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16/07/2015 09:01

RNS Number : 9508O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 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
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: 
01/06/2015
(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 (B SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,346,309
19.8 GBP
19.38 GBP
Common (B SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,668,470
19.77 GBP
19.36 GBP
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
698,038
27.44 EUR
26.82 EUR
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
981,195
19.53 GBP
19.16 GBP
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
576,981
27.44 EUR
24.94 EUR
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
902,862
19.34 GBP
19.18 GBP
ADR (A SHARES) - ISIN US7802592060
Purchase
10,108
58.99 USD
58.87 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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,922
19.198 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,461
27.061 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
70
26.871 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,327
19.315 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
772,949
19.315 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,198
26.965 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,727
26.99 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,449
26.99 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,660
26.965 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,311
26.985 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
361
26.981 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
97,310
27.029 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
32,893
19.249 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,226
19.303 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
269,033
27.014 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
903
19.2 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,627
19.2 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15,975
19.216 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,556
27.112 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
42,573
27.112 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
226
19.228 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
772,644
19.312 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
66,650
19.251 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
111
27.088 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,198
27.031 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,727
27.031 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,169
26.979 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,022
26.955 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,307
26.994 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,783
19.306 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
988
19.311 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
644
19.385 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
791
19.263 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
79
19.316 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
21,025
19.369 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,289
19.369 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
441
27.029 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
269,033
27.013 EUR
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,477
19.426 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
648,051
19.551 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,828
19.509 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
659
19.6 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,440
19.6 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
772
19.6 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
24,382
19.564 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
24,552
19.77 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
24,833
19.564 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
25,000
19.77 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,362
19.77 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,197
19.564 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,224
19.77 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,280
19.564 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
32,540
19.516 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
13,667
19.516 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
82,959
19.516 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
27,489
19.526 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
50,015
19.507 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
24,732
19.507 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
49,103
19.507 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,425
19.507 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15,720
19.582 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,788
19.516 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,060
19.384 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
21,550
19.553 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
41,571
19.466 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
243
19.418 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
648,051
19.548 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
17,000
19.393 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
612
19.416 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,234
19.449 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,369
19.449 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,897
19.449 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
500
19.449 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
431
19.496 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
47
19.451 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,587
19.563 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,178
19.413 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,256
19.425 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,788
19.541 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,355
19.541 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8,365
19.602 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Future
Short
200,000
1.52 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:
02/06/2015
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
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: 
01/06/2015
(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
3,102,952
11.425 GBP
11.19 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
2,247,801
11.425 GBP
11.19 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
504
11.212 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
734,971
11.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
734,971
11.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
12,000
11.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
9,275
11.21 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
347
11.284 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
355
11.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
79
11.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
419
11.289 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
866
11.253 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
866
11.256 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,735
11.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
665
11.256 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,405
11.256 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7,380
11.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,700
11.229 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
945
11.209 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
945
11.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
5,793
11.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,019
11.209 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
56,146
11.401 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
27,763
11.401 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
55,754
11.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
55,123
11.401 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
54,741
11.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
4,934
11.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
4,968
11.401 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
27,571
11.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
186,257
11.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
73,058
11.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
30,685
11.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
112,286
11.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
110,246
11.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
55,524
11.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
9,944
11.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
61,718
11.309 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
65600
11.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
30755
11.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3922
11.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2046
11.247 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2046
11.247 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
3922
11.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
30755
11.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
32704
11.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
32896
11.302 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
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Call Option
Writing 
0
11 GBP

19/06/2015
0.48 GBP
(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:
02/06/2015
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. 

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