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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 12:41
    RNS Number : 2331R
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    25 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
    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: 
    24/06/2015
    (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
    2,106,942
    11.11 GBP
    10.945 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Sale
    2,066,346
    11.115 GBP
    10.947 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
    490
    11.075 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,033,899
    11.075 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,033,899
    11.074 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    536
    11.074 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    18,206
    11.095 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,212
    11.095 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    45,080
    11.032 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    8,854
    11.044 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    8,013
    11.036 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    2,292
    11.038 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    3,368
    11.082 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    88
    11.091 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    3,368
    11.08 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    371
    11.094 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,241
    11.075 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    690
    11.091 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,264
    11.073 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,014
    11.081 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    10
    11.082 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    371
    11.082 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,102
    11.082 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    466
    11.049 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    14,374
    10.99 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    100
    11.1 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,354
    11.085 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    454
    11.085 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    2,700
    11.047 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    18,301
    11.066 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    18,550
    11.074 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    21,857
    11.066 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    40,407
    11.07 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    18,301
    11.061 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:
    25/06/2015
    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
    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: 
    24/06/2015
    (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
    2,100
    27.14 EUR
    27.115 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Purchase
    1,095,430
    19.285 GBP
    19 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Sale
    2,100
    27.14 EUR
    27.115 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Sale
    1,137,593
    19.29 GBP
    19.035 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    2,318,757
    26.81 EUR
    26.52 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    1,421,853
    18.998 GBP
    18.72 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    1,166,764
    26.8 EUR
    26.525 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    1,546,843
    19.013 GBP
    18.615 GBP
    ADR - ISIN 
    US7802592060
    Sale
    12,664
    59.66 USD
    59.58 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
    1,348
    19.244 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    29,450
    19.202 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    726,389
    19.2 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    2,438
    19.201 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    727,994
    19.201 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    28,770
    19.257 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    642
    19.257 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    3,000
    19.257 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    2,588
    19.257 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    2,500
    19.189 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    2,403
    19.188 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    853
    19.188 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    108
    19.239 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    352
    19.216 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    4,626
    19.002 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    5,317
    19.203 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    23,157
    19.168 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    7,629
    19.175 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    2,117
    19.175 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    1,059
    19.267 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,010
    19.2 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    1,010
    19.165 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    1,845
    19.2 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    1
    19.165 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    1,839
    19.165 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    34
    0 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    400
    26.76 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,411
    26.744 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    670
    26.75 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    237
    26.75 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    768
    26.75 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1
    0 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    360
    26.748 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,038
    26.702 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7,581
    26.699 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,419
    26.699 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    7,581
    26.702 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    396
    26.751 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    616
    26.696 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,387
    26.689 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,058
    18.92 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    3,117
    18.92 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,046
    18.944 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    2,359
    18.92 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    3,046
    18.92 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    400
    18.834 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    356
    18.836 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    6,859
    26.569 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    28,167
    26.568 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    4,495
    26.572 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,867
    26.574 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    15,187
    26.645 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    11,517
    18.861 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    5,686
    18.954 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7
    0 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    54,136
    18.861 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,971
    18.861 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    23,419
    18.981 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    15
    26.799 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    493
    0 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    365
    18.983 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    58
    18.983 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    747,040
    26.708 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    747,040
    26.707 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,212
    26.708 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    430
    18.97 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,850
    18.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    50
    18.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,190
    18.916 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    38,540
    18.901 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    18,199
    26.742 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,930
    26.767 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    913
    18.909 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,064,484
    18.908 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,061,631
    18.909 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    9,276
    18.92
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,020
    18.95
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    756
    18.95
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    756
    18.92
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    3,020
    18.92
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    9,276
    18.92
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    18,000
    19.18
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    5,176
    19.20
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    395
    19.18
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    395
    19.19
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    5,176
    19.19
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    18,000
    19.17
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Futures
    Writing 
    250,000
    24.76 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Futures
    Writing 
    1,000,000
    24.76 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:
    25/06/2015
    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. 

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