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RNS Number : 8660K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05 January 2016
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: 
04/01/2016
(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 GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,378,876
15.465 GBP
14.915 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,294,323
15.47 GBP
14.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,647,379
21.18 EUR
20.4 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,696,397
21.16 EUR
20.41 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
3,013,621
15.61 GBP
15.12 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
2,815,750
15.61 GBP
15.12 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 GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,717
15.384 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
851
15.161 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,334
15.013 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,247
15.054 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
96,519
20.593 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
888
15.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,105
15.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,482
15.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,086
15.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,214
15.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,272
15.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
276
20.891 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
782
20.891 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,556
20.891 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,573
15.118 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,961
15.124 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,868
15.124 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
39
20.709 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
613
20.709 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
288
20.751 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
861,987
20.751 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,644,872
15.166 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
100
15.164 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,160
15.161 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,496
15.164 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
29,122
15.161 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
548
20.791 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,486
20.789 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,883
20.788 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
45
20.781 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
289
20.789 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
544
20.807 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
678
20.789 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,238
20.789 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
230
15.172 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
296
15.172 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7
15.172 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,233
15.172 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,695
15.064 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
725
20.783 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
50,000
14.941 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
52,860
15.194 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
22,686
15.064 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,513
20.878 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
95
20.763 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,328
15.202 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,080
20.892 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
26,047
15.126 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,427
15.072 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,556
20.932 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,496
15.212 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
613
20.67 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
43
20.67 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
39
20.79 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
860,556
20.751 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,644,699
15.168 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
29,122
15.188 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,496
15.13 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,160
15.13 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,238
20.812 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
678
20.841 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
394
20.812 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
230
15.119 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
80
15.119 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,571
15.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7
15.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
132
20.822 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
113
15.158 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
35,853
15.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,440
15.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
42,015
20.824 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
33,625
20.407 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
124,954
20.819 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
15,171
20.876 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,115
20.822 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
66,810
15.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,633
15.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4
15.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
336
15.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
800
15.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,490
15.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
633
15.19 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
922
15.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,038
15.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,755
15.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,331,334
15.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,016
15.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
26,279
15.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,919
15.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
100
15.206 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
279
15.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,860
15.241 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,500
15.434 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,952
15.339 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,717
15.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
44,000
15.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
17,018
15.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,535
15.375 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
31,380
15.459 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,163
15.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,490
15.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
800
15.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,207
15.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,038
15.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
922
15.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
633
15.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,331,334
15.356 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,163
15.356 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,155
15.562 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
31,935
15.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
26,279
15.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
534
15.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
279
15.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
15.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
46
15.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,411
15.289 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
265
15.417 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
50,000
15.365 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
50,000
15.121 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,204
15.254 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,739
15.254 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,126
15.358 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:
05/01/2016
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. 

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