UBS Asset Management Form 8.3 - Royal Dutch Shell Plc Replacement (8293G)

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RNS Number : 8293G

UBS Asset Management

24 November 2015

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 4943G released at 14:34pm on the 20th November 2015. Amendments made to 2 (a) Positions of person Making the Disclosure and 3 (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) and Supplemental Form added only. All information remains unchanged

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:                                                                    UBS Asset Management * 
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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 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 
 identity 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                     19 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 respect   Yes 
  of any other party to the offer?                                                               BG Group Plc 
  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 
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                                                                               Interests           Short positions 
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                                                                            Number       %         Number         % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                         34,078,982     0.86               0     0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                80,155     0.00               0     0.00 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
  purchase/sell:                                                             344,796     0.00               0     0.00 
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   TOTAL:                                                                 34,496,429     0.87               0     0.00 
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 Class of relevant security:                                                         EUR 0.07 B ordinary 
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                                                                             Interests             Short positions 
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                                                                          Number         %         Number         % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                         31,435,268     1.29               0     0.00 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                     0     0.00               0     0.00 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
  purchase/sell:                                                                   0     0.00               0     0.00 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------  -------  --------------  ------- 
 
   TOTAL:                                                                 31,435,268     1.29               0     0.00 
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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 
 
 Class of relevant security     Purchase/sale    Number of securities    Price per unit 
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 EUR 0.07 A ordinary           PURCHASE                           869      16.660000 GBP 
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 EUR 0.07 A ordinary           SALE                             1,382      16.660000 GBP 
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 EUR 0.07 A ordinary           SALE                           214,000      23.991800 EUR 
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 EUR 0.07 B ordinary           PURCHASE                         1,649      16.815000 GBP 
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 EUR 0.07 B ordinary           SALE                             1,366      16.815000 GBP 
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  TOTAL PURCHASE                                                2,518 
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  TOTAL SALE                                                  216,748 
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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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 EUR 0.07 A ordinary       Contract for Difference   CLOSE LONG POSITION                      6,445      23.984603 EUR 
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   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
 
    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 

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