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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 14:35
    RNS Number : 5121S
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    08 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
    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: 
    07/07/2015
    (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
    814,748
    18.05 GBP
    17.62 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Sale
    787,395
    18.05 GBP
    17.62 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    1,014,963
    17.85 GBP
    17.53 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Purchase
    634,932
    25.25 EUR
    24.84 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    1,056,814
    17.82 GBP
    17.53 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Sale
    444,542
    25.26 EUR
    24.84 EUR
    ADR - ISIN US7802592060
    Purchase
    32,100
    55.05 USD
    55.05 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
    4,075
    24.923 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    248,159
    25.073 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    6,584
    24.947 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,113
    24.947 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    400
    25.159 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    317
    25.313 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    6,289
    25.022 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    4,762
    25.003 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    9,380
    25.139 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    582
    17.655 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,900
    17.703 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    3,850
    17.703 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    619,529
    17.701 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    4,520
    17.674 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,695
    17.693 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    1,528
    17.693 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    2,720
    17.618 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    944
    17.659 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    590
    17.618 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    83
    17.744 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    307
    17.614 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    59
    17.614 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    26,310
    17.722 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    152
    17.528 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Long
    90
    17.528 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    85
    24.922 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    142
    25.002 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    176
    25.038 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    911
    25.029 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swaps
    Short
    2,301
    25.126 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    103,504
    25.045 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    8
    25.134 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    248,159
    25.072 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    400
    25.096 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    820
    25.096 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,113
    25.096 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    13
    25.057 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1,409
    24.961 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    3,353
    25.057 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    6,289
    25.057 EUR
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1
    17.811 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    17,751
    17.676 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    620,279
    17.698 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    1,528
    17.695 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    6,215
    17.691 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
    Swap
    Short
    19,578
    17.754 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    70
    18.044 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    4,970
    17.868 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    426,001
    17.858 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    12,204
    17.908 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    4,674
    17.84 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    603
    17.908 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    280
    17.774 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    479
    17.881 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    348
    17.714 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    270
    17.909 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    72
    17.881 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    65
    17.881 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    231
    17.613 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Long
    8,486
    17.875 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    19,453
    17.839 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    1,737
    17.617 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    426,559
    17.855 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    5,277
    17.909 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    12,204
    17.865 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    877
    17.616 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    72
    17.886 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    88
    17.723 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    383
    17.671 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    391
    17.776 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
    Swap
    Short
    827
    17.723 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:
    08/07/2015
    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
    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: 
    07/07/2015
    (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
    1,422,931
    10.6 GBP
    10.344 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Sale
    1,528,246
    10.635 GBP
    10.345 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
    46
    10.463 
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    2,204
    10.54 
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    3,545
    10.489 
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,081
    10.489 
    GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    29,958
    10.463 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    12,865
    10.453 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    10,623
    10.463 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    268
    10.538 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    5,176
    10.511 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,243
    10.511 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    18
    10.572 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    750
    10.509 GBP 
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    519,898
    10.512 GBP 
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    522,060
    10.509 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    11,959
    10.345 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    7,474
    10.564 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,382
    10.53 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,140
    10.53 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,140
    10.462 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    4,680
    10.487 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    1,109
    10.505 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,276
    10.432 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    216
    10.487 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    1,971
    10.509 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    473
    10.539 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    4,680
    10.514 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    216
    10.462 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    2,522
    10.514 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    2,522
    10.505 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    11,126
    10.539 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    36,777
    10.53 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    17,276
    10.49 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Long
    11,251
    10.53 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    11,251
    10.53 GBP
    Common - ISIN GB0008762899
    Swaps
    Short
    54,053
    10.52 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:
    08/07/2015
    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. 

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