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 14:04

RNS Number : 1408S
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 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
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: 
02/07/2015
(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
1,131,878
10.765 GBP
10.615 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
980,670
10.77 GBP
10.618 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
Long
5134
10.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2409
10.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
22883
10.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
11740
10.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
705
10.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2956
10.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
4613
10.691 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
15572
10.687 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1890
10.595 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
19633
10.595 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
21523
10.595 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7500
10.751 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
494
10.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
16646
10.75 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
379
10.641 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1118
10.625 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1587
10.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
3635
10.643 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
16646
10.72 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
496281
10.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
496281
10.682 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
13500
10.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
211500
10.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
36518
10.687 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
20916
10.685 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
7283
10.687 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7283
10.685 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
20916
10.685 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
36518
10.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6329
10.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1213
10.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
684
10.685 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
460
10.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
423
10.689 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
422
10.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
385
10.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
310
10.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
310
10.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
422
10.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1213
10.697 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1617
10.693 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
6329
10.693 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
100
10.748 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:
03/07/2015
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
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: 
02/07/2015
(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
1,398,614
18.42 GBP
18.17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,365,876
18.41 GBP
18.17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,841,069
18.27 GBP
18.01 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
462,986
25.83 EUR
25.51 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,882,169
18.28 GBP
18 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
483,186
25.81 EUR
25.51 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
Swap
Long
21,790
25.578 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
241,608
25.69 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
3,114
25.75 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
939
25.75 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
11,100
18.12 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
9,283
18.112 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
5,311
18.165 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
1,316
18.165 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
3
18.165 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
777,558
18.171 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
5,447
18.168 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
4,661
18.168 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
493
18.081 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
1,183
18.106 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
736
18.216 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
450
18.164 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
1,911
18.167 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
1,709
18.167 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
225
18.163 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
100
18.214 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Long
35,000
18.117 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
13,043
25.783 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
60,072
25.693 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
241,608
25.687 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
821
25.742 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
862
25.727 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,431
25.717 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,719
25.717 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
209
25.791 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
800
25.719 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
820
25.722 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
2,200
25.74 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
4,053
25.75 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,000
25.663 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
10,436
18.229 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
2,145
18.146 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
3,000
18.236 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
130
18.1 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
191
18.1 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
361
18.1 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,320
18.209 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
5,311
18.209 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
780,362
18.169 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
493
18.186 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
4,661
18.186 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
5,447
18.173 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
452
18.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
571
18.018 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
1,911
18.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
9,072
18.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swap
Short
19,760
18.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
1,555
18.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
732
18.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
475
18.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
281
18.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
6,707
18.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
1,427
18.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
777
18.288 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
349
18.288 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
36
18.288 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
6,606
18.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
3,520
18.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
434
18.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
502,047
18.319 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
94,202
18.332 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
6,013
18.332 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
21,439
18.313 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
9,805
18.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
3,055
18.374 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
282
18.374 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
565
18.303 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
228
18.379 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
129
18.379 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Long
9,587
18.07 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
50,000
18.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
100,000
18.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
8,821
18.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
909
18.201 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
11,010
18.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
11,699
18.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
11,700
18.373 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
353
18.398 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
3,500
18.389 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
544
18.361 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
1,882
18.361 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
8
18.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
434
18.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
3,520
18.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
501,825
18.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
1,839
18.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
7,966
18.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
21,439
18.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
282
18.381 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
1,818
18.381 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
100
18.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
8,743
18.07 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
844
18.07 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swap
Short
35,000
18.276 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:
03/07/2015
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. 

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