TIDMRDSA TIDMBG.

RNS Number : 9737O

Threadneedle Asset Mangmt Hldgs Ltd

12 February 2016

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 (on behalf of 
                                                             affiliate companies that carry on 
                                                             the business of fund and portfolio management) 
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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:                  11/02/2016 
 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 
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                                                                                Number        %         Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                             20,548,738*   0.515% 
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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:                                                                     20,548,738*   0.515% 
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*The change in the holding of 366 shares since the last disclosure, (RNS Number 8351O) is due to the transfer in of a discretionary holding.

 
 Class of relevant security:                                                               B Ord EUR 0.07 
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                                                                                   Interests          Short positions 
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                                                                                Number        %         Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                             42,998,471*   1.762% 
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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:                                                                     42,998,471*   1.762% 
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*The change in the holding of 172 shares since the last disclosure, (RNS Number 8351O) is due to the transfer in of a discretionary holding.

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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       A Ord EUR 0.07           Purchase                     808,439                    GBP 14.55 
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         A ADR USD              Purchase      19 (Representing 38 Ordinary Shares)      USD 41.99 
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         A ADR USD              Purchase      50 (Representing 100 Ordinary Shares)     USD 42.12 
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         A ADR USD                Sale        45 (Representing 90 Ordinary Shares)      USD 42.32 
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 Class of relevant security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
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       B Ord EUR 0.07           Purchase             26,707            GBP 14.39 
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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. 
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   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 

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