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    REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch BG Group Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BG.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

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    16/07/2015 08:17
    RNS Number : 5156O
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    28 May 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: 
    27/05/2015
    (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
    2,519,282
    11.46 GBP
    11.35 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Sale
    1,189,330
    11.465 GBP
    11.35 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
    388,105
    11.411 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    388,105
    11.413 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    26,585
    11.445 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    353
    11.366 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    2,125
    11.407 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    302
    11.398 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    2,125
    11.398 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,528
    11.407 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,049
    11.441 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    416
    11.395 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    963
    11.379 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    3,553
    11.45 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    12,337
    11.406 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    5,019
    11.432 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,131
    11.416 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,291
    11.416 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    60,000
    11.417 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    34,500
    11.413 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    540,500
    11.413 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    27,582
    11.412 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    26,913
    11.416 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    13,479
    11.412 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    524
    11.415 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    263
    11.395 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    263
    11.395 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    524
    11.413 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    27,582
    11.402 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    40,392
    11.403 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:
    28/05/2015
    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: 
    27/05/2015
    (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 - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Purchase
    810,386
    19.86 GBP
    19.58 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Sale
    1,097,735
    19.867 GBP
    19.6 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    869,636
    27.775 EUR
    27.435 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    693,018
    19.62 GBP
    19.34 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    491,926
    27.76 EUR
    27.435 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    807,909
    19.62 GBP
    19.38 GBP
    ADR - ISIN US7802592060
    Sale
    10,200
    60.115 USD
    60.1 USD
    (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 GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    414,458
    19.738 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    414,458
    19.74 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    1,376
    19.669 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,067
    19.749 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    91
    19.749 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    4
    19.749 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    32
    19.794 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    270
    19.744 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    200
    19.749 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    30
    19.744 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    32
    19.826 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    46
    19.826 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    241
    19.791 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    241
    19.794 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    91
    19.791 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    354
    19.73 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,193
    19.659 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,676
    19.73 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,850
    19.799 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,887
    19.659 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    311
    19.659 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    252
    19.733 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    919
    19.794 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    15,366
    19.688 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    240,739
    19.688 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,895
    19.739 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    135
    19.748 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    75
    19.798 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    18,672
    19.484 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    758
    19.489 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    24,179
    27.59 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    14,138
    27.574 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    92
    19.578 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    590,248
    19.498 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    591,057
    19.496 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,939
    27.478 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    400
    27.691 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    400
    27.646 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    3,013
    27.647 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,330
    27.647 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,491
    27.647 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,348
    27.647 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    506
    27.549 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    64
    27.542 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    336
    27.549 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    438
    27.732 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    336
    27.542 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    201
    19.586 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7,361
    19.397 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    12
    19.401 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,799
    19.586 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    216
    27.437 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    932
    27.564 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    2,474
    19.424 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    32,371
    19.455 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7,545
    19.455 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    163
    19.552 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    90
    27.489 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    120
    19.403 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    596
    19.512 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    194,919
    27.606 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    194,919
    27.609 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    36
    27.595 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    36
    27.61 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    630
    19.574 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7
    19.574 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,743
    19.574 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    4
    19.435
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    4
    19.34
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7,927
    19.73652
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    4,113
    19.77331
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,475
    19.73652
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    5,588
    19.73076
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    7,927
    19.72265
    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
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Futures
    Writing 
    500,000
    0 

    16/12/2016
    25.6 
    (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:
    28/05/2015
    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. 

    This information is provided by RNS
    The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
      END
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