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RNS Number : 1286L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
23 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
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: 
22/04/2015
(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
477,531
29.285 EUR
28.89 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
815,741
20.95 GBP
20.66 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
427,378
29.285 EUR
29.01 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
791,907
20.96 GBP
20.66 GBP
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,093,687
21.24 GBP
20.99 GBP
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,381,088
21.33 GBP
20.97 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
4,734
20.812 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23,856
29.082 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
500
29.041 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
625,991
20.798 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,014
29.015 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
330
29.054 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,209
29.048 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
531
29.05 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
39
29.05 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,957
29.114 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
341
29.204 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
715
29.05 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1
20.698 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
272
29.197 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,766
29.08 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19,939
29.042 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,232
29.024 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,066
29.042 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,917
29.049 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,711
20.862 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
20,500
31.14 USD
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
987
20.873 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
911
29.05 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
67,618
29.05 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
625,991
20.797 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7
20.753 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1
29.13 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2
29.13 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3
29.13 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,500
20.732 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,000
20.732 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,500
20.732 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
715
29.08 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,957
29.08 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
341
29.083 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
917
29.08 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,248
29.083 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
531
29.106 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
423
20.677 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
292
20.681 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
501
29.067 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
21,115
29.045 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,459
20.709 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
994
20.662 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,795
20.698 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,107
20.777 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,968
20.777 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,711
20.777 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
100
20.698 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1
28.979 EUR
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14,072
21.053 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,357
21.048 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
751,761
21.095 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,132
21.046 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
673
21.072 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
233
21.089 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
483
21.07 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,146
21.005 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
300,000
21.13 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
18,249
21.034 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14,559
21.097 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,614
21.102 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,114
21.097 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
751,761
21.093 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
307
21.025 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
770
21.025 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
229
21.036 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
36
20.986 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
21
21.069 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4
21.124 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
616
21.124 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
258
21.069 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
21,399
20.996 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
920
21.001 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,114
21.085 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8,614
21.085 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,559
21.107 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:
23/04/2015
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
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: 
22/04/2015
(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
2,512,984
11.98 GBP
11.785 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
2,521,836
11.94 GBP
11.785 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
Short
690,102
11.844 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,694
11.845 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
690,102
11.845 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
10,000
11.851 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
21,232
11.8 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
21,000
11.885 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
493
11.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,300
11.867 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
597
11.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
308
11.924 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
308
11.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,709
11.822 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
673
11.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,878
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,283
11.824 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,303
11.824 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,858
11.857 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
408
11.857 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,712
11.824 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,858
11.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
408
11.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
673
11.837 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
4,590
11.837 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,303
11.854 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
15,456
11.815 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
703
11.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
308
11.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
11,078
11.861 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
500
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
5,871
11.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
15,238
11.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
7,905
11.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
18,727
11.828 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,069
11.854 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,941
11.854 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,937
11.864 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
100
11.82 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
34,544
11.815 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
40,972
11.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
47,688
11.85 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
34,441
11.836 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
29,531
11.836 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
29,531
11.83 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
82,129
11.842 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:
23/04/2015
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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