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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 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: 
05/06/2015
(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
2,011,930
19.36 GBP
18.99 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
247
26.23 EUR
26.23 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,857,796
19.33 GBP
18.99 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,645,382
26.39 EUR
25.98 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,279,797
19.21 GBP
18.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
993,891
26.37 EUR
25.96 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,243,204
19.21 GBP
18.87 GBP
ADR - ISIN 
US7802592060
Purchase
2,858
58.44 USD
58.31 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
27
26.396 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
738
19.153 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
633,089
26.17 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
93
19.055 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7
19.055 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,080
19.161 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,755
26.116 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
148
19.023 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,363,512
19.044 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
750
19.044 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,753
26.205 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
145
26.159 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
800
26.149 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,587
26.152 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
407
26.477 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,300
19.162 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,147
19.162 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,719
19.02 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,837
19.204 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
241
19.124 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
471
19.204 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,324
26.472 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,950
18.99 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
38,625
18.99 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,324
19.046 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,260
19.046 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,031
19.073 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,853
19.09 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,418
19.028 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
100
19.091 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
738
18.988 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
280
18.988 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
633,094
26.169 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
194
19.05 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,562
19.03 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
51,330
26.203 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
180
26.183 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,363,512
19.043 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,000
19.072 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
535
26.147 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
55
26.351 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
800
26.266 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
891
26.266 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
42
26.351 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
90
26.266 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,147
18.985 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,719
18.985 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
70
18.985 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,755
26.204 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,115
26.05 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
300
18.991 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,500
19.076 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
949
18.901 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,719
19.02 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
113
19.022 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
38,625
19.09 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,260
19.028 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,355
19.017 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
18,231
19.119 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
180
19.193 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
972,633
19.175 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
804
19.174 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
262
19.174 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
504
19.199 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
925
19.137 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
593
19.1 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
221
19.259 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,844
19.196 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,639
19.299 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14,348
19.180 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,554
19.150 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,987
19.180 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,661
19.166 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
863
19.172 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
972,633
19.172 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,000
19.231 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
504
19.276 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
418
19.276 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
804
19.276 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
191
19.231 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
425
19.197 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
168
19.236 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
293
19.196 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
734
19.197 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
166
19.236 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
810
19.196 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
262
19.231 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
247
26.228 EUR
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
38
19.141 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
368
19.138 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,962
19.185 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,906
19.185 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
91,924
19.185 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,852
19.185 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,133
19.185 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,906
19.221 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
39,336
19.185 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,887
19.185 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
822
19.189 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,505
19.018 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,541
19.207 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,348
19.224 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
50,000
24.13 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
200,000
24.13 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
450,000
24.13 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
50,000
1.51 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
200,000
1.51 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
450,000
1.51 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
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Put Option
Purchasing
75,000
26 EUR
American
18/09/2015
1.17 EUR
(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:
08/06/2015
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: 
05/06/2015
(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
2,100,631
11.165 GBP
10.955 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
1,963,301
11.165 GBP
10.96 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
347
11.059 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
46
11.059 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,088,006
11.053 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,088,006
11.052 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
15,000
11.04 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
8,930
11.06 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
4,071
11.085 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2,500
11.071 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
144
11.067 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,296
11.062 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,094
11.067 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
447
11.065 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,094
11.062 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
10,816
11.052 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,558
11.087 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
144
11.07 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
10,816
11.067 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
447
11.062 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,296
11.036 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
3,502
11.067 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,518
11.062 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
29,061
10.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
16,711
10.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,977
10.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
107,166
11.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
22,050
10.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
406
10.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
12,920
10.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
10,073
11.07 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
50,590
11.134 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,000
11.09 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2,920
11.079 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
40,979
11.054 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
39,518
11.054 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,894
11.054 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,389
11.041 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
272
10.995 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
272
10.995 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2,389
11.04 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
39,518
11.05 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
47,873
11.051 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:
08/06/2015
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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