Offer by Royal Dutch Shell plc for BG Group plc PR Newswire LONDON, December 18, 2015 LONDON , December 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC RULE 2.10 ANNOUNCEMENT NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION Disclosure of total Royal Dutch Shell plc shares in issue pursuant to Rule 2.10 Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) announces that it has today issued 49,040,564 A ordinary shares of €0.07 each in relation to the scrip dividend programme for the third quarter 2015 interim dividend. In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Code”), Royal Dutch Shell plc confirms that following this issue, it has the following relevant securities held and in issue outside treasury: 3,990,921,569 A ordinary shares of €0.07 each, with ISIN reference GB00B03MLX29; and 2,440,410,614 B ordinary shares of €0.07 each, with ISIN reference GB00B03MM408, each admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and on Euronext Amsterdam. The total number of Royal Dutch Shell plc A ordinary shares and B ordinary shares held and in issue outside treasury is 6,431,332,183. […]