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    23/07/2015 12:10
    RNS Number : 9104T
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    23 July 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: 
    22/07/2015
    (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
    1,292,194
    10.73 GBP
    10.5 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Sale
    1,327,645
    10.735 GBP
    10.505 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
    11,431
    10.635 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    3,594
    10.629 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,575
    10.635 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,221
    10.634 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    908
    10.634 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    5,000
    10.571 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    14,619
    10.664 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    50,000
    10.612 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    12,000
    10.604 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    88,000
    10.604 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    3,958
    10.584 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,162
    10.591 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,584
    10.591 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    9,180
    10.555 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    5,914
    10.555 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    9,180
    10.58 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    454,297
    10.607 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    454,720
    10.606 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    19,480
    10.615 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    10,209
    10.597 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,510
    10.597 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    10,209
    10.597 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    23,990
    10.606 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    393
    10.709 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    690
    10.59 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    377
    10.654 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    364
    10.651 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    352
    10.651 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    308
    10.651 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    286
    10.651 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    104
    10.651 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    308
    10.561 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    352
    10.59 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    457
    10.575 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    18,283
    10.637 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    9,141
    10.518 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,571
    10.518 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    81,717
    10.637 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    40,859
    10.518 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    20,429
    10.518 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Futures
    Short
    99,000
    10.512 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:
    23/07/2015
    Contact name:
    Kim Oakley
    Telephone number:
    0207 996 0275
    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: 
    22/07/2015
    (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
    814,368
    18.35 GBP
    18 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Sale
    841,980
    18.35 GBP
    18.01 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    877,749
    18.14 GBP
    17.85 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    1,345,414
    26.03 EUR
    25.66 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    857,581
    18.15 GBP
    17.85 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    939,119
    26.03 EUR
    25.21 EUR

    (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 GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    552
    25.82 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    8,293
    25.816 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    5,978
    25.816 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7
    25.746 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    833
    25.786 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    250,949
    25.787 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,400
    25.787 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    280
    25.942 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,421
    25.75 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    446
    25.75 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    408
    25.737 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    51,660
    25.739 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    48,755
    25.704 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,340
    25.739 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7,167
    18.024 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,913
    18.024 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,671
    18.024 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,632
    18.024 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,963
    18.024 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,863
    18.01 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    491
    18.099 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    7,076
    17.898 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    438
    17.9 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    4
    17.898 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    653,628
    17.962 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    12,857
    17.964 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    5,147
    17.964 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    4,559
    17.995 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    1,260
    18.184 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    8,512
    18.157 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    14,775
    25.773 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    53
    25.779 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    833
    25.94 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    196
    25.745 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    600
    25.87 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    689
    25.81 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    250,949
    25.784 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    2,086
    25.825 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    2,474
    25.825 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1,401
    25.816 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    2,490
    25.827 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    2,500
    25.827 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    2,510
    25.827 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    567
    18.015 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,564
    18.015 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    87
    17.898 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    295
    17.898 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    6
    18.17 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    7,514
    18.17 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    573
    17.959 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    653,628
    17.959 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    5,147
    17.931 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    17,416
    17.966 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1,017
    18.146 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1,136
    18.146 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    11,655
    17.991 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    26,307
    17.991 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    4,057
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    3,535
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    2,355
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,918
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,616
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,039
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    353
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    192
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    129
    18.197 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    2,227
    18.077 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    2,241
    18.037 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    13,099
    18.108 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    7,434
    18.108 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,737
    18.108 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    3,746
    18.174 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    3,210
    18.01 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    508
    18.01 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    72
    18.01 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    415,219
    18.124 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    413
    18.124 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    15,515
    18.137 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    15,162
    18.155 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,715
    18.137 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    158
    18.034 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    126
    18.034 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    60
    18.034 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    295
    18.227 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    3,698
    18.008 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    6,185
    18.049 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    10,000
    18.015 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    15,000
    18.015 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    917
    18.006 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    248
    18.093 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    2,314
    18.093 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    2
    18.015 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    508
    18.015 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    3,210
    18.015 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    415,797
    18.121 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    15,515
    18.159 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    16,877
    18.145 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    101
    18.162 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    919
    18.056 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    1,075
    18.162 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    2,907
    18.162 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    4,692
    18.162 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    36
    18.081 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    126
    18.056 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Futures
    Short
    400,000
    25.02 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:
    23/07/2015
    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
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