TIDMRDSA

RNS Number : 2528H

Societe Generale SA

27 November 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:                                                 Société Générale S.A. 
 (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             Royal Dutch Shell Plc 
 form relates: 
 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:                                                 26/11/2015 
 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                  YES : BG Group Plc 
 disclosures in respect 
 of any other party to the offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
                                                                            ------------------------------------------ 
 
   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          EUR 0.07 A ordinary:13,296,161 Shares interests and 16,975,436 shares as short 
         security:                                                 position 
 
                                 ADR (referencing the A ords): 452,978 equivalent Shares interests and 99,531 
                                                               equivalent Shares 
                                                               as short position 
                                                       Where (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares) 
                                            Interests                                Short positions 
                            -----------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
                                     Number                  %                  Number                   % 
                            ------------------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 (1) Relevant securities 
  owned and/or controlled:         13,749,139               0.35              17,074,967                0.43 
                            ------------------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 (2) Cash-settled 
  derivatives:                     55,058,006               1.40               3,937,614                0.10 
                            ------------------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 (3) Stock-settled 
  derivatives (including 
  options) and agreements 
  to purchase/sell:                 4,422,477               0.11               6,292,470                0.16 
                            ------------------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 
   TOTAL:                          73,229,622               1.86              27,305,051                0.69 
                            ------------------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
     Class of relevant        EUR 0.07 B ordinary: 2,574,541 Shares interests and 10,118,057 shares as short position 
         security: 
                                  ADR (referencing the B ords): 40,270, equivalent Shares interests and 1,109,588 
                                                                     equivalent 
                                                              Shares as short position 
                                                         Where (1 ADR = 2 ordinary shares) 
                                               Interests                                 Short positions 
                             --------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
                                        Number                   %                    Number                   % 
                             ---------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------- 
 (1) Relevant securities 
  owned and/or controlled:            2,614,811                 0.11                11,227,645               0.46 
                             ---------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------- 
 (2) Cash-settled 
  derivatives:                        11,425,099                0.47                  11,322                 0.00 
                             ---------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------- 
 (3) Stock-settled 
  derivatives (including 
  options) and agreements 
  to purchase/sell:                   1,238,200                 0.05                 774,000                 0.03 
                             ---------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------- 
 
   TOTAL:                             15,278,110                0.63                12,012,967               0.49 
                             ---------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------- 
 

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: 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 
 
 
   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 Ordinary               Purchase               966                24.005 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              17,123            23.8210921 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              10,803           23.93847866 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              17,122           23.79064654 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              2,533            23.76453218 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase               600             24.03501667 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              1,866            23.78078242 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              1,692            23.79973995 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              5,000               23.995 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              5,000               23.995 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              4,102               23.995 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase               160                23.995 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase               706                23.995 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase              2,296               23.995 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
         A Ordinary               Purchase             238,957           23.83245988 
                              ----------------  ---------------------  --------------- 

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