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    REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Royal Dutch Shell BG Group - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BG.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

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    16/07/2015 10:21
    RNS Number : 7757P
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    10 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: 
    09/06/2015
    (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 - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Purchase
    1,235,858
    19.15 GBP
    18.94 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Sale
    1,242,268
    19.13 GBP
    18.91 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    1,516,858
    25.95 EUR
    25.65 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    2,463,728
    19.04 GBP
    18.76 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    1,340,418
    25.9 EUR
    25.67 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    2,439,596
    19 GBP
    18.76 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
    Long
    5,205
    18.881 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,552
    25.754 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    158
    18.828 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,138,414
    18.874 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    4,000
    25.753 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,247
    25.753 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,166
    25.77 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,200
    18.796 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,843
    18.905 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,462
    18.796 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    800
    18.905 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    385
    18.859 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    44
    18.859 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    16,082
    18.962 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    24
    18.974 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    88
    18.822 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    972
    25.774 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    537,002
    25.774 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    529
    18.779 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1
    18.779 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    6,167
    18.893 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    5,877
    18.893 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,991
    18.832 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    9,344
    18.82 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    60,744
    25.783 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    180
    25.793 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,138,771
    18.872 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    4,000
    25.777 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    2,166
    25.777 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    800
    18.921 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,200
    18.921 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    699
    25.711 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    2,166
    25.77 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    4,498
    25.749 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    7,035
    25.751 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    5,568
    25.745 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    3,650
    18.832 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    1,639
    18.807 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    2,643
    18.905 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    3,364
    18.826 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    8,607
    18.826 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    16,082
    18.826 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    102
    18.817 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    20
    25.709 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    706
    25.772 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    537,002
    25.772 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    6,167
    18.883 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    9,868
    18.879 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    400
    19.003 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    600
    18.999 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    4,194
    19.033 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    180
    18.968 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    822,359
    19.029 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    985
    19.029 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    142
    19.029 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    73
    19.009 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    599
    19.09 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    270
    19.09 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    4,069
    18.954 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    3,699
    18.968 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    1,812
    18.943 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    1,358
    18.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    2
    18.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    7,224
    19.051 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    2,813
    19.051 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Long
    2,005
    19.107 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    8,725
    18.972 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    822,359
    19.028 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    73
    18.993 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    3,883
    18.993 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    216
    19.106 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    39
    19.016 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    135
    19.106 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    220
    18.961 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    270
    19.016 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    2,813
    19.018 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swaps
    Short
    9,229
    19.053 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Futures
    Short
    250,000
    1.48 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:
    10/06/2015
    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: 
    09/06/2015
    (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
    1,923,130
    11.028 GBP
    10.91 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Sale
    2,123,661
    11.03 GBP
    10.93 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
    1,104,469
    10.97 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,579
    10.97 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,104,337
    10.97 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,080
    11.005 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    571
    10.983 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    377
    10.971 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    5
    10.971 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    137
    11.006 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    377
    10.934 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    7,510
    10.977 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    571
    11.006 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    5
    10.983 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,234
    10.954 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    9,300
    10.971 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    32,939
    10.973 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    2,357
    10.973 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    848
    10.944 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,894
    10.999 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,047
    10.944 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,232
    10.984 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    13,000
    10.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    41,000
    10.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    85
    10.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    830
    10.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    85
    10.96 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    34,094
    10.969 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    16,911
    10.991 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    12,269
    10.986 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    3,498
    10.991 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    546
    10.934 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    546
    10.931 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    12,269
    10.985 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    16,911
    10.973 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    37,592
    10.974 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:
    10/06/2015
    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. 

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