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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 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 Royal Dutch Shell PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 17/07/2015
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the YES
exempt principal trader making disclosures in If YES, specify which:
respect of any other party to this offer? (BG Group PLC)
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
(c)
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
connected:
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
17/07/2015
(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/ Total number of securities Highest price Lowest price
sales per unit per unit
paid/received paid/received
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Purchase 627,490 18.55 GBP 18.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Sale 662,787 18.54 GBP 18.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Sale 1 26.39 EUR 26.39 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Purchase 1,183,137 18.32 GBP 18.12 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Purchase 880,711 26.38 EUR 26.13 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Sale 972,465 18.32 GBP 18.1 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Sale 4,534,691 26.38 EUR 26.13 EUR
ADR - US7802592060 Purchase 100,000 57.5 USD 57.5 USD
ADR - US7802592060 Sale 58,000 57.17 USD 56.94 USD
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
relevant security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 4,377 26.214 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 3,486 26.214 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 11,474 26.296 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 3 26.201 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 8,660 26.196 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 3,402 26.196 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 156,851 26.249 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 16,787 26.184 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 8,825 26.184 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 2,679 26.145 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 1,644 26.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 640 26.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 2,170 26.291 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 435 26.184 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 20 26.288 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 8 26.184 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 5,591 18.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 2,468 18.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 2,107 18.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 1,903 18.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 8,002 18.191 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 3,373 18.191 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 527 18.191 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swaps Long 259 18.191 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 4,591 18.11 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 2,866 18.11 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 1,834 18.099 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 337 18.12 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 34 18.12 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 435,785 18.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 4,074 18.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 8,489 18.21 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 3,190 18.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 1,536 18.257 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 3,483 18.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 304 18.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Long 10,624 18.239 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 14,515 26.256 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 3 26.339 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 156,851 26.248 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 21,110 26.216 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 382 26.283 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 20 26.274 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 191 26.274 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 435 26.27 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 864 26.274 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 1,979 26.27 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 1 18.121 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 259 18.321 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 11 18.13 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 357 18.13 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 2,870 18.32 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 435,785 18.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 3,190 18.201 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 10,025 18.229 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 5,483 18.231 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 127 18.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 130 18.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 148 18.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 221 18.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 14,032 18.169 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Swap Short 64 18.142 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 1 26.388 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 4,516 18.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 1,634 18.413 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 1,451 18.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 731 18.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 358 18.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 185,000 18.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 7,019 18.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 1,534 18.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 1,344 18.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 420 18.457 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 2 18.457 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 2,395 18.566 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 245 18.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 10,490 18.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 2,450 18.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 361 18.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 296,900 18.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 634 18.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 5,694 18.427 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 889 18.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 7,793 18.429 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 150 18.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Long 110 18.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 4,150 18.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 420 18.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 8,758 18.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 1,652 18.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 2,212 18.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 2,395 18.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 3,167 18.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 245 18.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 1,251 18.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 2,548 18.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 10 18.363 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 2,459 18.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 10,490 18.363 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 248 18.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 1,085 18.334 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 296,900 18.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 222 18.382 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 889 18.382 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 5,472 18.386 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 2,331 18.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 4,464 18.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 277 18.466 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408 Swap Short 383 18.375 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Futures Short 300,000 25.55 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Futures Long 400,000 1.49 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Futures Long 400,000 1.49 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29 Futures Short 400,000 1.29 EUR
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number Exercise Type Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
of of price e.g. American, European etc.
relevant security securities to which option relates 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 Exercising/ Number of Exercise Price per
e.g. call option exercised securities unit
against
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 Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 20/07/2015
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.
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 BG Group PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 17/07/2015
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the YES If YES, specify which:
exempt principal trader making disclosures in (Royal Dutch Shell PLC)
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
17/07/2015
(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/ Total number of securities Highest price Lowest price
sales per unit per unit
paid/received paid/received
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Purchase 1,882,854 10.785 GBP 10.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Sale 1,673,366 10.785 GBP 10.695 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
relevant security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 6,745 10.748 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 4,613 10.748 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 2,956 10.748 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 738 10.748 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 10,779 10.733 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 46 10.738 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Short 1,176 10.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 3,303 10.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Short 21,712 10.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 261,258 10.738 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Short 262,188 10.736 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 12,894 10.738 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 12,649 10.739 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 326 10.738 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Short 12,894 10.739 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Short 12,975 10.734 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 1,104 10.733 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 736 10.733 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 668 10.738 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 372 10.729 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 360 10.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 232 10.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 179 10.738 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 68 10.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Long 29 10.729 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Short 2,774 10.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899 Swaps Short 11,251 10.74 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number Exercise Type Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
of of price e.g. American, European etc.
relevant security securities to which option relates 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 Exercising/ Number of Exercise Price per
e.g. call option exercised securities unit
against
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 Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 20/07/2015
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.
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