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Threadneedle Asset Mangmt Hldgs Ltd

13 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:                  12/10/2015 
 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:                              18,763,474   0.476% 
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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:                                                                      18,763,474   0.476% 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------  -------------  --- 
 
 
 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:                              37,101,459   1.520% 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------  -------------  --- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                                                                      37,101,459   1.520% 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------  -------------  --- 
 

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             Sale                        50,743                     GBP 17.91 
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         A ADR USD              Purchase      111 (Representing 222 Ordinary Shares)     USD 55.07 
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         A ADR USD                Sale          2 (Representing 4 Ordinary Shares)       USD 54.79 
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         A ADR USD                Sale        108 (Representing 216 Ordinary Shares)     USD 54.85 
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         A ADR USD                Sale         38 (Representing 76 Ordinary Shares)      USD 55.06 
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 Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
      security 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
  B Ord EUR 0.07       Purchase             7,295             GBP 18.28 
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     B ADR USD         Purchase        78 (Representing       USD 55.71 
                                         156 Ordinary 
                                            Shares) 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
     B ADR USD           Sale          4 (Representing        USD 55.47 
                                      8 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 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
   (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 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 

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