUR 0.07       Purchase            124,131            GBP 18.15 
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     B ADR USD           Sale         100 (Representing       USD 55.45 
                                         200 Ordinary 
                                            Shares) 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
     B ADR USD           Sale          9 (Representing        USD 55.60 
                                          18 Ordinary 
                                            Shares) 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
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   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 

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