TIDMADN TIDMRDSA

RNS Number : 9583G

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

25 November 2015

3FORM 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:                                                             Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
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 (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. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form          Royal Dutch Shell PLC 
 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:                                              24 November 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 discloser making disclosures in    Yes - BG Group PLC 
 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:                                                               Ordinary A Shares 
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                                                                                     Interests        Short positions 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                   Number      %        Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                71,726,877   1.82 
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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:                                                                      71,726,877   1.82 
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 Class of relevant security:                                                               Ordinary B Shares 
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                                                                                     Interests        Short positions 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                   Number      %        Number      % 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                78,422,138   3.21 
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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:                                                                      78,422,138   3.21 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 

*Difference of 684,000 shares from the previous notification is due to a client termination.

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 
---------------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 Ordinary A                   Sale            925                    GBP 16.200 
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 Ordinary A                   Sale            97,841                 GBP 16.500 
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 Ordinary A                   Purchase        237,747                GBP 16.500 
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 Ordinary B                   Sale            702                    GBP 16.310 
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 Ordinary B                   Sale            61,290                 GBP 16.675 
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 Ordinary B                   Purchase        153,690                GBP 16.675 
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 Ordinary A                   Sale            19,000                 GBP 16.500 
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 Ordinary B                   Sale            11,500                 GBP 16.675 
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 Ordinary B                   Sale            48,000                 GBP 16.319 
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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 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
-------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 

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