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RNS Number : 6993K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 April 2015
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.
KEY INFORMATION
(a) 
Name of exempt principal trader: 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(b) 
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
BG Group PLC
(c) 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) 
Date dealing undertaken: 
17/04/2015
(e) 
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
YES 
If YES, specify which: 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC 
2.
DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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
Purchases/
sales 
Total number of securities
Highest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Lowest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Purchase
2,217,428
11.96 GBP
11.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
2,416,106
11.96 GBP
11.77 GBP
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions 
Class of 
relevant security 
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a 
long/short position, increasing/reducing a 
long/short position 
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,049,333
11.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,046,616
11.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
308
11.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
361
11.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2
11.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
18,800
11.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,200
11.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
12,000
11.799 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,960
11.886 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
592
11.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,958
11.875 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
401
11.944 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,090
11.906 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7,905
11.951 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,282
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
7,936
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7,936
11.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
36,286
11.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
100
11.902 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
4,301
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
60,349
11.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
44,782
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
22,134
11.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
38,215
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
44,782
11.88 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class 
of
relevant security 
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number 
of
securities to which option relates 
Exercise 
price
per unit 
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(ii)
Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/
exercised
against 
Number of 
securities 
Exercise Price per 
unit 
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.
OTHER INFORMATION
(a)
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal 
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
None
(b)
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: 
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
Date of disclosure:
20/04/2015
Contact name:
Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:
0207 995 1335
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.
KEY INFORMATION
(a) 
Name of exempt principal trader: 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(b) 
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(c) 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) 
Date dealing undertaken: 
17/04/2015
(e) 
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
YES 
If YES, specify which: 

BG Group PLC 
2.
DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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
Purchases/
sales 
Total number of securities
Highest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Lowest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
419,205
29.435 EUR
28.94 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,280,177
21.19 GBP
20.79 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
238,291
29.42 EUR
28.95 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,092,694
21.19 GBP
20.79 GBP
ADR (A Shares) - ISIN US7802592060
Sale
1,600
62.72 USD
62.51 USD
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,405,264
21.58 GBP
21.16 GBP
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,155,347
21.58 GBP
21.09 GBP
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions 
Class of 
relevant security 
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a 
long/short position, increasing/reducing a 
long/short position 
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
29,460
20.835 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19,088
29.346 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
750
29.162 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
701,707
20.907 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
343
20.907 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
309
29.365 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
551
29.032 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
665
29.019 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,122
29.011 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,361
29.01 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,000
29.014 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
754
20.985 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
761
29.019 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15,809
21.1 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
29,060
29.235 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
701,707
20.905 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,931
29.098 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
846
20.817 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
46
20.806 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,025
29.305 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,040
20.924 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
41,291
20.972 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,490
21.178 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,000
21.168 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
40,209
21.216 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
268
21.216 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
743,848
21.288 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,446
21.385 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,000
21.385 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,797
21.256 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
19,438
21.29339 GBP 
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,220
21.305392 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,515
21.29339 GBP 
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
218,155
21.326565 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
227,245
21.326565 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,556
21.236 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,758
21.322 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
742,900
21.286 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
18
21.173 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,486
21.186 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,933
21.182 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
696
21.174 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,103
21.18 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,132
21.137 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
848
21.137 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
206
21.306 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
261
21.193 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
859
21.297 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
168
21.277 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,195
21.289 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,939
21.275 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,644
21.25 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,352
21.176 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,097
21.176 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,454
21.205 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,368
21.205 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,023
21.176 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,916
21.156 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,735
21.368413 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
19,438
21.260814 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of
relevant security 
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of
securities to which option relates 
Exercise 
price
per unit 
Type e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(ii)
Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/
exercised
against 
Number of 
securities 
Exercise Price per 
unit 
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.
OTHER INFORMATION
(a)
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal 
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
None
(b)
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: 
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
Date of disclosure:
20/04/2015
Contact name:
Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:
0207 995 1335
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 

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