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RNS Number : 2364P
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04 June 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: 
03/06/2015
(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
691,863
19.65 GBP
19.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
700,552
19.66 GBP
19.46 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
547,904
26.82 EUR
26.54 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,179,511
19.49 GBP
19.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
396,766
26.75 EUR
24.8 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,182,955
19.49 GBP
19.31 GBP
ADR - ISIN 
US7802592060
Purchase
4,317
59.57 USD
59.55 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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,217
19.407 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,083
26.668 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
65
26.532 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14
26.532 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,039,675
19.376 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,446
26.644 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,697
26.645 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,606
19.369 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
323
26.682 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
921
19.351 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
274
19.351 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,019
19.351 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
308,442
26.673 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
590
19.46 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
171
19.445 GBP 
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,575
19.39 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,461
26.683 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,887
26.683 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,239
26.683 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
28,062
26.683 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,752
26.683 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
143
19.382 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,041,925
19.374 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,500
19.382 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
237
26.705 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,595
26.678 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
947
26.725 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,446
26.7 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,697
26.7 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
127
19.436 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,119
19.391 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
360
19.426 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,076
19.391 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
73
19.356 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
785
19.384 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,784
26.665 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,697
26.645 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
800
26.661 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,050
19.346 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
532
19.403 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
26
19.403 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,747
19.326 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,910
19.347 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,851
19.351 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
80
26.829 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
89
19.442 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
375
19.442 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
308,442
26.673 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
171
19.33 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
20,318
19.534 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
533,906
19.564 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
791
19.569 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
358
19.602 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
293
19.602 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,962
19.606 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,852
19.521 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15,761
19.562 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,823
19.556 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,618
19.562 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,995
19.561 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
142
19.522 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
533,906
19.562 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,000
19.586 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
343
19.55 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
157
19.601 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,840
19.571 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
791
19.571 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
385
19.636 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,867
19.571 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
510
19.608 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
401
19.608 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,161
19.571 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
358
19.576 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
177
19.576 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,328
19.605 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,344
19.605 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,618
19.571 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,823
19.571 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,761
19.541 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Future
Short
200,000
1.52 EUR


(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:
04/06/2015
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: 
03/06/2015
(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
690,565
11.405 GBP
11.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
916,134
11.41 GBP
11.215 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
318
11.301 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
424,732
11.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,588
11.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
424,732
11.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
8,000
11.309 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
12,351
11.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
322
11.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,098
11.311 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,593
11.311 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
37
11.265 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
4,111
11.277 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
22,081
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,933
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
4,608
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,496
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,262
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
998
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
499
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
14,593
11.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
300
11.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
55,000
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,000
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,750
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
55,000
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
115,000
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
165
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,170
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,845
11.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,847
11.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,000
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
55,000
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
165
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,750
11.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
264
11.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
265
11.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
17808
11.312 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
28599
11.308 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
17808
11.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
16683
11.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
11916
11.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
265
11.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
264
11.34 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:
04/06/2015
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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