JPMorgan Asset Management Form 8.3 - Royal Dutch Shell Plc Amendment (8271G)

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RNS Number : 8271G

JPMorgan Asset Management

24 November 2015

AMENDMENT

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:                                                                 JPMorgan Asset Management 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from       N/A 
 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 relates:     Royal Dutch Shell PLC 
  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     Yes 
 identity                                                                                     BG Group PLC 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                  20 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 
 respect                                                                                      BG Group PLC 
 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:                                                         EUR 0.07 A Ordinary Shares 
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                                                                                    Interests         Short positions 
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                                                                                  Number       %        Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                              17,712,605 *   0.45 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                    6,930       0.00 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                      17,719,535 *   0.45 
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*In addition to the dealings in section 3, there is an increase in the holding of 359 ADR due to a transfer.

 
 Class of relevant security:                                                         EUR 0.07 B Ordinary Shares 
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                                                                                    Interests         Short positions 
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                                                                                  Number       %      Number       % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                23,242,718   0.95 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                  1,039,069     0.04    987,126    0.04 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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   TOTAL:                                                                       24,281,787    0.99    987,126    0.04 
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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 

EUR 0.07 A Ordinary Shares

 
 Class of relevant security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
---------------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
            ADR                 Purchase               21             49.6550 USD 
 
             ADR                   Sale                167             49.6490 USD 
             ADR                   Sale                249             49.6990 USD 
             ADR                   Sale                34              49.7090 USD 
             ADR                   Sale                40              49.8790 USD 
             ADR                   Sale                24              49.9690 USD 
             ADR                   Sale                47              50.0490 USD 
             ADR                   Sale                 4              50.0500 USD 
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EUR 0.07 B Ordinary Shares

 
 Class of relevant security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
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       Ordinary Share           Purchase            111,861           16.7250 GBP 
 
             ADR                   Sale                84              50.0090 USD 
             ADR                   Sale                35              50.2390 USD 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 

EUR 0.07 A Ordinary Shares

 
    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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