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RNS Number : 0372Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 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: 
11/06/2015
(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
1,130,116
19.41 GBP
19.2 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,825,937
19.66 GBP
19.17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,085,878
19.14 GBP
18.93 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
676,562
26.47 EUR
26.16 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
862,137
19.15 GBP
18.92 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
584,243
26.48 EUR
26.21 EUR
ADR - ISIN US7802592060
Sale
1,905
59.17 USD
59.09 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 - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
26,876
19.061 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,731
26.309 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
971
26.377 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
29
26.377 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
718,010
19.046 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,285
19.046 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
160
26.473 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
175
26.474 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
206
26.474 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,000
19.114 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
500
19.029 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
281
19.114 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
101
19.114 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
320
26.273 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,707
19.063 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
25
18.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
42
19.037 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,329
18.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,199
18.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
24
18.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,418
18.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
58
18.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
903
19.008 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
903
19.089 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
451
19.023 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
100
18.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
48
26.302 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14
18.957 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19
26.298 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
412,911
26.298 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
31
19.009 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,693
19.009 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,898
19.034 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
728
19.113 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,993
19.03 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
34,083
26.241 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,044
19.045 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
718,010
19.045 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15,000
18.947 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
104
19.115 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
78
26.462 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
111
26.462 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
241
26.463 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
241
26.461 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
203
26.461 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
460
19.116 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,517
19.118 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,240
19.119 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,200
19.122 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
85
19.081 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,577
26.39 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,922
26.368 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
800
26.361 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,598
26.375 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,966
18.989 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14
19.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
412,759
26.297 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,693
18.97 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,427
18.97 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
728
19.001 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
968
19.001 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,930
19.033 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,910
19.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
400
19.312 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
600
19.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,581
19.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
65
19.248 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
688,997
19.302 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,000
19.317 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
251
19.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,202
19.216 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
202
19.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,066
29.896 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
61,989
19.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
49,418
19.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
30,668
19.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
61,097
19.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
48,707
19.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
24,448
19.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,366
19.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,477
19.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
54,390
19.317 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
53,607
19.317 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
26,909
19.317 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,807
19.317 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,595
19.313 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,724
19.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,703
19.313 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
476
19.347 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
689,663
19.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,093
19.299 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,334
19.295 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
22,057
19.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
748
19.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,808
19.254 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,197
19.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,055
19.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,370
19.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,703
19.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,724
19.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,595
19.293 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 GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
 34,400 
26.5 EUR
American
19/06/2015
0.14 EUR
Common- ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
 40,600 
26.5 EUR
American
19/06/2015
0.16 EUR
Common- ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Purchasing
 50,000 
27 EUR
American
19/06/2015
0.03 EUR
Common- ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Purchasing
 25,000 
27 EUR
American
19/06/2015
0.04 EUR
(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:
12/06/2015
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: 
11/06/2015
(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
2,619,877
11.185 GBP
11.03 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
1,732,563
11.185 GBP
11.05 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
114
11.081 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2,208
11.108 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
818,038
11.108 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
817,565
11.109 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
10,000
11.123 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
27,238
11.08 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
8,862
11.08 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
324
11.169 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
150
11.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,186
11.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
820
11.105 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
11
11.094 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
385
11.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
4,539
11.128 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
385
11.091 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7,433
11.103 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
5,905
11.104 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
135,000
11.118 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
200
11.09 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,124
11.08 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,744
11.159 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,488
11.08 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
109,354
11.108 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
137,172
11.147 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
110,951
11.108 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
139,176
11.147 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
12,298
11.147 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
54,891
11.108 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
68,854
11.147 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
9,804
11.108 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
29,050
11.101 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
22,406
11.101 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
16,151
11.101 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
789
11.094 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
712
11.081 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
712
11.081 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
789
11.093 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
29,050
11.095 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
38,557
11.1 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:
12/06/2015
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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