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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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    27/07/2015 12:10
    RNS Number : 1637U
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    27 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
    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: 
    24/07/2015
    (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
    741,990
    18.03 GBP
    17.7 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Sale
    702,364
    17.99 GBP
    17.7 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    795,158
    17.92 GBP
    17.55 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    583,118
    25.46 EUR
    24.91 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    758,139
    18.62 GBP
    17.55 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    597,272
    25.46 EUR
    24.88 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
    131,027
    25.301 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    6,383
    25.063 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    6,128
    25.063 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,204
    24.929 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    532
    25.44 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    216,881
    25.156 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    4,055
    25.334 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,682
    25.334 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    362
    25.334 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,090
    24.983 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    209
    24.983 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,564
    24.976 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    10,874
    17.82 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    7,351
    17.551 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    89
    17.564 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1
    17.564 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1
    17.564 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,321
    17.56 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    9
    17.56 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    578,929
    17.703 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    439
    17.703 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    9,542
    17.704 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    6,039
    17.704 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    2,643
    17.771 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    6,250
    17.599 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    1,397
    17.599 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    6,983
    17.675 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    2,200
    17.555 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    16,180
    17.837 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Long
    2,200
    17.837 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,149
    25.314 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    13
    25.179 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    6,128
    25.089 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    912
    25.213 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,708
    25.311 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    216,881
    25.155 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,682
    25.293 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    9
    25.034 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    100
    25.092 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,090
    25.034 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    99
    17.785 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    17,000
    17.72 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1,264
    17.619 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    2,295
    17.619 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    141
    17.705 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    410
    17.705 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    491
    17.705 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,330
    17.835 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    578,929
    17.7 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    8,682
    17.723 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    9,542
    17.7 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    161
    17.756 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1,397
    17.756 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    259
    17.751 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    419
    17.861 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    463
    17.586 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    8,512
    17.798 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    11,284
    17.798 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    15,190
    17.798 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,429
    17.971 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,270
    17.971 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    262
    17.971 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    658
    17.707 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1
    17.707 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    3,207
    17.694 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,007
    17.839 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    917
    17.839 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    810
    17.839 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    342
    17.839 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    303
    17.839 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,912
    17.772 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    4,830
    17.705 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    464,926
    17.827 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    1,015
    17.827 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    5,904
    17.891 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    5,248
    17.865 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    5,012
    17.865 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    22
    17.989 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    18
    17.989 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    11,135
    17.924 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    3,293
    17.7 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    7,044
    17.699 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    7,284
    17.703 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    10,816
    17.934 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    659
    17.863 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    18,000
    17.864 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    303
    17.701 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    342
    17.701 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    2,283
    17.696 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    2,600
    17.705 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    2,740
    17.705 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    195
    17.925 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    464,926
    17.825 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    5,248
    17.879 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    10,916
    17.893 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    5,041
    17.953 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:
    27/07/2015
    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
    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: 
    24/07/2015
    (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
    924,673
    10.58 GBP
    10.345 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Sale
    754,824
    10.565 GBP
    10.345 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
    5000
    10.357 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    5000
    10.403 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    25000
    10.488 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    197
    10.495 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    197
    10.356 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    355
    10.356 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1182
    10.356 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    16613
    10.355 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    426436
    10.438 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    2502
    10.438 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    426436
    10.435 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    15073
    10.44 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    11632
    10.487 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    5160
    10.487 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    11632
    10.464 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    20233
    10.459 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1039
    10.484 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    721
    10.458 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    661
    10.458 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    379
    10.464 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    305
    10.479 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    126
    10.458 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    101
    10.484 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    101
    10.482 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    126
    10.445 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    144
    10.346 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    661
    10.469 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    907
    10.445 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1405
    10.482 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    3904
    10.455 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    6096
    10.455 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:
    27/07/2015
    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. 

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